Krampus - Barrel-Aged In The Rye (2023)
Old Irving Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.31
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Taster at Orange & Brew, after that big ole Maplewood Stufff. Despite being bigger on alcohol, the nose on this is much milder. Ah, now we're picking up that thread of Bourbon barrel. Despite the taster put, there's still some leggy foam at the edge. A more stable impy milk stout, mellowed by lactose. Barrel still gives it a bit of chocolate cookie note. Great as a power for an unadorned standard of this style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Brewery draught, 11/30/23. Undetermined clarity. Dark. Light tan head quickly to edges. Rich bourbon, nothing harsh, with lots of sweet milk chocolate and a pinch of caramel. Getting peppermint, which is odd. Yeah more peppermint in the flavor too. Is this a base peppermint stout? Whatever the case, it's rich, gently, pleasantly syrupy and has an excellent dose of mellow but rich bourbon to balance the maltiness. Clean and no alcohol at all, somehow.