Benthic
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.96
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout with Toasted Coconut & Coffee
The first pillar in the series is 2022 Benthic Barrel Aged Stout with Toasted Coconut and Coffee. This was the beer that walked us out here - electrifying a supremely decadent synapsis between black velvet, baritone, stout and our slithery little eel minds. Hand-toasted coconut, whole bean coffee and litany of lumber from bourbon's finest. Fire breathing barrel, silky moonshiner fruit, island tropicocono, morning coffee, luxury sludge smothered under a mountainous grain bill of night-black brewer's malt.
Every crevice packed.
The first pillar in the series is 2022 Benthic Barrel Aged Stout with Toasted Coconut and Coffee. This was the beer that walked us out here - electrifying a supremely decadent synapsis between black velvet, baritone, stout and our slithery little eel minds. Hand-toasted coconut, whole bean coffee and litany of lumber from bourbon's finest. Fire breathing barrel, silky moonshiner fruit, island tropicocono, morning coffee, luxury sludge smothered under a mountainous grain bill of night-black brewer's malt.
Every crevice packed.
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7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Update from last year's version - It's still very good with moderate sweetness, bourbon barrel and coffee, however subtle; still can't pick up the coconut
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2023
at 05:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz can at share. Black pour, a fsmall beige cap. Aroma is boozy, roasty and some chocolate. Taste is chocolate and coconut, light coffee and plenty of bourbon. Slick and smooth.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2022
at 20:14
8/10
Thick, low viscosity, sweet, boozy, roasty. Dark cocoa, roasty coffee, boozy bourbon. Finishes dry and a bit bitter. Very nice but not quite what I expected.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2022
at 21:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dioramas are roast, dark malt, molasses with a hint of coffee. Flavors are very similar to nose, thankfully not overly sweet but I don't pick up any coconut anywhere. I do get the barest bit of bourbon. It's a decent pastry stout but while it's not my favorite style because it's usually so overplayed, it's drinkable.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2022
at 05:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from a friend. Thanks Gary! Pours a pitch black with a finger of brown head that lingers. Milk and dark chocolate brownie aromas with coconut, coffee and bourbon. Rich and full-bodied on the palate with more brownie, espresso and coconut notes. Bourbon notes are there with vanilla note that rounds it out. Balanced finish.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2021
at 02:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at MBCC Green Session. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong coconut and roasted malt. Slick body, coconut, dark chocolate, roast, bitter finish, very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2021
at 00:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16oz can pours out black topped with a small brown head. Nose is great big coconut vanilla chocolate coffee bourbon barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate coconut coffee bourbon barrel vanilla notes very good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2020
at 20:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Opening Bash. Pours black. Bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, coconut. Good body. Nice.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2020
at 01:45
8/10
Really boozy
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2019
at 22:52
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Lukasmh! Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aromas of coconut, vanilla, fudge, light coffee, dark chocolate. Taste has lots of coconut, roasted coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, fudge. Super delicious! Whats with the low mean?!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55