Brewer's Reserve: Peruvian Morning
Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.62
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A Bourbon Barrel aged Imperial Stout made with freshly roasted Emy J's Coffee. This beer is as complex as it gets. Flavors of vanilla, tannins, and coffee meld together to create a flavor as deep as the ravines of the Peruvian Andes!
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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Thank you oh so much, Jessica!
Reviewed from notes
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet milk chocolate and dark chocolate whiffs, some caramel/toffee notes; light vanilla, barrel notes, sweet and roasty coffee tones with some sweet earthiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet and roasty coffee to chocolatey and earthy quality; finishes semi-sweet with some dark chocolate bitterness and vanilla
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; very smooth along the tongue with barely any barrel spice nipping at the tongue as I thought that would have happened but wow, it's just so subtle
Overall: well, daggum! Such a wonderful beer, I can't believe I was able to try this one!
Reviewed from notes
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet milk chocolate and dark chocolate whiffs, some caramel/toffee notes; light vanilla, barrel notes, sweet and roasty coffee tones with some sweet earthiness
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet and roasty coffee to chocolatey and earthy quality; finishes semi-sweet with some dark chocolate bitterness and vanilla
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; very smooth along the tongue with barely any barrel spice nipping at the tongue as I thought that would have happened but wow, it's just so subtle
Overall: well, daggum! Such a wonderful beer, I can't believe I was able to try this one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2026
at 18:59
8/10
EB roasted sweet dark malty with prominent coffee roast, some opulent chocolate, caramel and toffee sweet malty, full bodied, vanilla and bourbon coalesce into the lingering malty close. Gorgeous.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is beany coffee with roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, light fruity notes, toffee, touch of dark chocolate and booze. More coffee and bourbon. Flavour is medium sweet with a mild roasty bitterness. Medium to full body. High coffee and bourbon aroma, body could be a bit more full. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Taphouse, Copenhagen 23/08/2024 roasted sweet dark malty with prominent coffee roast, some opulent chocolate, caramel and toffee sweet malty, full bodied, vanilla and bourbon coalesce into the lingering malty close. Gorgeous.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2024
at 11:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap.Dark brown colour with small beige head.Aroma of coffee and cocoa nice roasted and toasted taste mild with good nice coffee and cream taste nice by style overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2024
at 18:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, 20th June 24. Pours thick and black. Atoma is coffee, roasted malts. Taste is coffee, roasted malts, cocoa, barrel, bourbon and vanilla
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2024
at 09:24
9/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 15:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at BrewDog Old Street black beer lasting tan head. Big coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Big vanilla dark chocolate some coffee. Big enough but hides abv well. some warmth on end. some bitterness. oily mouthfeel but a dry finish. decent enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2021
at 14:05
8/10
Ruikt goed naar whisky/bourbon. Smaakt zacht, bourbon, vanille, beetje boozy, druivenschilletjes, eikenhout, een beetje rode wijn achtig, klein beetje rood fruit. Geniaal complex. Meer quadrupel of old ale dan imperial stout imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2021
at 21:59
7/10
Really not sure what’s up with these 17/18 bottles but I’ve had 3 different ones & do not love em. Cheap bourbon vibes, weird finish every time. The clerk said these bottles were cellared by CW but I think they were cellared in the clerk’s front garden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2021
at 19:44