Big Bad Baptist - Naked Baptist
Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.59
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BID BAD DISCLAIMER: what you are about to drink is the naked depiction of Big Bad Baptist in the way our brewers intended it. Whiskey Barrel Aged deliciousness, unadulterated by coffee or cacao. Our brewers have been begging to bottle this beer for years. 2021, they get their wish.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Big roast and whisky barrel. Coffee and dark chocolate. Comes together pretty nicely, especially for the high alcohol. Bitter and mostly dry finish with a hint of whiskey tang. Creamy, slightly oily texture. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 22:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1 pint can. Whiskey barrel. Pours a dark brown with short bubbly head. Aromas of weak black coffee, soft whiskey and roasted malts. Flavors of oaky whiskey, cocoa nibs, and roasted malts. Warm finish. Good, but maybe a tad over-rated. Were there different barrels previously?
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2024
at 00:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Beer Republic. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and light whisky. Flavor is pretty sweet and bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2024
at 23:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and light whisky. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 290624
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2024
at 19:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours a almost jet black hue with a small beige head. A big sweet nose, chocolates, ash, light whiskey. Dominant dark chocolate, vanilla, light whiskey. Rich. Smooth. 13% tastes like much less.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2023
at 04:40
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
2021 500mL bottle drunk 8/17/23. Dark. Undetermined clarity. Tan head quickly to ring. Stiff bourbon, not too stiff, with no adjunct, since there is none. Some roast, some vanilla, some oxidation. It gets softer, as far as the malt but the bourbon hangs on with lead, spice and some sharpness. Chocolate and caramel with no roast or booze. Soft, malty, graphite-heavy with strong bourbon and pencil lead. To me, the difference between this and the very top tier stouts is the texture. While this is still medium+ bodied, it's just not got that syrupy sticky, viscous character that I love. It's dry, highly attenuated and not thin, but just not quite as sticky and rich as I want. Still, a nitpick, as this stuff is fantastic. Excellent flavors, balance, bourbon, no booze, etc...
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2023
at 22:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 30 Jan 2023
at 00:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Black with a small beige head. Roasty and toasty with coffee, chocolate, floral hops and anise. Very long finish. Full body
Tried
on 23 May 2022
at 19:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
2021, rel #3.
It sure looks the part. Black, nice head of tan foam, good lacing.
Smells of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, sweet chocolate, actually. A little bit of the alcohol and the whiskey. Does not smell like 13% abv or even 13.1%.
The taste is kind of hot from the alcohol, roasted malt is big, some sweet chocolate notes, vanilla, more alcohol, some burn going on in the swallow. That combination of flavours should work for my palate but it doesn't. Hard to explain. Seems way out of balance; perhaps the whiskey is to blame.
Mouthfeel is good.
One bottle is more than enough.
It sure looks the part. Black, nice head of tan foam, good lacing.
Smells of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, sweet chocolate, actually. A little bit of the alcohol and the whiskey. Does not smell like 13% abv or even 13.1%.
The taste is kind of hot from the alcohol, roasted malt is big, some sweet chocolate notes, vanilla, more alcohol, some burn going on in the swallow. That combination of flavours should work for my palate but it doesn't. Hard to explain. Seems way out of balance; perhaps the whiskey is to blame.
Mouthfeel is good.
One bottle is more than enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2022
at 00:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tasting at Salesforce, 13.1% ABV, rel.3, 2021
Black colour, the brown head disappears quickly. Mild notes of roasted nuts and bourbon. Good body strength, dark chocolate and roasted malt flavour, bourbon, gentle booze.
Very good.
Black colour, the brown head disappears quickly. Mild notes of roasted nuts and bourbon. Good body strength, dark chocolate and roasted malt flavour, bourbon, gentle booze.
Very good.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2022
at 20:45