Forever Darkness
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Anchorage Brewing CompanyStout - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
7.88
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Forever Darkness is a riff on the name for which Gabe used for our collab there, King of Darkness, however, the collab recipe and processes are unique to this beer here. We wrote a recipe here, used his primary yeast strain and then planned to triple-barrel-age from the start. We pushed our processes and knowledge during the more than 2 years of residence in oak and 3 barrel moves to make sure that this beer continued to represent a Side Project stout, firmly rooted with flavors or baker's chocolates, toasted coconut, and of course a strong presence of bourbon and rye from our favorite distillery - Willett.
When we triple-barrel-aged M.J.K., a barleywine where oxidation in the form of candied fruit and caramel candies is celebrated, we diligently worked to exclude those profiles from this beer, keeping the stout shining and the barrel (it is triple-barrel-aged!) in the forefront. The result is this 19% ABV monster of a stout that finds its layers, yet keeps the mouthfeel and signature decadence you expect from a Side Project Barrel-Aged Stout. After aging in Willett Rye and Bourbon barrels 3 times, we netted just over 60% of the initial volume brewed. This evaporation and thus concentration of flavors and layers makes the 19% ABV crazy sneaky.
I am honored to share this collaboration with you and hope you enjoy the years it required to develop this stout into what it is today. From the entire Side Project team, thank you all for your continued love of our beers.
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CoccoBill (10287) ticked Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 2 years ago
Boozy, a bit sweet, oily, rich. Chocolate, bourbon, dark fruit, some baking spice. Licorice root in the finish. Strong, very nice.
ShivanDragon (10851) ticked Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 3 years ago
Phoah… wat een enorme bak.. poeh… firm basterd.. deze hakt er wel even in, imo wel een beetje te gek.. wel lekker maar tbh een glas is voor mij meer dan genoeg..3.9
Nische (5605) reviewed Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Sample from bottle from MJ, many thanks! Black with a very brief brown head. Oaky, bourbon, chocolate, tobacco, molasses, liquorice, molasses, cocoa. Super oily mouthfeel.
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle, 375 ml at my bday Grande Tasting. Black with brownish head. Huge chocolate and bourbon, cocoa, coffee, warming, bit hot, oily. Full bodied.
tiong (21350) reviewed Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375ml bottle. Heavy, boozy and intense with barrel, bourbon, licorice, molasses, oak, syrup, vanilla, cocoa and chocolate sauce. Massive but a bit too boozy
djd07 (28882) reviewed Forever Darkness from Side Project Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is roast, licorice, wood, bourbon. Slick body, dark chocolate, licorice, oak, bourbon, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.