The Bruery 24k Tuesday

24k Tuesday

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
6.63
ABV: 17.5% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with carrots, walnuts, milk sugar, and spices

Black Tuesday is the perfect canvas for creativity in liquid form. 24k Tuesday was inspired by everyone’s favorite seems-healthy-but-isn’t dessert, carrot cake! Or rather, 24 karat cake, because it’s as good as gold if you ask us. This rich imperial stout was aged in bourbon barrels then treated with fresh carrots, walnuts, milk sugar for creaminess, raisins, and just a pinch of spice for a tasty treat, Black Tuesday style.

Tasting Notes:

The simple elegance of Black Tuesday makes it the ideal canvas for adjuncts. The next in this year’s Small Batch Black Tuesday treatment series, crafted exclusively for Society members, 24k Tuesday was inspired by the familiar flavors of a freshly-baked carrot cake. Pouring a full-bodied jet black, the nose is immediately loaded with sweet aromas and a light amount of carrot. The addition of spices and milk sugar mimic the aroma of the creamy, buttery frosting. The flavors hit the inspiration on the head with abundant sweet notes laced with a hint of raisin, and carrot, and a subtle walnut finish.
 

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

Tried on 01 Sep 2025 at 20:29


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to the Kenneth, 25/08/2025.
Pitch black topped with a golden to khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, nutmeg, brown sugar melt, carrot cake, toffee, molasses.
Taste comprises minced fruits, brown sugar, herb, spice, carrot shavings, chocolate, booze, dark malts, carrot cake icing, dates, figs.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a rising balanced boost.
Fun pastry that pulls off the carrot cake angle well.

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 18:53


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

9th August 2025
Opaque dark brown beer, small and short lived tan head. When the head dies back (about 2 seconds after the pour) we get to particles of carrot floating about. Well then, that is a first. Nose is boozy carrot cake, well carrot cake soaked in bourbon. Palate is relatively light for a brew well north of 15%< light and mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy dark malts, some dark chocolate and dark malt cream, a little mild chocolate. Tangy spices, cinnamon obvious. Sweet carrot sits slightly apart but has not been banned from the party. Vanilla and ripe bourbon soaked fruits on the finish along with some inevitable alcohol spice. Full on carrot cake Impy. It works well, certainly not over sweet, the bourbon barrel really gives this a grown up slant. Impressive pastry, goes beyond the usual tropes.

Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 21:36


4

Astringency from either the old lactose or the spices, and overly sweet when cold but astringency increases when it warms up while the sweetness mellows out. Either way not great flavor and not great chunkiness.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:42


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle @ Hj Hansen Tasting, Odense. Pours Black with a small White head. Cookies and Christmas spices. Gløgg. Cinnamon, Nutmeg. Pebernødder og brunkager. Nasty.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2024 at 18:58