Black Gold
Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
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8.00
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One of our most limited and highly sought-after beers, bottles of this bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout get released at the brewery every October, with every year's batch being a different recipe than the last.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @MBCC 2024, Green Session, courtesy of the US neighbours. Oily black, no head. Roast, choc, bourbon and coffee aroma. Bourbon boozy, rich malty flavour, sweet bourbon. Lasting boozy buzz.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2024
at 19:37
8/10
Sweet and boozy, Hershey's chocolate sauce and bourbon. That's really it, but very nice anyway.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2024
at 15:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour. Pours black. Chocolate, vanilla, barrel, biscuit, milk chocolate, clean sweet stout, cherry, apple. Medium body. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2024
at 01:46
8/10
From Backlog. Taster, from Bottle, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 24. Black with some beige head. Roasted Malts, bourbon, barrel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2024
at 19:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A black beer, no head. Aroma of sweet strong dark malt, bourbon, coffee. Taste of dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, Bourbon, boozy finish.
Tried
on 14 May 2024
at 06:53
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
--Bottled. -- Black, minimal head. Aroma of homemade chocolate sauce and boozy bourbon. Sweet with full body and rounded, somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Chocolate mud cake and bourbon. Warming finish. A bit like bourbon mixed with chocolate mud cake dough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2024
at 20:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
MBCC. Courtesy of the US guys. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily and a bit boozy. 110524
Tried
on 11 May 2024
at 16:58
7/10
And vintage chicken
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2024
at 20:30
7/10
Vanilla, alcohol, oak, bourbon, tannins, very dark chocolate, nutty
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2024
at 20:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared at Palace Hall, Malmö March 2024 tasting (23/03/2024) - roasted and sweet dark malty with opulent chocolate, some caramel and fudge like sweet malty support, brown sugar, full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel, big bourbon hit into the warming malty close.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2024
at 12:42