Plunderphonics
Breakside Brewery in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.24
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Plunderphonics is an American Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels.
Plunderphonics is the most intense and aggressive blended stout we have produced to date. It is an adjunct-free blend of imperial stouts that retains punchy, upfront intensity despite having been smoothed with time in barrels. We appropriately embraced the anxiety of influence in blending a beer called Plunderphonics, taking explicit inspiration from a beer that opened our eyes to what beer could be: Bell's Expedition Stout. We paid tribute to that roasty, over-the-top behemoth by using a char-forward, audacious imperial American stout as the centerpiece for our blend.
That's right, this beer takes a deliberate tour in the realm of umami that few beers do intentionally or well. But it's that kiss of savory je ne sais quoi that adds irresistible levels of extra can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it flavors. We're not dumb dumbs though: too much savory isn't what anyone wants in their barrel-aged stout, so we went back to the blending table to find some casks to temper the "Expedition" blend. Lo and behold-- a mix of barrel- and stainless-aged Chocolate Stout gave the appropriate mix of vibrant dry cocoa sweetness, fresh roast, and subtle coconut, and mild lemon that really ties the room together on this one.
Blend:
77% American Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels for 12 months
22% Imperial Chocolate Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels for 11 months
11% Imperial Chocolate Stout Aged in Stainless Steel for 14 months
Plunderphonics is the most intense and aggressive blended stout we have produced to date. It is an adjunct-free blend of imperial stouts that retains punchy, upfront intensity despite having been smoothed with time in barrels. We appropriately embraced the anxiety of influence in blending a beer called Plunderphonics, taking explicit inspiration from a beer that opened our eyes to what beer could be: Bell's Expedition Stout. We paid tribute to that roasty, over-the-top behemoth by using a char-forward, audacious imperial American stout as the centerpiece for our blend.
That's right, this beer takes a deliberate tour in the realm of umami that few beers do intentionally or well. But it's that kiss of savory je ne sais quoi that adds irresistible levels of extra can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it flavors. We're not dumb dumbs though: too much savory isn't what anyone wants in their barrel-aged stout, so we went back to the blending table to find some casks to temper the "Expedition" blend. Lo and behold-- a mix of barrel- and stainless-aged Chocolate Stout gave the appropriate mix of vibrant dry cocoa sweetness, fresh roast, and subtle coconut, and mild lemon that really ties the room together on this one.
Blend:
77% American Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels for 12 months
22% Imperial Chocolate Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels for 11 months
11% Imperial Chocolate Stout Aged in Stainless Steel for 14 months
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8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours opaque black, merlin brown head, great lacing. Aroma is cocoa, molasses, cigar, bourbon, hint of leather. Flavor is medium sweet, merlin bitter, heavy molasses and leather notes, well integrated bourbon and hints of oaky vanilla. Full body, creamy. Hot. Really excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2022
at 03:06