Bourbon & Cacao
Steam Machine Brewing Co. in Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.99
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Bourbon Brl Imperial Stout
Debauchery is a bid decedant Imperial Stout here at Steam Machine.
This is Debauchery IV aged in a Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel.
As you would expect from a Bourbon barrel, the Imperial Stout has picked up vanilla and Bourbon notes from the American oak, bur an extra layer of decadence is added from long aging on cacao nibs.
Debauchery is a bid decedant Imperial Stout here at Steam Machine.
This is Debauchery IV aged in a Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel.
As you would expect from a Bourbon barrel, the Imperial Stout has picked up vanilla and Bourbon notes from the American oak, bur an extra layer of decadence is added from long aging on cacao nibs.
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7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
One of the non-fellowship brews included with one of my Fellowship of Beer boxes. Aroma is boozy bur there's a sweetness to it, alongside bitter cacao and dark fruits. Dark and glossy. Foamy beige head. Rich. Depth. Melted dark chocolate with a sour berry edge. There a playful booziness that has bite but also a smooth sweetness. The results of the barrel aging process adds to the beer, rather than smothering the output. Thick bodied. Oily. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Lovely silky smooth Impy Stout which seems to benefit from both the adjunct and the barrel aging.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2024
at 21:10