8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a bit of carbonation but very little head. Aromas of sweet bourbon, graham cracker, vanilla, figs, and slick roasted malts. Flavors of oaky bourbon, orange peel, sharp black coffee, vanilla, and oily roasted malts. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2024
at 01:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, with just a thin head. The aroma is all about the bitters, with a bit of rum in behind that. On the palate, herbaceous most certainly. A grab bag of thyme, juniper berries, spruce, gentian and whatever else is in there. The base beer has some sweetness, figs, maybe caramel, though not the utmost complexity. The bitters is all over this, and thankfully it lends a good character. Just looking for a bit more overall depth here.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2024
at 07:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, with a thin head. Aroma has a lot going on - coconut, amburana and bourbon in that order, on top of the sweet dark sugar imperial stout base. On the palate, the amburana spiciness is pronounced, the alcohol rolls through with some warmth, and then there's a bit of that coconut adding another element. Nothing super refined - each individual element stands on its own but without much complementarity between them.
Tried
on 12 May 2024
at 06:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle. Pours clear deep brown with minimal head. Aroma has a ton of sweet cherry with some herbal and caramel malt notes. Flavour has a lot of sweet cherry, some burnt caramel and herbal notes. Carbonation could be stronger. Very medicinal; leaned too much into the cherry flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2024
at 06:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a tiny beige head. Aroma reveals tons of cherry, cherry liqueur, candi sugar, perfume, and booze. Flavour is intense, with lots of cherry cough drop, cherry liqueur, some perfume, booze, candi sugar, and brandy liqueur. A bit too syrupy and medicinal in the cherry department. Boozy and cough drop-like. Not the greatest base beer as usual, and the barrel can't rescue it. Still, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2024
at 06:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330mL bottle. Pours murky brown with no head. Aroma has big notes of brown sugar along with dark fruit, vanilla, and dark chocolate. Flavour has notes of lightly roasted malts, dark candied fruit, burnt vanilla, and dark chocolate. Has a slight astringency and boozy warmth. Mouthfeel is quite smooth; could definite have more carbonation. Overall really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2024
at 21:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with no head. Aromas of rich bourbon, graham cracker, raisins, soft vanilla, and caramel malts. Flavors of raisins, caramel, bourbon (more the intense Fitzgerald than softer Heaven Hills) and sweet toasty malts. Full warm finish; maybe a bit boozy. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2024
at 22:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
14.16%. 330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with no head. Aromas of chocolate fudge, sweet bourbon and brandy, plus vanilla and slick roasted malts. Flavors of sweet apple brandy, chocolate syrup, vanilla and rich roasted malts. Warm finish with a hint of dark cherries. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2024
at 00:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Shared bottle @MBCC2023 afterparty. Nearly clear, small beige head. Mild dried fruit and whisky aroma. Sweet boozy flavour, strong alc and hops bitterness. Sweet, caramely and boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2024
at 08:31
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of chocolate notes with floral coffee notes and dominant vanilla extract notes and residual sugar notes. Taste is also a mix of chocolate notes with floral coffee notes and unpleasant vanilla extract notes with some residual sugar notes. Body is full for style with good carbonation with no discernible alcohol notes. Way too much vanilla extract.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2024
at 14:15