Prince of Barkness
(has 4 batches)
Transient Artisan Ales in Bridgman, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.12
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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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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours inky black, small brown head, decent lacing. Aroma is cinnamon, mocha, espresso, fudge, bourbon, vanilla. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Hint of heat. Full body, creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2026
at 01:24
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
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle, 500 ml from Ambasada. Black with tan head. Chocolate, some coffee, maple, spicy, some cinnamon, medium+ sweetness, rich, dense and thick.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 01 Nov 2025
at 23:00
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
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
8.1/10
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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