Boreas (2024)
Four Winds Brewing in Delta, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.12
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Oakes (33097) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, with a thin bubbly head. The aroma is a bit of low grade bourbon, some vague chocolate. On the palate, some toffee notes, light caramel, vague vanilla, some hints of barrel, but again it's low grade stuff. I like this beer, but I always feel they leave something on the table not going for a richer malt character.
RennyDoig (4318) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 9 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
473mL can. Pours black with a beige head. Cheap bourbon up front followed by roasted malts on the nose. Flavour profile is very similar. There's a nice roasty stout as a base, but it's ruined by cheap bourbon. Full body, mouthfeel is a bit slick. Disappointing.
Gerbeer (8166) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
473 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with just a couple of bubbles; no head really. Aromas of roasted malts, faint oaky bourbon and a little coffee. Flavors follow same with bourbon more pronounced, plus a bit of chicory. Hot finish with alcohol also having a noticeable thinning effect. A bigger malt base with additional sweetness would have made this top notch.
fiulijn (28444) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from the brewery, courtesy of Sergey; tag 10 12 2024
Black colour, tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, malt delicate bourbon. Full bodied, sweet, more smooth than the average imperial stout; excellent balance between mellow flavours (malt, caramel) and sharp flavours (roasted malts); rich, fruity, elegant; alcohol warmth, but not boozy. Refreshing for the heart, such a drinkable imperial stout. Excellent.
mcberko (47051) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
473mL can, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma reveals faint, relatively low-quality whiskey barrels (thanks, Jim Beam), with gentle toasted malt underneath. Flavour reveals medium roast, followed by prominent Jim Beam - this really has its price - and rather thin malts to back. This has to be the worst Boreas vintage yet. Why use JB? The base malts also don't seem that great. It's still decent, especially for the price, but this has gone downhill, sadly.
pictoman (9602) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Poured from 473mL can (thanks beerplace; pkg 10/12/24). Near black with dissipating beige head. Worst of the Boreas releases, but still decent for the price... Subdued sweet vanilla and chocolate with a feint hint of American oak The barrel quality is subdued and the base beer seems haphazard. Above average, but not great. Still decent from a cost-to-quality ratio.
BeerPlace (10850) reviewed Boreas (2024) from Four Winds Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16oz @ 🏡 Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: roasted malt, some American oak, light sweetness. Taste: very smooth, some grassy character, a bit smoky, light American oak and chocolate. Overall: quite good.