![]() Also not much if anything for a hop profile on the nose.įirst sip reveals a full, thick body with soft gentle and fine carbonation. I dont get any booze here which is impressive at 13.3%. I dont get licorice that is on the label, which is okay as I dont tend to like anice/licorice aroma or flavor too much. Also some bourbon notes come through here. I also definitely get cinnamon, but its not artificial like Big Red, very earthy cinnamon note. The aroma on this beer is complex and enticing, there is some dark chocolate and a bit of roasted malts and almost charred note. The dense creamy head fades slowly to a sturdy surface covering and leaves dense coating lattice on each sip or swirl of the glass. Looks the part of an imperial stout for sure. No spillage out and no light passing through either. The beer pours a thick, jet black coffee color with a dense brown head foaming up about 2 cm and gently cresting over the edge of my glass. Sampling this 2021 vintage 22 oz bottle poured into my trusty snifter. An absolute masterpiece, seek it out yesterday! Aug 14, 2022 It's wonderfully cohesive and well-rounded in a way stouts not even a fourth as deep are. It's one of the most complex stouts I've ever sampled, and - like I said - isn't complex in a "some is good, therefore too much is even better" kind of way. This, though, this lives up to the hype and then some. I'm always that guy saying beer X doesn't live up to the hype or wondering how the hell beer Y earned a 100. Carbonation is low, but it doesn't need much anyways since the oak tannins cleanse the palate decently. It's still as creamy and decadent as one could want from a monster barrel-aged stout. I could use a touch more body and thickness, but that's me nitpicking for the sake of picking nits. It's not as texturally slick or slimy as other big oatmeal stouts, but by no means is it bone-dry. The more I consume, the more I love it, therefore it earns an elusive 5 taste-wise. There's a ton of stuff going on with this one, and actually coalesces together into something harmonious and complex instead of complicated and sloppy. Dark chocolate, espresso, roast, and licorice round out the middle - again, enough to make you think, but not enough to overpower. Same with the bourbony finish: it's subtle yet noticeable, without being massively assertive. It starts off with a nice, sweet cinnamon flavor lacking the bitter spice of other (frankly lesser) cinnamon-adorned beers. While the taste doesn't follow the nose super-close, it's wonderful in its own way. Tons of oak, vanilla, and bit of corn shine through. ![]() And of course, the assertive bourbon barrels can't be overlooked. There's a tiny hint of cinnamon lingering around, which is good: too much cinnamon would have hurt its chances at greatness. A light touch of smoke gives it another layer of depth. The focus here is on roasted malt, espresso, licorice, and baker's cocoa. The aroma, though, is out of this world good. Befitting a huge, barrel-aged monster, there isn't much head, just a tan collar topping it off. Well hidden ABV.įor me this falls just a little short of perfection with the emphasis on spices and a finish that is just a tiny bit too sweet. Slick, oily, full-bodied mouthfeel, low tannins, and lush carbonation. Flavors are not quite integrated - curious how this would age. Medium earthy finish with the base beer shining through like the best oatmeal cookie you've had. Malty and rich with hints of toasted nuts and 'smores in addition to black licorice and cinnamon. The flavor follows the nose but is joined by a wave of chocolate covered cherries, plum torte, cloves, faint poblano, sweet hay, and more. Seal brown body with a rouse-able dun/desert sand event horizon good retention for what's there fine sandy lacing, sticky thin tears.Ĭocoa, molasses, cinnamon, baked oatmeal, sugar (demerara with hints of muscovado), tobacco, vanilla, and coconut in the nose. 2022 edition - 13.6% ABV - poured from a 22oz waxed bomber into a snifter.
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