Golden Ratio
3 Sons Brewing Company in Dania Beach, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular|
Score
7.87
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A blend of imperial stout and barleywine aged in Blanton's, Stagg Jr, and Laird's Apple Brandy barrels before being conditioned on raw and toasted coconut, Vanuatu vanilla beans, and marshmallow.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
This one is a hard one to rate. 20 years ago I might have given it well north of 4.5, but these over the top big heavy beers these days, is this really what anyone wants? So on the good side, it is expertly crafted, huge roast and barrel flavors, massive syrupy body, achieves 14% without being overly boozy, probably because of the massive residual sugar content. There's the bad side - this beer is cloying syrupy, and the coconut flavors really start to dominate and detract, its just not a flavor I like in a beer. Any marshmallow or vanilla is hard to identify here, drowned in the coconut and roast. Could only drink in small sips, and finishing the big bottle was out of the question.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2024
at 15:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at 3 Sons, pours jet black with a tiny head. Aroma is super complex, with lots of brandy barrels upfront; the bourbon takes a secondary seat, giving way to the vanilla beans, marshmallow, and some rum-soaked coconut. Flavour is very rich, with intense, sweet, dark dried fruits, big vanilla beans, brandy, and a hint of bourbon. The adjuncts kind of just blend together to give the impression of sticky dark sugars. Very well-blended, rich, and cohesive. Very good blended BA pastry strong ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2024
at 16:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Snallygaster 2024. Poured a very dark cola color, not quite motor oil, but close. Aroma was big toffee, sweet malts. Big booze, some coconuts, marshmallow, vanilla. Huge, but quite warming and enjoyable. Big chocolate. Super smooth, marshmallow, huge marshmallow. Super super good vanilla and bourbon and not a lot of Woody character. One of the best I've had.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2024
at 06:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen (11/10/2024) - Sweet dark toasted malty with notes of caramel and fudge malty sweetness, cocoa beans and brown sugar sprinkle, light spiced notes coming through, light coconut and apple brandy into the dark sweet lingering malty into the finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2024
at 09:36