Barrel Aged Smoked Stout
North Brewing Co in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Varvar BrewStout - Smoked Special
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Score
7.65
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Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Varvar Brewery in Ukraine to support the DEC Ukraine Appeal. Together we’ve brewed a strong and robust Imperial Stout made to replicate the flavours of Ukraine's famed smoked prunes.
We’ve used a fine spread of dark roast malts as well as smoked malt making a rich and sweet base with incredible depth of flavour. We then let it rest in a blend of Laphroaig Whisky and second fill Bourbon and Whisky barrels deepening its palette.
Luxurious dark roast coffee, essences of liquorice, caramelised muscovado and molasses are met with a boozy back tone of sweet bourbon and aged oak and an unmistakable smooth smoke flavour.
We’ve used a fine spread of dark roast malts as well as smoked malt making a rich and sweet base with incredible depth of flavour. We then let it rest in a blend of Laphroaig Whisky and second fill Bourbon and Whisky barrels deepening its palette.
Luxurious dark roast coffee, essences of liquorice, caramelised muscovado and molasses are met with a boozy back tone of sweet bourbon and aged oak and an unmistakable smooth smoke flavour.
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8/10
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2022
at 22:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can at House of Hops, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Poured almost black in colour with a round bubbly light tan head. The aroma is smoky bacon, roasty malt. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, light salty, dry liqourice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
at
House of Hops
on 08 Sep 2022
at 06:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with thin creamy head. Aroma and flavour have a Frazzle smoky bacon note. Background creamy chocolate sweetness.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2022
at 10:26
9/10
Now this is something. Creamy, soft, thick body. Flavourwise, amazing balance between smoke, barrels and roast, with a warming surprising boozyness and a savoury finish. This feels like an excellent 12%'er, absolutely superbly made.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2022
at 22:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is biscuity malt, chocolate, peat, vanilla, light fruit, taste is similar, chewy, salty, long smoky finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2022
at 12:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
440ml can. Pitch black with the thinnest of beige heads. Aroma is smokey, dark chocolate, liquorice, molasses. Taste is sweet, smokey, chocolate, liquorice, molasses, bourbon, warming booze. Medium bodied, smooth. Superb.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2022
at 20:13