Dark Rituals

Bottle Logic Brewing in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸

Strong Ale - American Regular

Score

7.95

ABV: 13.13%

IBU: -

Ticks: 20

Barleywine/Stout Blend

A calculated blend of a high gravity version of our FOBAB Best of Show-winning Arcane Rituals Barleywine aged in Elijah Craig and Heaven Hill Double Oak barrels layered with casks of Darkstar November and double mashed Darkstar November aged in Old Fitzgerald and Rittenhouse Rye barrels at the perfect ratio to pull you through time, space, and all the lessons our production and blending teams have learned on this plane of existence.

Dark Rituals pours black with glints of amber while sweet aromas of toffee and raisin flicker through the senses. Flavors of fig and heavy caramel teleport through the familiar rye-riddled stout base of Darkstar November, fortifying the palate for the oaked finish and spike of bourbon on the 13.13% exhale.

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NotABeerProfessor (3594) reviewed

Dark Rituals from Bottle Logic Brewing

2 months ago

8.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 9

Wow I sure am glad I bought this. I've been staying away from the high priced barrel aged stuff because mostly its not worth it to get a beer that I will only sort of like but there I'm really just referring to the glut of over the top stouts esp the pastry stouts. But when I saw this wasn't that, just a barleywine and stout combo, I figured I'd give it a go, and yea. First the barleywine side of this is really the dominant presence, it has an old ale character that sort of reminds me of Thomas Hardy's Ale but its been so long since I've had one of those. Figgy for sure. Lots of dark fruit, fairly sweet but balanced by a nutty figgy oaky presence. The oak or bourbon elements are overall pretty restrained but that just means this is a nicely balanced beer as far as big big beers go - as in, no one component dominates. For $35 for the smallish bottle I'm not sure I can say it's worth that, but its a really good beer nonetheless. Dark murky brown color, initial brown head faded super fast.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2026 at 21:54

Bytemesis (16422) reviewed

Dark Rituals from Bottle Logic Brewing

4 months ago

8.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5

Bottle. Pours clear chestnut, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is rich with dark sugars and bourbon, notes of vanilla, marzipan, oak. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Quite nice.

Tried on 13 Feb 2026 at 01:46

Reubs (35579) ticked

Dark Rituals (2021) from Bottle Logic Brewing

1 year ago

8/10

Sweet dark malty with lots of sweet molasses, brown sugar, dried fruit shred, full body, bourbon infused lingering malty finish. Beautiful

Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:06

AndySnow (19810) reviewed

Dark Rituals from Bottle Logic Brewing

2 years ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, bourbon, dried fruit, raisin, caramel, alcohol.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, bourbon, dried fruit, raisin, caramel, alcohol.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2023 at 12:05

Reubs (35579) reviewed

Dark Rituals from Bottle Logic Brewing

3 years ago

8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 2) - Sweet dark malty with lots of sweet molasses, brown sugar, dried fruit shred, full body, bourbon infused lingering malty finish. Beautiful

Tried on 05 Jun 2023 at 10:02