Mason Ale Works Strings of Destiny

Strings of Destiny

 

Mason Ale Works in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
7.44
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks: 10
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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

473mL can. Pours black. Aroma brings out milk chocolate, coconut, vanilla. Flavour has chocolate, lightly roasted malt, coconut, vanilla. Tastes very nice, but not super complex.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2024 at 03:18


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

16 oz. can, pours jet black with a small tan head and some coconut chunks. Aroma is loaded with tons of coconut, light vanilla and a touch of orange. Flavour has a nice mixture of coconut and orange, with a touch of vanilla. Nice blend of adjuncts, and the base beer is sturdy enough to support it all. Not the most complex pastry imperial stout but well-made. Good.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2024 at 03:14


7

Good but overly sweet.

Tried on 12 Feb 2024 at 23:45


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown. Thick head. Vanilla chocolate aroma comes across a bit artificial. Rich, medium body but lots of sugars. The vanilla is definitely blending in with the chocolate here for an interesting character. Not actually getting much orange, but I'm okay with that.

Tried on 26 Aug 2023 at 05:23


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Blackish beer with a brown head. Chocolate and light roast aroma with dark fruits. Dark fruit and chocolate flavor with light coffee, light caramel, and vanilla. Medium-plus bodied. Dark fruit and chocolate linger with light coffee, vanilla, and sweet malt.

Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2022 at 19:29


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tasting at Salesforce, courtesy of Ryan, can
Black colour, small head. Nice aroma of dark chocolate, vanilla. Full bodied, sweet; chocolate flavour, with notes of orange and vanilla; the elements are not overpowering, well integrated.
Excellent.

Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2022 at 07:36


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can. Black with small beige head. Milk chocolate, orange, vanilla.

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2022 at 10:20


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

1 pint can. Pours a dark brown with short tan head that’s settles quickly. Aromas of woody chocolate, artificial orange and roasted malts. Flavors of milk chocolate, orange syrup and sweet vanilla. Thick, heavy and sweet. Decent

Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2022 at 01:42


8.5

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2022 at 19:48


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

6th December 2021. 4oz pour of this at TAPS Brewery & Barrel Room, Tustin, California; my last beer of the lovely tasting I did with myself while my Son-in-Law went to his 'Gym' (cheers for driving Matt). This is one rich, heavy brew and an ideal nightcap, or for laying down and avoiding if you don't like strong flavoured Stouts! Black creamy body with a smooth tanned topping. Loads of vanilla and orange esters/flavours, pretty sweet overall, which I liked. Thank you Devon for a cracking session.

Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2021 at 14:14