Blood Brothers Brewing Balam (2024)

Balam (2024)

 

Blood Brothers Brewing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Smoked Series
Score
7.15
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks: 4
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w/ Hale Noir Coffee & Madagascar Vanilla Beans • 13.5% ABV

The barrel beasts have risen from their slumbering dreams of oak, coffee & vanilla, which means our coveted holiday Balam elixirs will be wrought upon the world forthwith! To showcase our seasonal BBA stout in unique ways, each blend is aged in a choice bourbon barrels, paired with local roasted coffee and whole exotic vanilla beans, then complimented with a touch of smoked malt to give this unique recipe the complexity and depth of flavour it’s known for. This year’s Balam is all about big chocolate, extra roast, and delicious coffee only mellowed by a sweetness from a vanilla and molasses finish.
 

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thanks fonefan! Pitch black colour, small head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, some mild toffee liquorice and a bit rye and roasted tones. Flavour is liquorice, chocolate, some coffee with mild roasted tones as well. Quite sweet. Alcohol does also give a warming feel to it, but it doesn't taste boozy.

Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2025 at 16:27


5.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, minimal head. Aroma of vanilla and caramel. Very sweet with full body and viscous moutheel. Caramel and custard. Chocolate cake and port, cloying custard. Warming finish.

Tried on 12 May 2025 at 20:40


8.5

Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2025 at 10:00


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

EB - Can 473ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀☁️☂️ 💻👀 [ As Blood Brothers Balam - 2024 ]. ABV: 13.5%. [20250329]. 8/4/9/4/17

Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2025 at 20:43