Arctic Realm
Modern Times Beer in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.87
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An inspired blend of three of our PDX-born barrel-aged stouts, this beer is a dark, decadent vortex of roasty chocolate, toffee, and bourbon-soaked oak.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
22oz (thx, Cam B. and Josh!) @ Phill's shared with Brian and Alex. I wasn't even aware that the Portland location was brewing anything, especially BA stouts.
Aroma: quality American oak, sweet, brown sugars.
Taste: along the same lines, noticeably boozy.
Overall: pleasant.
Aroma: quality American oak, sweet, brown sugars.
Taste: along the same lines, noticeably boozy.
Overall: pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2026
at 07:46
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice chocolate roast malts coffee big bourbon barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice rich malts chocolate bourbon barrel balanced, another great stout from modern times.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2022
at 17:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, members’ bottle share at May 2021 release at Brasserie du Bas-Canada - Hautes Plaines, savoured on May 21, 2022; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: alcohol, malt, roast, light vanilla, woody, bourbon, intense; mouth: alcohol, malt, roast, light vanilla, woody, bourbon, intense, alcohol warmth, light tannin, finale in whisky with presence of malt, full-bodied, average carbonation, rather sweet, alcoholic texture; in summary: very good FRANÇAIS
Bouteille, partage de bouteilles pour les membres lors de la mise en marché de mai 2021, chez Brasserie du Bas-Canada - Hautes Plaines, savourée le 21 mai 2022; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : alcool, malt, torréfaction, léger vanille, boisé, bourbon, intense; bouche : alcool, malt, torréfaction, léger vanille, boisé, bourbon, intense, chaleur d'alcool, léger tanin, finale en whisky avec présence de malt, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon
Bouteille, partage de bouteilles pour les membres lors de la mise en marché de mai 2021, chez Brasserie du Bas-Canada - Hautes Plaines, savourée le 21 mai 2022; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : alcool, malt, torréfaction, léger vanille, boisé, bourbon, intense; bouche : alcool, malt, torréfaction, léger vanille, boisé, bourbon, intense, chaleur d'alcool, léger tanin, finale en whisky avec présence de malt, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2022
at 23:01
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of floral coffee notes with some roasted malt and black chocolates with some bourbon and vanilla notes. Taste is also a great balanced mix of floral coffee notes with some bourbon and vanilla notes with some roasted malt and black chocolate with light residual sugar notes. Body is full with a nice oily texture and good carbonation with no real alcohol being perceptible. Solid world-class imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2022
at 02:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Modern Times - Encinitas, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich and complex, with a wonderful blend of bourbon barrels, burnt sugars, and molasses. Flavour is decadent and complex, with heaps of bourbon barrel depth, light vanilla, heaps of molasses and burnt sugars. Certainly on the sweet side without much roast, but no real roast. Wonderful blend. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2022
at 15:40
9/10
Bourbon soaked oak is a mad good description of this, tons of chocolate notes, some toffee for sure. Delish oaky packed bourbon soaked woody chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2022
at 19:38