Brewers Reserve Grain Barrel Stout
Gourmetbryggeriet in Skælskør, Region Zealand, Denmark 🇩🇰
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.62
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Marks for Appearance are an average, as beer was sampled in weak artificial light after dark. Ink, mushrooms, but also vanilla (very markedly), and a sweet aroma, as from sweet frying oil, strange in such a strong stout. Further obvious wood-stored alcohol. Much more classical dry bitterish, very roasted/burnt grains flavour; quite dry, on the verge of cardboard. Retronasal green apples ester (iso....). Quite slick, very well bodied. Mike, a good one, original to boot. Like it! Thanks to Lorenzo and John N.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2008
at 06:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(75cl bottle, vintage 2006; with big thanks to Papsoe !) Pitch black coloured hue with a dense and brown coloured foamy layer. Sweet, even a bit sugary roast-malty aroma with complex notes of caramel, chocolate, vanilla/oak and a vinous alcoholic touch. Sweet and roasty bitter flavour, full-bodied, almost creamy mouthfeel with a smooth and well-matured carbonation. Strong roasty malty taste with burnt elements and a present malty and oaky sweetness; roasty malty taste with dark chocolate, coffee and liquorice, leading into a lasting bitter-sweet, roasty and delicately oaky finish with a rather strong and a bit Brandy-like alcoholic touch; dark chocolate in the aftertaste. Tasty Imp. Stout, just lacking a little bit more balance (30.08.08).
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2008
at 20:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at GBBF 08 ... Deep black ... rich vanilla ... little whiskey ... loads of malts ... rich chocolate ... bit unbalanced. 3.6 bottle at RBESG 2011 Grand Tasting ... deep malty nose ... deep blacxk ... dark fruits ... big roast honey malts ... big malty soft toacco ... deep heavy roast 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2008
at 07:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 75cl.Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, wood - oak, peat, red wine notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (310508)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2008
at 06:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Black with a brown head. Aroma of some cocoa and espresso and some dark fruit notes. Sweetish flavor with burnt malt and quite a lot of espresso. Quite full-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2008
at 13:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@RBESG Grand Tasting 2008
Pitch black, small dark tan head. Oaky aroma, a bit of vanilla in it. Oaky, licoricey flavor. Some vanilla too. Good one.
Pitch black, small dark tan head. Oaky aroma, a bit of vanilla in it. Oaky, licoricey flavor. Some vanilla too. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2008
at 08:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Black with dark beige head.Aroma of tobacco,soy and wet earth,well rosted with licorice flavor and note of whisky,feels warming and nice.well done beer.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2008
at 03:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG08 grand tasting. Coffee, soy sauce, some hop on aromas. Bit extreme. OK. It’s a little whisky like. Fine.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2008
at 04:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled(750ml). -RBESG2008, Grand Tasting. 2006 vintage.
Black coloured, small cappuccino head, alcoholic licorice nose. Roasted malt, chocolate and licorice taste with surprisingly mild alcoholic finish. Very nice one.
Black coloured, small cappuccino head, alcoholic licorice nose. Roasted malt, chocolate and licorice taste with surprisingly mild alcoholic finish. Very nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2008
at 05:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep amber colour, small brown head. Aroma is wooden, quite licoriceish as well as some mild roasted malts and chocoltate. Flavour is roasted malts, slight acidicness, some licorice, vanilla and wooden notes. Wellbalanced and easy to drink. Hides the alcohol well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2008
at 23:25