Prince of Barkness
Transient Artisan Ales in Bridgman, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.06
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Imperial Stout with Vanilla, Tugboat Coffee, Cinnamon and Maple Syrup, Aged in a Whiskey Foeder for 1 year then BLiS Maple Syrup Barrels for 2 years.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 500ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb. Pitch black coloured, small brown head that went away fast, coffee and light maple in the nose. Coffee, dark chocolate, cinnamon, maple and light barrel with spicy and vanilla notes. Oily, alcohol hidden but overall bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 10 Nov 2025
at 21:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
10th May 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. An opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy smooth palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Airy dark malts, good dark chocolate malts, good dark malt cream. Rich bourbon spicy fruits. Toffee caramel, not very sweet. Good coconut. Rich bourbon soaked fruits. Spicy smooth finish. Feck me! Full on and with a hugely rich flavour profile. Bloody marvellous.
Panda thanks to Cloin. An opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy smooth palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Airy dark malts, good dark chocolate malts, good dark malt cream. Rich bourbon spicy fruits. Toffee caramel, not very sweet. Good coconut. Rich bourbon soaked fruits. Spicy smooth finish. Feck me! Full on and with a hugely rich flavour profile. Bloody marvellous.
Tried
on 10 May 2025
at 19:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours opaque black, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is cocoa, bourbon, cinnamon, espresso, maple, vanilla. Fjavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Nicely integrated. Full body. Enjoyable
Tried
on 27 Apr 2025
at 01:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Craft Metropolis online (IIRC), 12/04/2025.
Pitch black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, molasses, maple syrup.
Taste comprises chocolate melt, maple syrup, brown sugars, molasses, dark malts, coconut fudge.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Sips well for 15% but a little overly sweet for my liking and lacking some balance on that front.
Pitch black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, molasses, maple syrup.
Taste comprises chocolate melt, maple syrup, brown sugars, molasses, dark malts, coconut fudge.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Sips well for 15% but a little overly sweet for my liking and lacking some balance on that front.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2025
at 11:20
9.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bottle shared with others. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a good amount of cinnamon with some maple, vanilla and a bit of bourbon coming through. Flavor has a great combination of maple and cinnamon with some coffee with a bit of dark grains and bourbon coming through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2025
at 22:44
8/10
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 23:42
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, coconut, cinnamon, maple syrup, taste is similar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2024
at 19:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewskival The Grand Finale 2024-08-23 Helsingborg
AR: nice cinnamon, rich dark chocolate, coffee
AP: dark brow, wee sand brown lid
F: nice cinnamon, rich dark chocolate, coffee
AR: nice cinnamon, rich dark chocolate, coffee
AP: dark brow, wee sand brown lid
F: nice cinnamon, rich dark chocolate, coffee
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewski Brewery
on 23 Aug 2024
at 20:35
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
2023 vintage bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a viscous, pitch black with a tiny of brown head that dissipates. Monster notes of whiskey on the nose with oak, maple syrup and cinnamon. Vanilla, cinnamon and maple syrup on the palate with a warming whiskey finish. Oak throughout. Great example of a modern thicc-boi imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 28 Apr 2024
at 04:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle, 2023 vintage. Pours inky black with a medium tan head and good enough lacing. Aroma is pretty adjuncty, loads of cinnamon, espresso and maple. Initial flavor follows, a bit in your face, but after an ounce or two things settle down and it gets quite good. Sweet of course, with light bitterness. Maple, espresso, fudge, cinnamon all present and accounted for. Full body. Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2023
at 16:54