Imperial Stout Sherry Cask
Boyne Brewhouse in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland 🇮🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.41
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Deep black with a tan coloured head. The aroma offers some roast coffee and cocoa nib with a hint of both sherry and whiskey notes.
A rich mellow taste on the palate with coffee and bitter chocolate from the dark roasted malt. The high alcohol content is balanced by the malt and intense sherry barrel flavours.
The rich full body finishes with the slightest hint of dry Oloroso Sherry fruit.
Aging for four months in Oloroso Sherry Casks which has held “The Whistler” range of Single Malt whiskeys for 2+ years has extracted complex vanilla and spice notes to this special edition Imperial Stout.
Alltech 2018 “Best Beer in Ireland”
A rich mellow taste on the palate with coffee and bitter chocolate from the dark roasted malt. The high alcohol content is balanced by the malt and intense sherry barrel flavours.
The rich full body finishes with the slightest hint of dry Oloroso Sherry fruit.
Aging for four months in Oloroso Sherry Casks which has held “The Whistler” range of Single Malt whiskeys for 2+ years has extracted complex vanilla and spice notes to this special edition Imperial Stout.
Alltech 2018 “Best Beer in Ireland”
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black beer, thin head which dissipates quite quickly. Dry, malty aroma with a touch of fruit. Rich flavour of toasty, dry malt, fruit, a bit of woody, booziness from the casks and a little chocolate in there too. Quite straightforward but really tasty and dangerously smooth for the strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2018
at 20:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours dark brown from the bottle. A frothy to creamy tan head lingers. Aroma is vanilla, sherry, faint whiskey. Taste is sweet up front, tart and boozy at the finish. Not sure why but the stout/sherry/whiskey combination, while sounding promising, is not really working for me here. There’s a collision of flavors and a boozy rawness that I would prefer to be better disguised. Body is medium, sticky, carbonation is soft. Okayish but below average for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2018
at 18:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black, tan head. Aroma has malt, dried fruit, cocoa, wood. Fruity, roasted flavour, light alc warmth and light oxidation, could be the sherry. More whiskey-like alcohol heat and sweet sherry notes towards the finish. Dark chocolate too. Fine.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2018
at 18:32
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasti ng head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy biter wonderful flavor. Roast and licorice.Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2018
at 09:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours an opaque pitch black with a small, dense light brown head. Roasty nose, but not exactly aggressive. Solid roasty, malty body. Distinct oakiness and tannins, but not so much Sherry. Not bad at all, but the oak and tannins are a little rough right now, so I believe it's a beer that will gain from some cellaring. 240118
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2018
at 12:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 33 cl bottle. Pitch black with a dense tanned head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, coffee, cherries, roasted notes. Taste is roasted sweet. Full body with an oliy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes roasted sweet with dark malts and cherries. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2018
at 08:36