Big Ass Barrel Imperial Stout
Rogue Ales & Spirits in Newport, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
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7.16
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Imperial Stout aged in Big Ass Oak Barrels for 60 days
In 2010, we commissioned a local cooper to hand-craft two large barrels from Oregon White Oak with logs harvested from the Oregon coast range. The finished barrels, christened Chuck and Nate, are eight feet tall, six feet across and can each hold 1,500 gallons of beer. All Big Ass Barrel beers are aged for a minimum of 60 days.
In 2010, we commissioned a local cooper to hand-craft two large barrels from Oregon White Oak with logs harvested from the Oregon coast range. The finished barrels, christened Chuck and Nate, are eight feet tall, six feet across and can each hold 1,500 gallons of beer. All Big Ass Barrel beers are aged for a minimum of 60 days.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[2/13/15] Draught at Rogue Ales Public House in San Francisco. Black with a brown head. Aroma of roast, coffee and dark chocolate. Bitter roasty flavor with coffee, some dark chocolate and quite a bit of piney/resinous hops. Quite full-bodied.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2015
at 20:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Glass, 20 ounces, draught, private visit of the brewery during a trip to Portland (Oregon), savoured on January 17 2014; eye: black, opaque, tiny sheet of dark brown head, nice lacing; nose: bourbon, roasted barley, light coffee, slight chocolate, malt; mouth: bourbon, roasted barley, light coffee, slight chocolate, malt, finale in bourbon with presence of roasted barley, full body, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 20 onces, en fût, visite privée de la brasserie lors d’un voyage à Portland (Orégon), savourée le 17 janvier 2014; œil : noire, opaque, petite couverture de mousse brun foncé, bonne dentelle; nez : bourbon, orge torréfiée, léger café, très léger chocolat, malt; bouche : bourbon, orge torréfiée, léger café, très léger chocolat, malt, finale en bourbon avec présence d’orge torréfiée, corsée, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon
Tried
on 21 Jan 2014
at 16:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Rogue Brewers on the Bay, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma of big chocolate notes, subtle wood, and bready notes. Flavour is very robust and round, with loads of dry whiskey barrels, wood, and a touch of cocoa. Pretty barrel-dominated, also with some intruding sweetness that kicks in later on in the palate. The barrel aging is done well, leaving a slightly boozy, whiskey-dominated, slightly sweet finish. Great stuff in small quantities.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2013
at 19:15