Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout
No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.12
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We set out to brew a complex, tasty monster of a stout that perfectly captures our no-boundaries approach. Wrecking Ball swings heavy with five types of dark-roasted malt for delicious coffee, chocolate and brown sugar notes. Two large hop additions bring that substantial maltiness back in check, delivering a big, beautifully balanced beast of a beer.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
25th January 2015
Opaque black - brown beer, tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry with mild fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, malt cream. Bitter licorice starts to dominate. Trace of coffee. Smooth and bitter finish. Decent.
Opaque black - brown beer, tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry with mild fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, malt cream. Bitter licorice starts to dominate. Trace of coffee. Smooth and bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2015
at 07:46
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Black,lasting tan head.Light nose of roast/fruit.1 dimensional palate.Neutral fore.Big bitter mid/finish.Medium alcohol heat. About what I expect from this sub par brewery
Tried
on 29 Dec 2014
at 00:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Etched glass bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of roast chocolate, roasted barley, burnt pine needle, burnt spruce and brown sugar. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2014
at 15:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 1 - London. Thanks to James! Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Earthy, with old grapes, burnt malts, roast, alcohol. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Warming finish with strong char, bitter cocoa. Not very cohesive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2014
at 08:27
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black coloured body with a two centimetre tall deep brown head and literally no light at all passing through the body - 100% opaque. Aroma of roasted malt, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, hops, vanilla, molasses and a bit of raisins too - very nice and pungent, but still relatively subdued. Full-bodied; Rich roasted malt flavours with hints of cascade hops, alcohol, oak, soy sauce, molasses and even some whiskey at the end. Aftertaste shows a more rounded flavour of chocolate and figs with a lot of bitterness from hops, oak and roasted malts, but only a light alcohol burn hits on the palate and this time from a very nice whiskey flavour. Overall, a well balanced imperial stout that is still showing some hop notes and leads with a complexity that hits hard and doesn’t overburden with alcohol - nice indeed and well worth bringing back and keeping on hand for a year to mellow out some of the flavours. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 27-September-2013 for US$6,23 sampled at home in Washington on 05-October-2014, just over a year after purchasing this one. Bought: 27-Sep-2013 // Sampled: 05-Oct-2014 // Brewed: ???
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2014
at 22:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Haggen’s Grocery, Woodenville
Mild roasted malt aroma, more pronounced roasted malt flavor, cardboard, milk or lactose, and too much liquorice; moderate residual sweetness.
It plays too much with the liquorice and oxidization, hence it’s a bit heavy for me.
Mild roasted malt aroma, more pronounced roasted malt flavor, cardboard, milk or lactose, and too much liquorice; moderate residual sweetness.
It plays too much with the liquorice and oxidization, hence it’s a bit heavy for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2014
at 23:25
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan / light brown head. Nose brings out roasted barley, chocolate, and some muffled roast notes. Flavour is... what the hell... very astringent with loads of nasty earthy off-notes, roast, and very bitter cocoa. There is some licorice in there too. Nasty stuff - undrinkable to me. I wonder if there's something wrong with the bottle, as the high rating seems questionable to me. Not a good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2014
at 23:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14, big thanks to JF. Black with a moderate tan swirl and edgework. Nose is light roast, lactic vibes, faint liqourice, spice, chocolate. Taste comprises rich chocolate, earthy hop notes, dark toffee fudge, light roast. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok impy, simple enough but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2014
at 12:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 12 oz bottle shared at home. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and licorice. Flavors of dark chocolate with a bit of coffee. Smooth rich mouthfeel. Bitter roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 17:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared @ ChrisO after GBBF Day 1. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown head. Aroma is malts, lightly roasty, lightly sweet malts. Taste malts, lightly sweetish, roastyness, some alcohol, liquorice, bitter. Medium body, medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2014
at 00:24