High Desert Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Sweetwater Tavern in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.27
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
4oz pour at the Lupulin Reunuless at RFD DC. Pours an oily, opaque black with a creamy, beige head. Aromas of caramel, coffee liqueur, smoke, toasted malts, licorice, yeast. Flavor of wood pulp, malty, caramel, coffee, apples. Full bodied, boozy finish. Very unique, leeched a lot of good barrel flavors.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Merrifield location - February 27th. Apparently this was what I had instead of the "regular" version. Pours a very dark black, with a relatively small dark, almost milk chocolate, tan head. The aroma is chocolates, coffee, roasted caramel and a touch of dried fruits. Flavor has a noticeable alcohol bite, with plenty of dark chocolates and roastiness. It’s not bad (as I’ve rated it pretty highly), but my only objection was that it took quite some time to actually drink - and was not really that refreshing of a beverage. Aside from that it’s one of the best crafted beers that I’ve tried from them.