8/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2017
at 13:33
6/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2017
at 13:33
8/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2017
at 13:32
8/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2017
at 13:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Review from notes, Sample at The Microbrew Invitational 6/3/2017 Solid black Roasty earthy chocolate and light apple. Faint vanilla and light oak tannin.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2017
at 17:37
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottled December 2015, shared by Brian on 10/15/16.
Medium-sized, tan head tops a dark, ebony-to-mahogany body with good clarity. Retention is moderate to low.
Mushrooms, meat, peanuts and light soy in the nose with a hint of spoiled milk. All the things you want in an Imperial Stout....Not sure what the impetus for wanting to age their mid-gravity, thin stout was, but here you have it. Granted, that’s not the problem here, rather, something seems infected or very off.
The flavor confirms. Bitter, sour notes mix with coffee and light chocolate. Spoiled milk, raisins and caramel atop a very thin body, with low carbonation. Spicy, strong bourbon notes heat up the flavor and exacerbate whatever has gone wrong here. Astringent oak on the finish. Yikes.
Medium-sized, tan head tops a dark, ebony-to-mahogany body with good clarity. Retention is moderate to low.
Mushrooms, meat, peanuts and light soy in the nose with a hint of spoiled milk. All the things you want in an Imperial Stout....Not sure what the impetus for wanting to age their mid-gravity, thin stout was, but here you have it. Granted, that’s not the problem here, rather, something seems infected or very off.
The flavor confirms. Bitter, sour notes mix with coffee and light chocolate. Spoiled milk, raisins and caramel atop a very thin body, with low carbonation. Spicy, strong bourbon notes heat up the flavor and exacerbate whatever has gone wrong here. Astringent oak on the finish. Yikes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2016
at 17:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled December 2015, shared by Brian on 10/15/16.
Dark mahogany-to-ebony body shows an indetermined clarity with a tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Chocolate and plentiful coffee mix about in the nose as caramel and vanilla balance the equation fairly deftly. Light earthiness, hints of prune and raisin but fairly dominant in the chocolate-caramel department with no alcohol and a lingering coffee character.
Medium-bodied with chocolate and light coffee notes, hints of plum, raisin and soft vanilla. Caramel sweetness is moderate and the carbonation a bit loose. No flaws, I don’t think, but it’s a little lackluster all-around. Seems very dull and the texture and carbonation are thin and loose.
Dark mahogany-to-ebony body shows an indetermined clarity with a tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Chocolate and plentiful coffee mix about in the nose as caramel and vanilla balance the equation fairly deftly. Light earthiness, hints of prune and raisin but fairly dominant in the chocolate-caramel department with no alcohol and a lingering coffee character.
Medium-bodied with chocolate and light coffee notes, hints of plum, raisin and soft vanilla. Caramel sweetness is moderate and the carbonation a bit loose. No flaws, I don’t think, but it’s a little lackluster all-around. Seems very dull and the texture and carbonation are thin and loose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2016
at 17:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown to black, red hues, 1 finger head that fades quickly. Tobacco, vanilla, almond joy, sweet cocoa. turpentine, medicinal, vanilla, wood, cocoa, The finish is thin. this is kind of like a medicine with latex.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2016
at 10:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brownish red. Aroma is a little difficult to manage since we’re cooking but it has a nice sweetness. cocoa, thin despite the big head, it actually has a medicinal maybe turpentine flavor at the end. Creamy, coffee with a little licorice.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2016
at 10:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Willrunforbeer. December 2015 bottling. Dark brown in color, very thin head. Aroma is light oak and very mild dark fruit. The oak barrel aging didn’t really seem to improve anything here. I find that this "bourbon" has thinned out the stout making it more Tanic than anything. I tried to like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2016
at 14:25