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Van Ewing Beer in North Haven, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Twelve Percent Beer Project
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating

Score

7.33

ABV: 12.7%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

We took imperial stout aged over two years in Barton 1792, Elijah Craig 8 Yr, and Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye barrels and blended it with "new" un-aged beer to balance the liquid. Then, we conditioned the stout on Cacao Nibs, Dates, and hand-roasted Macadamia Nuts.

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Taboada (9094) reviewed

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3 months ago

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

355ml. can. @"Home", Compostela. 13/03/2026
[#8.970 Global - #1.926 United States of America - #1 Van Ewing (My Brewery #435 from the States)]
Pours black with a small and lacing beige head. Aroma: cocoa nibs, macadamian nuts and raisins. Taste: roasted macadamian nuts, unami and dried fruits. Sweet and nutty palate. Bourbon aftertaste.
Next one, please!

Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2026 at 20:42

Idiosynkrasie (18218) reviewed

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7 months ago

8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

355ml can. Jet black colour with average, frothy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, dark brown head. BA supported, roasty and chocolately, dark malty, minimally fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, hints of dates, some Bourbon, vanilla, treacle. Taste is sweet, chocolately and roasty, dark malty, caramel malty, fruity and slightly alcoholic, bitter hoppy counterpart, notes of caramel, cocoa, treacle, dates, BA notes of Bourbon, a weak touch of macadamia, cinnamon; warming, alcoholic finish.
Viscous texture, smooth and soft, cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite sweet, rich and intense - nice sipper.

Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 25 Nov 2025 at 01:40

tfontana (7710) reviewed

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11 months ago

7.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Can from trade with Steve! Opaque, inky black with nice viscosity, thin head, no lacing. Aroma is nice bourbon, malt, mild dark fruit, mild spice. Taste is sweet malt, mellow bourbon, later chocolate and dark fruit. Macadamia nut in finish? Thick texture, full bodied, soft carbonation. Bourbon could be a little bit stronger in the mix (I think they overweighted mixing in the un-aged beer) and dark fruit and Macadamia a bit understated, but quite good nonetheless.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2025 at 03:38