T.O.R.I.S. the Tyrant - Barrel Aged
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.21
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This super-tasty Triple Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout is rich, dark and flavorful - the way we like it - this beer is intense! Reaching a whole new level of taste, a wonderful complexity and depth is imparted from aging in select Bourbon barrels. Rich flavors and aromas of oak, vanilla & whiskey abound, to perfectly compliment the intense character of T.O.R.I.S.
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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Holy guacamole, what a stout. Massive in every sense of the style; tsunami-like waves of bittersweet chocolate, molasses, caramel, fudge, and anise, hints of black cherry, raisin, and char, finished off by a massive espresso-and-hop fade that scours the palate with a healthy, lingering bitterness. Texture is milkshake-thick and warm, but not nearly what you'd expect form an almost-14% beer. Perfect nose--chocolate, caramel, bourbon, and oak, as lovely as stout can be. Mighty, mighty beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2018
at 01:01
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 750 ml from Beergium. Black with beige head. Lots of chocolate, roasted malts, barrel, bourbon, sweet with nice bitter finish. Oily. Wood. Low carbonation. Thick and smooth. Warming. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2018
at 20:08
9.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Aus der Flasche im 2018-10 getrunken. Wieder so ein fettes Imperial Stout mit kräftigen Schokoladenaroma und leichter Süße. Eine Bitterkeit durch Hopfen oder Röstnote ist nicht vorhanden. Klarer Traumstoff im Glas!
Tried
on 27 Oct 2018
at 20:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Fátyolszerű habocska, vöröses árnyalatú fekete szín. Csokis, kakaós, kávés, aszalt gyümölcsös illat, határozott vaníliás, whiskey-s és hordós vonásokkal. Íze csokis, kakaós, kávés, aszalt gyümölcsös-szilvás, vaníliás, bourbonos és tölgyfahordós aromákkal. Kissé édeskés, testes, enyhén szénsavas, közepesen keserű. Isteni finom.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2018
at 22:03
9/10
Backlog
Tried
on 01 Sep 2018
at 14:50
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2018
at 01:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with my brother. Very interesting, as we compared this to the BORIS reserva. The latter is a lot smoother and more mellow, with a richness that is countered by loads of vanilla and whisky. TORIS is way more intense on all levels and quite boozy, with a super intense roast aroma and flavour. It first it seemed a bit too much but it released more complexities and subtleness as it warmed up more. At the suggested temperature it's a lovely overcharged impy, with a really intense roast flavour - coffee, dark malts, some smoke. Very rich and boozy too, but it's balanced by the barrel-ageing, which gives it a nice whisky backbone. Lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2018
at 19:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Oakes' Manor tasting
Black color. Aroma of roasted malts, dry tobacco leaves. Delicious chocolate flavor, sweet, roasted malts, some bourbon, wood, cocoa nibs, warming alcohol, smooth finigh.
Wonderful.
Black color. Aroma of roasted malts, dry tobacco leaves. Delicious chocolate flavor, sweet, roasted malts, some bourbon, wood, cocoa nibs, warming alcohol, smooth finigh.
Wonderful.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2018
at 07:54
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2018
at 20:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Tavour. Nose is oak, roast, chocolate, and hints of vanilla and bourbon but the flavors hitting my tongue were even better. Black with a small cinnamon tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet chocolate malts with hints of roast coffee, vanilla, oak, and bourbon. Very nice! Wish I had ordered a second bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2018
at 22:05