Christmas Cactus (2022)
Wren House Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.75
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample (2023 version), thanks fonefan! Viscous black, no head. Caramel, treacle and bourbon up front. Sweet with full body and oily mouthfeel. Treacle and bourbon, oily caramel. Warming finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
thanks fonefan! 2023 vintage. Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is nutty, some liquorice, sweet malts toffee and mild and some alcohol to it. Flavour is vanilla, nutty, some roasted tones, liquorice, toffee and mild chocolaty tones.
2023 edition
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can 16fl.oz. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ❄☃️ 💻👀 [ As Wren House Christmas Cactus - 2023 ]. ABV: (11.0)%. [20250123]. 9/4/9/4/16
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
12/11/2024. Can shared by SHIG, cheers! Pours black with minimal head. Aroma is rich, fruit cake, roasted malts, woody, bourbon, dark chocolate, cherry liquor, caramel, vanilla, rye and a hint of bounty bar. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness, light warming alcohol. Full bodied, very smooth, soft carbonation. Very sippable, and dangerously drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 19/10/24. Pitch black with a khaki head that thins to spotting and edgework. Nose is fruit cake, dark malts, good bourbon hit, molasses, spice, chocolate shavings. Taste comprises chocolate, dates, light spice, molasses, brown sugar melt, hint of dried red berries, good bourbon levels. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close kissed with a balanced rising boost. Solid BA impy ... easy drinking and chuggable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Can thanks to Ibrew2or3: Poured a deep black brown with a thing brown ring. Aroma is boozy, bourbon, vanilla, roasted, roasted malts, toffee, dark chocolate, caramel. Taste is boozy, rich dark chocolate, roasted malts, alcohol, cherries, warms the cheeks.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can at Sergey's, bourbon rye cherry brandy barrel aged Imperial Stout , 10% ABV, canned 12/20/2022
Black colour, small brown head. Aroma of chocolate. Full bodied, sweet, strong chocolate flavour with a feeling of brandy cherries, warming alcohol. Well rounded and cohesive.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16oz (thx, Nick S.!) shared with Alex @ 🏡 Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: mix of barrels with bourbon and rye quite distinguishable. Taste: along the same lines, lots of barrels including the sherry one with its oxidation. Overall: quite complex and interesting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Near black with minimal tan head. A bit harsh and boozy rye, feint cherry brandy notes, mild chocolate, okay.