Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022)

Hop Hooligans in Jilava, București - Ilfov, Romania 🇷🇴

Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production

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7.19

ABV: 15.5%

IBU: 20

Ticks: 16

Written in darkness and blood, under careless gaze from lords up in the heavens.

Its words deepen wounds, each syllable cutting limbs and setting eyes aflame.

Tucked away from hateful spirits and their venomous talons.

Water, Malted barley, Oat flakes, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Vanilla, Hops, Yeast

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8.6

HenrikSoegaard (21914) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 5 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2025 at 12:46

2.9

omhper (44378) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 5 months ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3

Sample, thanks fonefan! Viscous black, small brown head. Aroma of custard and caramel sauce. Very sweet with full body and viscous mouthfeel. Sticky caramel and vanilla ice cream. Syrupy boozy finish.

Tried on 01 Jul 2025 at 21:17

7.5

oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Thanks fonefan (2024 version). Pitch black colour, tiny head. Aroma is alcohol, some bourbon, vanilla and quite syrupy sweetness. Flavour is syrup, some chocolate, vanilla, mild bourbon with some slight alcohol too. OK, but the maple BBA was nicer.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 18:33

8.6

fonefan (84235) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 7 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle 375ml. Red wax @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀☁️☂️ 💻👀 [ As Hop Hooligans Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2024) ]. ABV: 15.5%. [20250504]. 8/3-/9/-5/18

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2025 at 18:21

8.5

Brugmansia (22479) ticked Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 7 months ago

Version 2024

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2025 at 18:16

Stuu (34926) ticked Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2024) from Hop Hooligans 1 year ago

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2024 at 20:40

7.9

Stuu (34926) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle in the hotel. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, caramel, some coconut, taste is similar, sweet, creamy.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2024 at 18:40

6.9

CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can 33 cl. Pours a syrupy thick jet black with absolutely no head. Sweet chocolate candy nose with vanilla dominating. Rich and cloyingly sweet chocolate candy bar flavors with no carbonation at all. the bourbon notes are very downplayed. Warming alcohol finish. 071123

Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2023 at 16:14

Marduk (26514) ticked Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 2 years ago

Why the fck you don't have barcode on label? Fckin cheat homebrew. Liquid itself is more sugar than beer. Overall experience is disappointing.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2023 at 20:53

mart (27384) ticked Apocrypha - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla (2022) from Hop Hooligans 2 years ago

Magus, vanilje, röst, šokolaad, kohv, linnaseline, suhkur, alks. Ok.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2023 at 20:50