Abnormal Beer Company Pappy Barrel No. 4

Pappy Barrel No. 4

 

Abnormal Beer Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.61
ABV: 14.2% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Aged in 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle barrels, blended with 2 year old stout and treated with Tahitian vanilla beans and Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. This barrel was specifically treated with Tahitian vanilla beans and Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and is 14.2% This is a bourbon barrel aged stout that spent over 2 years soaking up all the bourbon barrel goodness. This barrel was blended with 4 kegs aged for the same amount of time and then treated with the coffee and vanilla
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours black, no real head. Scent is full, green olives. Taste is full, herbaceous, by far the odd one out in the set. Aged milkchocolate, simple, not as barrel expressed as the others. Mild bitterness. Fairly sweet. The most unique for sure !
Tried on 12 Jul 2022 at 09:51

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Derek. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is roast, vanilla bean, toffee, cocoa, wood, bourbon. Slick body, bitter roast, dark chocolate, vanilla, nice boozy finish, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2020 at 01:38

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2018 at 17:02

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of coffee, oak, whiskey, roast chocolate and vanilla - full bodied
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2018 at 00:38

8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
9 3 9 4 18 Bottle shared at home. Black with a ring tan head. Aroma of big pappy, vanilla, light oak, cacoa, milk chocolate and coffee. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with a light medium thick texture and soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2018 at 22:53

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle shared at kermis's. Black with little tan head. Big sweet deep roasted chocolate malts. Massive vanilla, toffee, deep and complex roastiness. Strong whiskey, coffee. Big sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. Full body and soft carbonation. Perfect candy.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2018 at 22:50

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to kermis. Black with small dark beige head. Vanilla, lots of coffee, sweet bourbon, dark chocolate, toffee, sweet red berries, sweet chocolate dessert, roasted barley, some alcohol. Quite sweet and bitter. Full bodied with light dry finish. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2018 at 22:46