Benthic - Apple Brandy Barrel
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.71
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Can shared by Johnny. Opaque black color, small to average sized light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, vanilla, liquor, brandy, cinnamon, some spices. Flavor is vanilla, brandy, spicy, coconut, cinnamon a bit too heavy for me tbh but still quite nice. Body is thick, carbonation is low but suits the beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12oz can at home during Charity Tasting. Black color, small coffee colored head. Smells vanilla, spices, cinnamon, barrel notes, lovely smell. Full body, light carbonation. Tastes cinnamon, vanilla, spices, coconut, barrel notes, Brandy, bit boozy. Finishes lightly sweet with notes of Brandy, cinnamon and vanilla notes. Very nice one, boozy and heavy, overall very good
8, 9, 9, 8, 8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Canned 355 ml, shared at the charity tasting. Black with tan head. Some coconut, light cinnamon, nice apple notes, chocolate, cocoa, medium sweetness. Quite smooth. Medium to full bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery. Aroma is super apple brandy forward. Lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee as well. Lighter roast and molasses notes. Light cinnamon and faint coconut. Medium light alcohol and faint oak notes. Pours jet black with a dark mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of caramel, toffee and chocolate. Lighter roast and molasses notes. Medium bitterness with medium light alcohol notes. Moderate apple brandy notes but less then in the aroma with moderate cinnamon, but more than in the aroma. Cinnamon lingers a bit in the finish and adds a bit of bitterness. Faint oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, I love the aroma on the beer; is more apple forward than any other apple brandy stout I have ever had. Coconut is much lighter in this variant. Cinnamon isn't overpowering.