Wicked Joe
Lucky Bucket Brewing Company in La Vista, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.52
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Barrel Aged Certified Evil with Coffee & Vanilla
This Imperial Oatmeal Stout has taken a turn for the wicked. After brooding in whiskey barrels and conspiring with coffee and vanilla, Certified Evil has emerged a seductive and menacing fiend.
This Imperial Oatmeal Stout has taken a turn for the wicked. After brooding in whiskey barrels and conspiring with coffee and vanilla, Certified Evil has emerged a seductive and menacing fiend.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
a: dark brown coloured body | oily brown head
a: brewed coffee | rich chocolates | bread
f: vanilla | woodsie | slightly smoked
t: rich malts | bitter | barely noticeable sugars
o: deep throughout (even after these years) | a bit unbalanced | nice malt elements
12 ounce stubby bottle | Hy-Vee (grocery): Papillion/Omaha, Nebraska | 11-February-2019 | US$4,99 | no bottling date | sampled: 11-April-2026, a bit after seven years after purchase
a: brewed coffee | rich chocolates | bread
f: vanilla | woodsie | slightly smoked
t: rich malts | bitter | barely noticeable sugars
o: deep throughout (even after these years) | a bit unbalanced | nice malt elements
12 ounce stubby bottle | Hy-Vee (grocery): Papillion/Omaha, Nebraska | 11-February-2019 | US$4,99 | no bottling date | sampled: 11-April-2026, a bit after seven years after purchase
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits - Lincoln NE
on 11 Apr 2026
at 15:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle via trade pours a dark black with a ring of tan head. Nose has roasted nuts and caramel, some cinnamon, some coffee, chocolate covered espresso bean. Flavor is heavy with cocoa and malt and caramel, toffee, coffee, rootbeer, Charleston Chew. Finishes big, sweet and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2021
at 03:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from trade with Huskertan: pours black with a brown head. Aroma is vanilla, whisky, chocolate, loads of coffee. Taste is sweet, but not too sweet. Vanilla and the barrel stand out in good measure. The taste is strong but it is not overwhelming or too slanted in this or that direction. Nice and creamy mouthfeel. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2019
at 22:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Huskertan at the Omaha Ratebeer/ Untappd summer gathering. Flavor has everything that is advertised; vanilla, whiskey, chocolate, and a lasting coffee element throughout. Medium plus body with not booze showing. The best beer I have ever had from this brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2019
at 11:46
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Draft/Fest. A- Espresso, coffee, sweet mocha, slightly roasty, subtle caramel, mild french vanilla. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Black coffee, roasty, mild bitterness, dark chocolate, mild vanilla. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Hot damn. Little did I know my 2,500th rating would be so delightful and a local beer at that. This was absolutely spot on. I already liked their Certified Evil Imperial Porter so adding coffee and vanilla was a no brainer and of course aging it in their own whisky barrels. The aging doesn't make it boozy but simply adds depth. The balance of the coffee with a touch of sweetness and bitterness coupled with a smooth natural vanilla flavor. Absolutely beautiful beer and I really hope they bottle this up.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2018
at 23:44