Holgate Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
|
|
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.8/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pours black with a large fading tan head.
Nose shows roasted malt, woody oak, red wine notes, sultanas and liquorice.
Similar flavours; woody oak and roast, faintly acidic red wine notes and tannins, cocoa and soft booze. Not particularly malty in the finish, more in the dry side.
Nose shows roasted malt, woody oak, red wine notes, sultanas and liquorice.
Similar flavours; woody oak and roast, faintly acidic red wine notes and tannins, cocoa and soft booze. Not particularly malty in the finish, more in the dry side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 11:22
8.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Now a 2024 can. Definitely one to seek out if you like Hel & Verdoemenis - although it's a little lighter & the bitterness is a little higher. Never seems heavy but packed with interest. Stunning.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2025
at 15:14
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Bottled 04/22. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, chocolate, boozy alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet, light liquorice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, dark chocolate, red berry fruit, light vinous, dry, oaky, light vanilla, boozy liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation. Pretty awesome!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2024
at 13:20
8.2/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 13C. Jet black with a dense cm of tan head that never quite disappears. Aroma of milk chocolate, lean red wine, rich mocha, oak - straight away obvious this is a transformed by barrel beer, not a wet spirit barrel beer. Roasty and a bit fudgy with a (H & V-esque) Welsh Cake note. Stentorian bitter roasted and dark chocolate flavours gradually take over and are just softened a bit by vanilla and oak. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2023
at 14:13