Rings Of Splendor (Batch #2)
(Batch of Rings of Splendor)
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Faction BrewingStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.91
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This blend is a spirited synthesis of two imperial stout recipes that were aged in Heaven Hill, Blanton's, Basil Hayden, Booker's, and Bliss barrels, without adjuncts. Two barrels that contained a double barreling of the Sending Vibrations blend lend soft notes of vanilla-laden honey and robust oak spice. Rings Of Splendor exhibits tones of dark chocolate, vanilla, and double-roast coffee beans on the palate, a classic expression of barrel-aged stout.
Blend:
Sending Vibrations (barrel #145) aged 11 months in Buffalo Trace barrels
Sending Vibrations (barrel #156) aged 11 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Duke (barrel #193) aged 12 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Duke (barrel #194) aged 12 months in Heaven Hill barrels
Duke (barrel #195) aged 12 months in Booker's barrels
Duke (barrel #198) aged 12 months in Bliss barrels
Adderley (barrel #210) aged 12 months in Blanton's barrels and 8 months in Basil Hayden barrels
2022 Release
Blend:
Sending Vibrations (barrel #145) aged 11 months in Buffalo Trace barrels
Sending Vibrations (barrel #156) aged 11 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Duke (barrel #193) aged 12 months in Elijah Craig barrels
Duke (barrel #194) aged 12 months in Heaven Hill barrels
Duke (barrel #195) aged 12 months in Booker's barrels
Duke (barrel #198) aged 12 months in Bliss barrels
Adderley (barrel #210) aged 12 months in Blanton's barrels and 8 months in Basil Hayden barrels
2022 Release
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBJ - cheers! Pours black-brown with a small, creamy beige head. Medium sweet flavour, some rich boozy barrel, dark mats, toasted marshmallows. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, a little sticky. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
17th October 2024
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to Wingman. Near opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Smooth palate, a slight viscosity, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Good dark chocolate malts, slightly tangy, a little bitter dark chocolate. Savoury over ripe bourbon soaked fruits. A little alcohol spice on the semi dry finish. Flavoursome.
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to Wingman. Near opaque dark brown beer, no real head. Smooth palate, a slight viscosity, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Good dark chocolate malts, slightly tangy, a little bitter dark chocolate. Savoury over ripe bourbon soaked fruits. A little alcohol spice on the semi dry finish. Flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A thick dark brown black coloured pour with no head. Aroma is tangy, dark chocolate. Musty, raisin. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown sugars, brown sugars, cake, coconut, thick rum and raisin, tangy finish. Palate is medium sweet, oily, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:30
8/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Smooth, slightly roasty with some barrel notes, hints of honey, chocolate, cocoa and coffee. Pretty balanced. --- Beer merged from original tick of Rings of Splendor (Batch 2) on 17 Jun 2023 at 17:57 - Score: 8. Original review text: Smooth, slightly roasty with some barrel notes, hints of honey, chocolate, cocoa and coffee. Pretty balanced.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2024
at 09:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma media color cappuccino. Naso caleidoscopico, potenti note di bourbon, malti tostati, caffè, cioccolato fondente, vaniglia, etilico, botte, tabacco, liquirizia. In bocca è molto complessa, rotonda, con attacco dolce cioccolatoso e chiusura amara a bilanciare, caffettosa. Corpo pieno, carbonazione media. Spettacolare.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2023
at 15:46
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2023
at 22:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Vilaggio della Birra 2022. Black with brownish head. Lots of chocolate and bourbon, vanilla, some honey, medium sweetness. Medium to full bodied. Smooth texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2023
at 20:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Black bere with a brown head. Bourbon and rich malt aroma. Honey and bourbon flavor with rich malt and light chocolate. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and honey linger with rich malt and light chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2022
at 19:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Black colour. Thick, but with so much alcohol burn that it's not sticky; rich dark chocolate, molasses, some tar aroma, toasted nuts in the finish. Well made, impressively strong, but no elegance, quite brutal.
Black colour. Thick, but with so much alcohol burn that it's not sticky; rich dark chocolate, molasses, some tar aroma, toasted nuts in the finish. Well made, impressively strong, but no elegance, quite brutal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2022
at 08:39