Obsidian Imperial Porter - Rum Barrel
Cameron’s Brewing (ON) in Oakville, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.34
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty rum aroma with chocolate hints. Roasted malty woody chocolate flavor with hints of rum. Had a roasted malty woody chocolate and rum finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2014
at 09:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ the pussy palace. Pours a dark brown appearance with a tan head. Chocolate, caramel, white fruity, coconut, vanilla aroma. Medium body. A bit boozy finish. Sort of nutty, caramel, dark chocolate flavor. Fun brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2014
at 22:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Kevin. Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has musty dark grains, and light roasted malts with a hint of rum underlying. Flavor has nice roasted malts and dark grain combination with a nice touch of rum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2014
at 22:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Darby’s Liquor Store, Vancouver
Black color with large brownish head. The aroma has some cardboard, some spirit, dark chocolate, light vanilla. The body is lean, not as bold as expected, the mouthfeel is smooth; strong flavor of dark caramel and roasted malt, luckily not ashy; there is some dark chocolate and rum, hints of vanilla and something else very similar to Italian digestive liquors based on the bark of Cinchona officinalis. Strong bitterness, long digestive final.
Good beer, but overpriced (16.40$), one point less. Not impressive anyway.
Black color with large brownish head. The aroma has some cardboard, some spirit, dark chocolate, light vanilla. The body is lean, not as bold as expected, the mouthfeel is smooth; strong flavor of dark caramel and roasted malt, luckily not ashy; there is some dark chocolate and rum, hints of vanilla and something else very similar to Italian digestive liquors based on the bark of Cinchona officinalis. Strong bitterness, long digestive final.
Good beer, but overpriced (16.40$), one point less. Not impressive anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2014
at 23:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours black with a medium foamy tan head that lingers. Nose brings out rum, vanilla and roast. Flavour brings out chocolate, vanilla, rum, and some astringency. Nice and dry, with a velvet palate. Not really any residual sweetness, which is surprising considering the style and ABV. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2013
at 23:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(650mL bottle from LCBO) Pours a basically opaque near-black with a foamy tan head, a little lace. Aroma roasted malt, dark chocolate, burnt sugar, something rounded and sweet that reminds me a bit of toasted coconut, light wood, some dark rum booziness. Taste starts a little sweet but becomes dry and bitter - coffee, dry roasted malt, faint licorice, some rum character towards the finish (burnt sugar, woodiness, light spice). Finishes with some lingering roast and more than a little alcohol heat. Body is fairly light and porter-esque for the heft of the beer, carbonation moderate. An interesting idea and not a bad handling of the barrel either. The booze is a little rough and the whole package could use a bit more refinement to be truly worthy of the price tag.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2013
at 20:34