Bellwoods Brewery Old Primeval - Rye (2024)

Old Primeval - Rye (2024)

 

Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.67
ABV: 11.7% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Old Primeval is the nickname of a giant snapping turtle who has long roamed the waters of Georgian Bay. It felt like a fitting title for this Barrel Aged Imperial stout, which spent 15 months in Rye barrels from Templeton and Willett Distillery. Neither beer nor turtle is to be trifled with.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Jet black, oily pour, viscous, small dark brown head. Aroma is soft rye, barrel, roast, sky, cocoa. Oily mouth feel, silky, soft carb. Medium bitter semi sweet. Cocoa nibs, woody, boozy barrel, soft spice, rye, coffee.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:54


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Dark brown. Thin head. Rich dark sugars. Smells amazing. Thick, super sweet, well-rounded deep dark sugars. Outstanding.

Tried on 02 Sep 2024 at 19:23


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours black with tan head. Aroma has bourbon and spicy rye malts. Flavour is a rich combination of rye malts and bourbon barrels. Fantastic.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2024 at 23:30


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich, with big bourbon barrels, some spicy rye, and earthy roasted malt. Flavour is rich and complex, with big bourbon barrels, lots of sweet brown sugar, some earthiness from the eye. Very sweet, almost a bit too cloying, but it works in small amounts. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:39


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

FHF 2024. Appearance: very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: bold, oak, some sweetness, some rye spice. Taste: along the same lines, bold, sweet, nice oak. Overall: very good.

Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 20:02