Palindrome
Barreled Souls Brewing Company in Saco, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
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7.68
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Our Double barrel aged member only stout (Double Member only). 33 months and 24 days total in Buffalo Trace bourbon then 18yr Willett Bourbon.
Bottled 09/12/2023
Bottled 09/12/2023
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by membership group. Opaque, inky black with nice viscosity, no head or lacing. Aroma is earthy, oaky, spicy bourbon, toffee, cherry vanilla. Taste is spicy bourbon and dark fruit over base malt. Full bodied, thick texture, soft carbonation, no sign of alcohol. Spicy Willett dominates but not necessarily a bad thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 23:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. 16/460. Aroma is bold spicy Willet bourbon. Maybe some chocolate but it’s a fuck ton of Willet. Barreled Souls went crazy on Willet two years ago. I don’t think Willet is my preference. Just MHO.
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from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 25 Jul 2025
at 23:05
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
500mL bottled 9/12/23, bottle 16/460, drunk 7/25/25.
Dark, inky, viscous pour. Very little head.
Yeah, smells like Willett. Big, bold, spicy, dry, lots of lead. Turns in to big cherry-vanilla on the very end. No roast in the flavor, no alcohol somehow, not even that strong-smelling. Dark chocolate character balances gently. That choco-cherry-vanilla combo on the end is insane.
Rich, rich, intense bourbon with big spice and lead. So much going on, so complex and so intensely-flavorful. Cherry vanilla lightens the mood with rich chocolate and light caramel. I like that it's minimally fudgey and takes things a different direction - more earthy, dark chocolatey. The Willett is next to none. The fact that it's not boozey or even overly heavy. The WIllett both intensifies but lightens things.
Dark, inky, viscous pour. Very little head.
Yeah, smells like Willett. Big, bold, spicy, dry, lots of lead. Turns in to big cherry-vanilla on the very end. No roast in the flavor, no alcohol somehow, not even that strong-smelling. Dark chocolate character balances gently. That choco-cherry-vanilla combo on the end is insane.
Rich, rich, intense bourbon with big spice and lead. So much going on, so complex and so intensely-flavorful. Cherry vanilla lightens the mood with rich chocolate and light caramel. I like that it's minimally fudgey and takes things a different direction - more earthy, dark chocolatey. The Willett is next to none. The fact that it's not boozey or even overly heavy. The WIllett both intensifies but lightens things.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 22:58
9/10
9/12/23 16/460 aroma is insane. Bourbon, spice, brown sugar. Taste is delightful, spicy rye finish, cherry vanilla notes. Insane for 18%
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 19:02