Noble Empire - Barrel-Aged Peanut Butter Cup
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.05
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Imperial Porter aged in Bourbon Barrels with Cacao Nibs and Peanut Butter
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can (5/21/24) shared by ClarkVV--thanks, Clark! Opaque dark brown, light viscosity, no head, lacing. Aroma is strong bourbon, earthy, roasted malt. Taste is strong bourbon, sweet malts, sugar. Smooth texture, relatively thin texture, no alcohol, sweet finish. Appreciate the bourbon but seems to be at the expense of everything else. Disappointing.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2025
at 17:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
16 oz can shared by Clarkvv. Aroma is bourbon and nothing more. Can’t find peanut butter any place not in the aroma or flavor. The body is really thin. No texture at all. With a short bourbon finish. What the hell happened to this series???
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from Can
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 14 Jun 2025
at 17:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Canned 5/21/24, drunk 6/15/25.
Clear. Dark. Small, light tan ring of bubbles.
Sweet bourbon in the nose is a nice break from all the natural flavors. Hint of peanut butter but very light. Clean and no booze. Not super malty, but not sweet.
Woah. Kind of a lot sweeter than expected...more peanut butter and round chocolate in flavor. Bourbon acidity. But there's a raw sugar on the end that is off-putting. Thin and with little beer character. Hmmm....what's going on with AleSmith?!
Clear. Dark. Small, light tan ring of bubbles.
Sweet bourbon in the nose is a nice break from all the natural flavors. Hint of peanut butter but very light. Clean and no booze. Not super malty, but not sweet.
Woah. Kind of a lot sweeter than expected...more peanut butter and round chocolate in flavor. Bourbon acidity. But there's a raw sugar on the end that is off-putting. Thin and with little beer character. Hmmm....what's going on with AleSmith?!
Tried
from Can
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 14 Jun 2025
at 17:09
7.6/10
Thanks Clark, aroma is bourbon. Taste is only sweet bourbon and raw sugar on the finish. Thin body. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2025
at 13:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. can, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is full of big bourbon barrels, plenty of peanut butter, and a touch of cocoa nibs in wonderful cohesion. Flavour is rich and surprisingly elegant for a BA peanut butter beer, but count on AleSmith to do it right. There are rich notes of bourbon, peanut butter, sugars, and a little chocolate. On the sweeter side for an AleSmith BA beer, but far from cloying. The peanut butter character is not artificial whatsoever, and the bourbon presence is very satisfying. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2025
at 05:33