Boris Imperial Stout (2023) - Basil Hayden Bourbon Barrel
Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.46
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BORIS | VINTAGE 2023 // BASIL HAYDEN BOURBON BARREL AGED FOR THE PAST YEAR
Swift and silent owl glides through the dark, his screech believed to portend death and misfortune. Some revere him as a messenger of the spirit world. An oracle of secret knowledge. Inspired by owl’s omniscience this barrel-aged stout penetrates the inky depth of the soul, illuminating unseen truths.
Swift and silent owl glides through the dark, his screech believed to portend death and misfortune. Some revere him as a messenger of the spirit world. An oracle of secret knowledge. Inspired by owl’s omniscience this barrel-aged stout penetrates the inky depth of the soul, illuminating unseen truths.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with short tan head. Aromas of oaky bourbon and roasted malts. Flavors of oak, strong sharp bourbon, coconut and roasted malts. Overdose on the barrel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2024
at 02:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver
Black colour; the small, tan head disappears quickly. Aroma of oak, cookies, toasted almonds; it's mild. Good body strength, and soft mouthfeel; medium sweetness, certainly not the sugary and syrupy bomb that is so common nowadays among imperial stouts; good roasted malt character, burnt bread, toasted nuts, and lots of rough bourbon.
A bit biased because I'm thirsty tonight, but I'm really enjoying this one; it has some complexity and elegance.
Black colour; the small, tan head disappears quickly. Aroma of oak, cookies, toasted almonds; it's mild. Good body strength, and soft mouthfeel; medium sweetness, certainly not the sugary and syrupy bomb that is so common nowadays among imperial stouts; good roasted malt character, burnt bread, toasted nuts, and lots of rough bourbon.
A bit biased because I'm thirsty tonight, but I'm really enjoying this one; it has some complexity and elegance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2024
at 09:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from leftover bottle from beerplace and fiulijn share. Near black with small light beige head. Loads of oak, gentle roast, feint bourbon sweetness with a bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2024
at 03:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml shared with Alex on distance (because he was not powerful enough to share it at my home). Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: oak barrel, some grass, vanilla, berries, and roasty character. Taste: good body, charred oak, berries, tons of roasted character. Overall: this is a roasted bomb. The rest will go into a brownie.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2024
at 12:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours jet black with a small light brown head. Aroma is dominated by the barrel, with tons of wood, heavy oak, big bourbon, and moderate-to-heavy roast. Flavour is robust, with intense bourbon, big wood, oak galore, some alcohol, and medium-to-heavy roast. Heavily woody and oaky. Really nice barrel expression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2024
at 03:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Boss pour at the brewery, because fuck it, sometimes you just gotta walk straight to the bar and order 12oz of imperial stout. Now, they did say 2024 and if we call it something else that will be confusing. This was released in 2024. Very dark, with a thick head. This looks appetizing. Rich dark malts, toffee, molasses, good bitterness, some alcohol in the finish, but there’s still good sugary balance. Rounded. I really liked this one...and it was poured a bit too cold and still rocked.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2024
at 01:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flight pour at brewery. Pours black with small beige head. Aroma has tons of bourbon barrels, some chocolate. Flavour has a deep and rich bourbon barrel and malt profile. Smooth mouthfeel. Tons of well-incorporated bourbon barrel character. Excellent.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2024
at 22:59