The Tenth Nail
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.30
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It was a long, long time ago but I can still remember how that The Pine Box used to make me smile. And I knew that it had the taps, the style, the vibe, and the romance. And I knew I’d be happy for a while. But time slipped by so fast, ten years later we had to ask, can we make the fun last a little while? So blending beer we had to do, Rusty barrels from many places, left alone for many ages. And now we offer this to you, ten years on a tasty brew and we hold our glasses high today, we honor the Pine Box boys and roast to the 10 more years of good times and great beer. But, be careful, The Nail pounds your palate, challenges your perception of all that you’ve known of beer and leaves you wanting…another sip. “A fine beer may be judged by one sip, but it’s better to be thoroughly sure.” – VWP.
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Flaked Oats, Midnight Wheat, Roast Barley, Smoked Malt, Vienna Malt, Crystal-60, Chocolate Malt, Carafa-2, Marris Otter, Lyon Munich, Carafa-1 Special, Dark Crystal, and Flaked Barley with Magnum, US Goldings, Willamette, Columbus, and Cascade hops, and brewer's licorice and cassia cinnamon chips.
Barrels: 8-12 year old Bourbon Barrels, Maple Barrel, Rum Barrel, Cinnamon-Vanilla-Maple Barrel, Vanilla Barrel
ABV: 13.2% IBU: 40
Color: Dark black, opaque
Aroma: Chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla and other sweet aromatics with cinnamon and licorice, oak, sherry and nutty aromas
Flavor: Highly sweet, slightly bitter with a definite lingering sweetness in full body with strong alcohol warmth
Availability: Releases April 16, 2022, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Flaked Oats, Midnight Wheat, Roast Barley, Smoked Malt, Vienna Malt, Crystal-60, Chocolate Malt, Carafa-2, Marris Otter, Lyon Munich, Carafa-1 Special, Dark Crystal, and Flaked Barley with Magnum, US Goldings, Willamette, Columbus, and Cascade hops, and brewer's licorice and cassia cinnamon chips.
Barrels: 8-12 year old Bourbon Barrels, Maple Barrel, Rum Barrel, Cinnamon-Vanilla-Maple Barrel, Vanilla Barrel
ABV: 13.2% IBU: 40
Color: Dark black, opaque
Aroma: Chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla and other sweet aromatics with cinnamon and licorice, oak, sherry and nutty aromas
Flavor: Highly sweet, slightly bitter with a definite lingering sweetness in full body with strong alcohol warmth
Availability: Releases April 16, 2022, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. No head. Soft body, and it's quite sweet. I definitely get that maple. Light cinnamon, vanilla as well. Good body. Balanced to the sweet side, but the nuances from the barrel aren't bad. I don't know what it was like fresh but for three years old it seems a bit older than that, maybe picking up some oxidation. Nothing stands out here - there's a good base, some fun elements, but doesn't have a high level.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 06:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has some star anise (almost root beer-like), some cinnamon, and gentle bourbon. Flavour is a bit jumbled, with bourbon barrels, a touch of maple, some cinnamon, and some earthiness. This seems more like an incoherent blend than something expertly curated. It’s good, since the base components are good, but the result isn’t as great as the components.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 06:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz (thx, Brian!) @ SF
Aroma: a lot of licorice, bold, sweet, some American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, chcocolatey, moderately sweet.
Overall: pleasant 👍
Aroma: a lot of licorice, bold, sweet, some American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, chcocolatey, moderately sweet.
Overall: pleasant 👍
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 06:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Very dark brown with no head. Dark malts, mild licorice, very feint hint of cinnamon, soft barrel backing. Decent, a touch thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 05:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
650mL bottle. Pours black with a beige head. Bourbon barrels, burnt maple sugar, cinnamon, a touch of spiced rum on the nose. Flavour has bourbon barrels, maple sugar, spiced rum, some cinnamon. A bit chaotic and all over the place; I want to like it but it just really come together that well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 02:12