Gold Foil (2020)
Twin Sails Brewing in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.10
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This mammoth of a Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout finished on a ton of hazelnut and cacao nibs giving you memories of that rich, chocolate, gold foil wrapped treat... except our version is in a silver can. Simply put, this beer is dessert in a glass, and is one of our favourite stout flavours that we've done to date. Expect silky smooth milk chocolate, toasted hazelnuts and a touch of vanilla to round things out.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can. Dark brown. Not much head. There's a lot of toasted hazelnut on the nose, rich chocolate, a fair bit of alcohol, On the palate, definitely the alcohol up front, following by rich sweet chocolate. Big body. Really nice. The toasted hazelnut character is still prominent, though less so than on the aroma. It's not actually all that complex, but it really hits notes that I enjoy. I am loving this, and I knew i would. Big thanks to Sergiy for the can, but man, I need to find another one. Such a guilty pleasure.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2020
at 05:51
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is loaded with roasted hazelnuts, some dark cocoa, bourbon, charred oak, and vanilla. Flavour is rich, with a remarkably rich roasted hazelnut character upfront, accentuated by dark cocoa, moderate bourbon, and a little vanilla. Not as sweet as some of the other BA impies from this year's anniversary release. That dry, roasted hazelnut character really makes this shine for me. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2020
at 05:59
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 9
355 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with short tan head that settles quickly. Aromas of dark chocolate powder, pecan pie filling, dark vanilla, and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same; more like a chocolate cake liqueur with definite alcohol heat. Sweet chocolate decadence.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2020
at 04:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jet black with a cascading brown head that dissipates quickly. Intense chocolate and nutty notes with a ton of boozy bourbon notes. Sweet chocolate, nutty and a syrupy slick and sweet finish. Sweet, sticky and chocolate with lots of booze and heat on the throat. Over the top, but they said it was.
Tried
from Can
at
Twin Sails Brewing
on 18 Nov 2020
at 05:50
8/10
A deep dark stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, molasses, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light nutella, alcohol warmth, loads of nuts, very nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2020
at 21:56
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2021-09-29, can from the brewery, 9-4-9-4-18=44
This can actually seems quite thicker than the previous one.
2021-08-14, can from the brewery, 9-4-9-4-18=44
No problems opening the can; black colour with medium head. The aroma is just full chocolate. It's sweet but not thick, probably because of the alcohol; chocolate flavour, nuts cream, bourbon, and quite evident alcohol.
Excellent.
2020-11-13, draught at the brewery, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Black colour. Aroma of chocolate, bourbon, light nuts. Moderately sweet, with strong alcohol, chocolate flavour, light nutty touch, roasted nuts, more evident in the finish, bourbon, more alcohol. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2020
at 09:21
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
3oz. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: nice bourbon, lots of chocolate, some hazelnut and berries. Taste: very sweet, with hazelnut exploding on front, chocolate afterwards, some light berries, silky. Overall: amazing pastry, super quality!
Tried
on 13 Nov 2020
at 21:58