Future Sounds Classic With Vanilla
J. Wakefield Brewing in Miami, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.52
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In a time where pastry stout decadence is all the hype, I felt like it was time for a change up. Like music and fashion where some of the best evolution is found in the study and spin on the past, Future Sounds Classic is inspired by the stout classics; those beers simply aged in barrels where time created character. These classics might have been tastefully embellished with coffee or vanilla for an enhanced experience, but for the most part, the brewer, beer and barrel shined. I’m excited to collabeerate with the JWB ohana on this stout that was aged in Grape Brandy and Bourbon barrels. Cheers to a new year and to old times where the Future Sounds Classic.
This version was treated on Tahitian Vanilla.
-Jay Pizarro
This version was treated on Tahitian Vanilla.
-Jay Pizarro
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Pours black, no real head. Scent is juicy, full , chocolate, vanilla. Syrup ! roasty JWB goodness. Taste is full, intense chocolate, syrupy. Mild boozyness (better balanced than the base, to me). Vanilla shines trough nicely, but isn't OP . lovely beer indeed, I liked it just a pinch more than the base.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2022
at 09:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
No head; brown-rimmed black beer. Bourbon, vanilla, double cream, wood. Sweet dessert cream. Vanilla, portwine, black chocolate, fusels & ethanol, dark malts, wood. Very thick, viscous, chewy and very warming. I'm not a fan of pastry stouts - but this one almost saves the whole shebang. It's so powerful and yet discreet. Thanks to Dylan for sharing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2022
at 11:41
8/10
I can confirm the presence of carb on planet wakefield, at least this bottle. Still a bit more syrupy than I'd like on the body but who knows what kind of mental bias exists in the subconscious. Definitely barrel forward, lingering vanilla sweetness. Ahoy
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2021
at 22:19