10,000 Steps (Batch #3)
(Batch of 10,000 Steps)
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series|
Score
8.02
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A blend of barrel-aged maple English Barleywine and barrel aged Imperial Stout. This blend is conditioned on the signature Private Press vanilla blend. This release is full of rich maple character, vanilla marshmallow notes, and dark chocolate covered caramels.
Blend:
3/4 Bartz, 1/4 Dauner (barrel #241) aged 14 months in 18-Year Elijah Craig barrels
1/2 Bartz, 1/2 Madieria Duke (barrel #245) aged 14 months in Old Elk barrels
Adderley (barrel #310) aged 9 months in Calumet 15-Year barrels
Axelrod (barrel #311) aged 16 months in Buffalo Trace barrels
Adderley (barrel #320) aged 9 months in Laird's Apple Brandy barrels
2023 Release
Blend:
3/4 Bartz, 1/4 Dauner (barrel #241) aged 14 months in 18-Year Elijah Craig barrels
1/2 Bartz, 1/2 Madieria Duke (barrel #245) aged 14 months in Old Elk barrels
Adderley (barrel #310) aged 9 months in Calumet 15-Year barrels
Axelrod (barrel #311) aged 16 months in Buffalo Trace barrels
Adderley (barrel #320) aged 9 months in Laird's Apple Brandy barrels
2023 Release
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
26th February 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. Pretty much an opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly darkish tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Rich dark malts, a good dark chocolate, slightly earthy. Good fruity bourbon, rich and ripe and very mildly spicy. A vague notion of maple on the back end, not sure I would have spotted it without for knowledge. A sound Impy.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Pretty much an opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly darkish tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Rich dark malts, a good dark chocolate, slightly earthy. Good fruity bourbon, rich and ripe and very mildly spicy. A vague notion of maple on the back end, not sure I would have spotted it without for knowledge. A sound Impy.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2025
at 23:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 30/01/25.
Lighter shade of black with a fast collapsing beige head.
Nose is fruit cake mix, dates, chocolate, brown sugar melt, vanilla, mellow barrel notes.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, bourbon, spice, oak, molasses, brown sugar melt, figs, faint maple presence ... well tempered, booze tunes, toffee crisp.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid BA strong.
Lighter shade of black with a fast collapsing beige head.
Nose is fruit cake mix, dates, chocolate, brown sugar melt, vanilla, mellow barrel notes.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, bourbon, spice, oak, molasses, brown sugar melt, figs, faint maple presence ... well tempered, booze tunes, toffee crisp.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid BA strong.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2025
at 23:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2025
at 23:35
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 500 ml, shared with Hrvoje and MiroB. Black with tan head. Nice chocolate and bourbon, some caramel, bit sharpish in the finish, medium sweetness. Medium to full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2024
at 21:53
8/10
Strong, booze, chocolate, cacao, ok
Tried
on 19 Oct 2024
at 17:35
7.8/10
Beautiful beer. Super robust, super strong. Love it. A proper strong american. Beertemple ams
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2024
at 16:32
9.6/10
Vanilla, chocolate, smooth and barrel aged
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2024
at 18:11
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Tørst. Pours black. Maple, toffee, prune, vanilla, creme brûlée topping, blackberry, dark chocolate, roast, walnut, pear, milk chocolate, cherry juice. Oily body. Phenomenal.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2024
at 20:04