Rings Of Splendor Blend #2
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.85
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
bb (18337) reviewed Rings Of Splendor Blend #2 from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
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.
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Poured from 1 pint .9 fl oz bottle. Dark brown with minimal tan head. Vanilla honey and bourbon barrel, gentle roast, very smooth, abv is well hidden (tastes like half that).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown. Not much head. Rich bourbon aroma, with some chocolate and molasses. Rich, boozy on the palate, with sticky dark burnt sugars. Lots of bourbon - I can't say any barrel stands out but there's a lot of barrel here, lots of alcohol and a mellow vanilla. Overall, sweet and strong, and quite aggressive.