Hammer Imperial Stout - Barrel Aged
Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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Take some original Hammer Imperial Stout and delicately roshambo it into bourbon soaked American oak barrels. Drop the hammer and smash your way into rich, roasted caramel warmth. Break down that wall! ... or conform & be dull.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft at Alibi Room. Oak and dark fruits in the well-balanced aroma with a touch of black currant. Sour fruits and bitterness of roasted malt in the taste. Aftertaste with smoky notes and a touch of alcohol. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2016
at 20:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 650ml, gracieuseté de Beervana lors du CanBIF Spring 2015, Thanks Cameron! Couleur noire opaque, mousse moka foncée onctueuse laissant une superbe dentelle. Arôme de chocolat, boisé, cacao, malt torréfié, soupçon de vanille, gâteau au chocolat, un peu brûlé. Goût de chocolat noir, malt torréfié, café, Bourbon subtil. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen-faible, un peu mince.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2016
at 21:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Chocolate, cherries, vanilla and bourbon. Jet black with a think maroon head. Chocolate, bourbon, oak and a nice bitter finish with a touch of alcohol burn. Body is light to medium which is a little thin for this style. A very nice beer which may improve with a bit of age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 21:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours black with light, tan head that dissipates quickly. Aromas of black coffee and bitter chocolate, wiht boozy bourbon/scotch note. Flavors are similar with additional vanilla and nutty hints. Perhaps a little to boozy and somewhat watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2013
at 19:22
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, coffee, light roasted, wood, bourbon notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet chocolate or vanilla, malty, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130223]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2013
at 08:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours an opaque black with a light brown head. Sweet vanillaish roast with a whiff of Bourbon – booze rather than wood. Medium body, bitter coffeeish roast while the barrel aging rather appear like added whiskey. Not so shit hot really. 230213
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2013
at 12:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and liqourice. Coffee and dark roasted malty and herbal. Bitter and toasted malty to coffee. Dry and bitter finish. Ends bitter and crisp hoppy. Ends bitter and dry dark malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2013
at 08:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Legacy Liquor Store, Vancouver
Dark brown color, almost black, with small brown head. The aroma is not impressive, but it shows some of the barrel, together with cardboard and light vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel; not too burnt or ashy, but it plays too much with the roasted malts, and it’s not substantiated enough by the malt and chocolate; it also has some light sourness, and some cardboard. Correct bitterness, with pleasant alcohol warmth.
Good but not elegant.
Dark brown color, almost black, with small brown head. The aroma is not impressive, but it shows some of the barrel, together with cardboard and light vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel; not too burnt or ashy, but it plays too much with the roasted malts, and it’s not substantiated enough by the malt and chocolate; it also has some light sourness, and some cardboard. Correct bitterness, with pleasant alcohol warmth.
Good but not elegant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2013
at 12:05
8/10
strong espresso coffee followed by some baker's chocolate, very roasted with some creaminess, a bit nutty, hint of metallic finish
Tried
on 02 Nov 2012
at 19:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large brown foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma consists of vanilla and wood with some light dry roasted malt. Taste is also a solid mix of vanilla notes with light woody notes and some black chocolate. Body is below average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Well brewed and quite enjoyable though a fuller body would have been better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2012
at 09:54