Gatherwell
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.29
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout
A living room filled by the warmth of a fire, a table packed with food, the cushions of a comfy couch—there are so many great spots to gather. And we have a rich, bourbon barrel-aged stout to pair with all of them. Gatherwell is a full-bodied and, dare we say, decadent stout aged in bourbon barrels for notes of cocoa, vanilla, oak, and a hint of bourbon.
A living room filled by the warmth of a fire, a table packed with food, the cushions of a comfy couch—there are so many great spots to gather. And we have a rich, bourbon barrel-aged stout to pair with all of them. Gatherwell is a full-bodied and, dare we say, decadent stout aged in bourbon barrels for notes of cocoa, vanilla, oak, and a hint of bourbon.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
12-22-23 advent22 Churchkey
Tried
on 23 Dec 2023
at 04:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4 oz draft. Aroma is soft chocolate, mild wood. For a stout it is really mild. I don’t het barrel. Soft vanilla, weak chocolate, weak chocolate. Just ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2023
at 22:50
7/10
Roasty cocoa, vanilla, light oak. Taste is nice, smooth. Was hoping for more bourbon. Light like a porter.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2023
at 15:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aromas are dark malt, roast, cocoa, with a little molasses and a hint of whiskey. Flavors are similar to nose, sweet but not overly so. Roast, whiskey and molasses come out a little more. Boozy finish. Pretty good but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 19 Nov 2023
at 21:49
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Black with no head. Looks like used motor oil. Nose is rather mild, no hint of booze. Taste is whiskey of course. Lots of imperial stout attributes in this; burn damp wood an charred malt. Difficult and boozy. You gottah sip this one fer sure. I think I'm getting a little dizzy. Very strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2023
at 19:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours black into a tulip. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface and rim. Charred chocolate and soy aromas. Thin with dark chocolate, hot caramel and soy upfront turning to dusty, charred licorice in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2023
at 23:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Tørst. Pours black. Chocolate, banana, toffee, biscuit. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2023
at 23:24
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled 8/24/23, drunk 10/15/23. Clear, dark. Dark beige head quickly to head. Alcohol, cocoa, baked beans...not really much bourbon or sumptuous malt. Prune and vanilla. The raw alcohol is off putting. Thin, light bodied, with more alcohol sharpness and scant bourbon - just some coconut and wood grain. Too attenuated, honestly. There's no richness, sumptuousness or comfort from the malt/texture here. Love Allagash, but haven't been super enthused with these BA Imperial Stouts. Just stick to BA Belgian dark strongs and Quads.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2023
at 20:29