8/10
Sweet and fruity hop notes. Smooth stack of flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2018
at 20:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep, dark brown with a finger of beige foam that dissipates quickly. Vanilla and oak on the nose with roasted malt and cacao nib. Sweet vanilla, bourbon and dark malt. Quite sweet compared to the other variants and base. Lingering vanilla sweetness and bourbon. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barrel Aged Vanilla Absentium on 30 Jun 2018 at 18:17 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 19:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo. Pours a dark brown to black with a finger of beige head that dissipates quickly. Lots of barrel in the nose with bourbon and oaky vanilla, cacao nib and roasted malt. Smooth on the palate, with the bourbon and cacao nib notes coming through loud and clear. Some slight oaky creaminess to pair off the roasted malt and coffee-like flavors. Warming finish with smooth chocolate notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 19:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep brown to back with a small head that dissipates quickly. Coffee forward nose with bourbon and brownie notes. Sweet, but nice coffee bitterness to cut it. Espresso and chocolate malt on the palate. Lingering roasty espresso notes with dark chocolate and cacao nib on the finish. Rock solid and my favorite of the Absentium variants we tasted that day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 19:01
8/10
Tried
on 30 Jun 2018
at 17:49
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2018
at 17:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Quite hazy golden and light peach coloured body with a larger pure white head, about two centimetres tall that fades quickly and leaves just a lacing on top. Aroma of tropical fruits of course with a good deal of hop bite, but the guava and lilikoi (passionfruit) notes are the strongest along with some touches of alcohol and lighter malts noticeable throughout. Medium-bodied; Assertive bitterness from the lighter hops with a good balance of sweetness and stronger malt backbones with a good dose of alcohol, some bitterness from the grassy and fruity hops but also leaving things nice and complex for the fruity finish. Aftertaste shows the passionfruit, guava, banana, mango and tropical fruit notes but the hops are nice as well leaving a light biterness and robust body and complexity for the style. Overall, a nice and rich IPA with a lot of fruity and complex flavours that aren't obtusely bitter or pungent, but flavourful and quite dank. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased as a six pack from Publix in Buckhead/Lenox/Atlanta, Georgia a few minutes ago on 29-May-2018 for US$11,99/six pack, sampled in my hotel room a few minutes later here in Buckhead/Atlanta, Georgia on 29-May-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2018
at 03:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Zack's Epic Tasting. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige head that lingers. Deep cacao forward nose with some coffee and dark fruit. Palate is black forrest cake, fairly rich and chewy on the palate. Lingering cherry and dark chocolate on the finish. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2018
at 05:16
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Zack's Epic Tasting. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige foam. Big and rich cacao nib forward nose with coffee, bourbon and german chocolate notes. More cacao nib, fudge and oak on the palate. Bourbon is there, but not as big as a lot of barrel aged beers. Balanced, alcohol is hidden fairly well. Lingering cacao nib on the finish with baker's chocolate and oak. --- Beer merged from original tick of Coco Absentium on 27 May 2018 at 09:43 - Score: 9
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2018
at 05:15
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 20:50