Origin of Darkness (2024) - Spanish Cedar & Bitter Orange Infused Imperial Stout

Collective Arts Brewing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Collab with: The Establishment Brewing Company
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production

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7.29

ABV: 10.7%

IBU: -

Ticks: 2

Explore the depths of the unknown with our latest Origin of Darkness offering. This Imperial Stout is more than a brew — it's otherwordly. Crafted in collaboration with Calgary's The Establishment Brewing Company, it's aged on Spanish Cedar and infused with bitter orange and a hint of cinnamon, giving it an audacious twist. Demerara sugar adds a rich sweetness to balance its bold 10.7% ABV. This intense and delicious brew features Bogotá's Cristian Alarcón D. artwork.

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8.5

Stuu (34926) reviewed Origin of Darkness (2024) - Spanish Cedar & Bitter Orange Infused Imperial Stout from Collective Arts Brewing 8 months ago

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

Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, wood spice, orange peel, toffee, vanilla, taste is chewy toffee, vanilla, cinnamon, creamy, chocolate, bitter orange. 9/8/9/9/8 --- Beer merged from original tick of Origin of Darkness Spanish Cedar & Bitter Orange Infused Imperial Stout on 31 Mar 2025 at 17:54 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, wood spice, orange peel, toffee, vanilla, taste is chewy toffee, vanilla, cinnamon, creamy, chocolate, bitter orange. 9/8/9/9/8

Tried on 06 Apr 2025 at 09:10

7.9

GRM (7521) reviewed Origin of Darkness (2024) - Spanish Cedar & Bitter Orange Infused Imperial Stout from Collective Arts Brewing 8 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Brown bottle, 500 ml, via Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) on February 8, 2025, savoured on March 27, 2025; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring and islands of beige head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, spices, slight tobacco, alcohol, light fruitiness, light cedar; mouth : chocolate, spices, alcohol, light fruity, slight cedar, light alcohol warmth, caramel, bitterness, orange, finale in chocolate with light presence of bitter orange, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, slightly raspy texture; in summary: fine

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Bouteille brune, 500 ml, via Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) le 8 février 2025, savourée le 27 mars 2025; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau et îlots de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, épices, très léger tabac, alcool, léger fruité, léger cèdre; bouche : chocolat, épices, alcool, léger fruité, très léger cèdre, léger chaleur d’alcool, caramel, amertume, orange, finale en chocolat avec légère présence d’orange amère, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture très légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2025 at 20:46