Collective Arts Brewing Origin of Darkness (2018) - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout w/ Vanilla, Icelandic Sea Salt & Omnom Cocoa

Origin of Darkness (2018) - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout w/ Vanilla, Icelandic Sea Salt & Omnom Cocoa

 

Collective Arts Brewing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Collab with: Kex Brewing
  Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production
Score
7.68
ABV: 11.5% IBU: - Ticks: 34
KEX BREWING, REYJKAVIK, ICELAND

Our boys from KEX Brewing in Reykjavik bring a unique taste of Icelandic flavours to this Origin of Darkness. They brought with them some Icelandic Cocao Nibs from Omnom Chocolate and Sea Salt from SaltVerk. We added these ingredients to the bourbon barrels with vanilla and lactose, to give a mouth watering combination of dark chocolate and vanilla, with an enjoyably salty finish.

The Origin of Darkness is our first limited-edition, Barrel-Aged series; we’ve taken the epitome of barrel-aged stouts, and carefully crafted 6 variations with some of our best friends from around the world.
 

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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

This is a great dessert beer. Dark with dark brown head. Chocolate mousse and oak.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 02:00


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

Caña en Cimmeria 19 a 24 septiembre 2020. Lo buena que esta erece la pena repetirla varias veces. Color negro intenso con espuma beige oscuro que desaparece al poco tiempo casi por completo. Sabores intensos maltosos tostados con buena dosis de cacaos y vainillas, toques ligeramente amargos. Cuerpo medio a intenso con buena sensación alcohólica desde el principio y bastante sabor, densa y fina. Para repetir sin duda alguna.

Tried on 19 Sep 2020 at 17:39


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draught @ MBCC 2019 - Blue Session
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, licorice and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long roasted malt, chocolate and coffee finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 13 Jul 2020 at 18:16


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Glass, 4-ounce, draught, drunk at Lupulus, savoured on January 13, 2019; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring of dark brown head, light lacing; nose: bourbon, light woody, vanilla, alcohol, light madeira, chocolate; mouth: bourbon, light woody, vanilla, alcohol, light madeira, chocolate, cocoa, alcohol, light alcohol warmth, finale in bourbon with presence of chocolate, full body, lightly below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: good

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, en fût, bue chez Lupulus, savourée le 13 janvier 2019; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse brun foncé, légère dentelle; nez : bourbon, léger boisé, vanille, alcool, léger madère, chocolat; bouche : bourbon, léger boisé, vanille, alcool, léger madère, chocolat, caca, alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en bourbon avec présence de chocolat, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Tried on 11 Jan 2020 at 23:16


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

Bottle shared at the RateBeer DC tasting. Dark brownish black, light tan head. Aromas of cocoa, dark chocolate, malt, whiskey, roast. Tastes of dark chocolate, salt, cocoa, roast. Full body.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2019 at 01:30


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

Keg at CloudWater and friend 2019... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet woody chocolate roast malts nose.. Heavy sweet chocolate roast malts.. Dark sweet chocolate roast... Big woody chocolate

Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 17:21


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

Tap at TCBW2019, Tallinn. Some coffee, chocolate, dryness and roasted malts. Pretty simple.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2019 at 16:17


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Bourbon, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, salt.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, salt.

Tried on 01 Jul 2019 at 14:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

MBCC. Almost black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, sweet, caramel and a little bitter.

Tried on 10 Jun 2019 at 09:50


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

Bottle @ MBCC 2019. Pours very dark brown with a brown head, light lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate. Flavor is sweet, rich malty, caramel, vanilla, chocolate, bourbon. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, light warming alcohol in the finish. 100519

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2019 at 08:49