Island Rhino Suit
Alesong Brewing & Blending in Eugene, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.21
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Imperial milk stout aged in rum barrels with toasted coconut
Island Rhino Suit takes our flagship, bourbon-barrel-aged imperial milk stout and rather than aging in bourbon barrels, takes it in an entirely new, tropical direction.
Join your favorite pachyderm for a winter retreat to the Caribbean! Island Rhino takes the smooth and chocolatey stout that you know and love and ups the tropical ante with a year of aging in freshly emptied rum barrels from Barbados and a hefty dose of toasted coconut. Let us take you to tropical paradise during the long, cold, Northwest winter!
Vintage: 2023
Cases produced: 325
Microbes: Saccharomyces
Island Rhino Suit takes our flagship, bourbon-barrel-aged imperial milk stout and rather than aging in bourbon barrels, takes it in an entirely new, tropical direction.
Join your favorite pachyderm for a winter retreat to the Caribbean! Island Rhino takes the smooth and chocolatey stout that you know and love and ups the tropical ante with a year of aging in freshly emptied rum barrels from Barbados and a hefty dose of toasted coconut. Let us take you to tropical paradise during the long, cold, Northwest winter!
Vintage: 2023
Cases produced: 325
Microbes: Saccharomyces
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle.
A- Black color, black liquid, brown head.
A- Coconut, cocoa.
F- Coconut, chocolate, rum, booze, sweet.
P- Medium body, thick texture, average carbonation, boozy finish.
O- Loads of coconut and a fair amout of booze from the rum. Lots of decadent chocolate and a bit sweet. This was pretty nice although the flavors were in your face.
A- Black color, black liquid, brown head.
A- Coconut, cocoa.
F- Coconut, chocolate, rum, booze, sweet.
P- Medium body, thick texture, average carbonation, boozy finish.
O- Loads of coconut and a fair amout of booze from the rum. Lots of decadent chocolate and a bit sweet. This was pretty nice although the flavors were in your face.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2025
at 20:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Smells like salmiakki, molasses. There's some roast on the palate, but also a whack of alcohol. Not as much coconut or whatever else they mean by "island". Decent base, but the adjuncts aren't making the right impression.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Junction
on 06 Feb 2025
at 04:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Belmont Station. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has rum, wood, and light roast. Flavour has rum, coconut, and dark chocolate. Rum has minimal harshness and is very well-incorporated into the beer. Not particularly complex.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 05:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Belmont Station Bier Cafe, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich, with tons of rum barrels, a little lactose, and light roast. Flavour is rich, tasting like a pina colada stout — with tons of rum and coconut, and a little lactose. Very tropical. Surprisingly tasteful; not brutal at all, unlike some rum BA beers. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2024
at 05:30