The Rusty Nail (2022)
(Batch of The Rusty Nail)
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.63
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BOURBON BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT WITH LICORICE AND CINNAMON BARK
The Rusty Nail begins life as The First Nail, an oatmeal stout of epic proportions with brewer’s licorice, smoked barley, and pale malt and is then aged on cinnamon bark. She becomes The Rusty Nail after spending 15 months in 12-year old bourbon barrels. The Rusty 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, Vienna, Midnight Wheat, Flaked Oats, Roast Barley, and Smoked malts with Magnum and US Goldings hops, and brewer's licorice and cinnamon bark.
ABV: 13.6% IBU: 40
Color: Dark, opaque black
Aroma: Cinnamon, oak and whiskey notes with an array of sweet aromatics: brown sugar, chocolate, molasses, and vanilla, most notably
Flavor: Definite sweetness and slightly bitter with high lingering sweetness and moderate umami in a warming full body with moderate carbonation
Availability: Released in June, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
The Rusty Nail begins life as The First Nail, an oatmeal stout of epic proportions with brewer’s licorice, smoked barley, and pale malt and is then aged on cinnamon bark. She becomes The Rusty Nail after spending 15 months in 12-year old bourbon barrels. The Rusty 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, Vienna, Midnight Wheat, Flaked Oats, Roast Barley, and Smoked malts with Magnum and US Goldings hops, and brewer's licorice and cinnamon bark.
ABV: 13.6% IBU: 40
Color: Dark, opaque black
Aroma: Cinnamon, oak and whiskey notes with an array of sweet aromatics: brown sugar, chocolate, molasses, and vanilla, most notably
Flavor: Definite sweetness and slightly bitter with high lingering sweetness and moderate umami in a warming full body with moderate carbonation
Availability: Released in June, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
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9/10
Ol reliable delicious licorice stout even for those that don't like licorice. Soft chocolatey coconut licorice vibes all over. Perfect mouthfeel as always.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 21:08
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2025
at 21:42
8/10
Intense dark sweet malty with so much going on, high complexity at play with lots of cooca and liquorice, brown sugar, caramel intwined, full body, bourbon soaked lingering malty close. Gorgeous.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2025
at 06:05
8/10
Sweetish, a bit boozy. Cinnamon, coconut, chocolate, a fair amount of licorice in the finish. Smooth, fairly rich, very nice.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2023
at 17:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, spices.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, dried fruits, spices.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, spices.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, dried fruits, spices.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2023
at 09:35
8/10
Spicy and roasty with some licorice, cinnamon, bourbon and syrup. A lot more spicy than I remembered
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2023
at 17:16