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Shakedown Imperial Chocolate Cherry Stout
Starr Hill Brewery
- From:
- Starr Hill Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 11.41%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 23, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 21
No description / notes.
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Rated by JonSchwartz from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Growler Grlz in Durham
Oct 01, 2016Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.81/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.81/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a St Bernardus goblet. Bottled on 6 October 2015.
3.5/3.75/3.75/3.5/4.25
A: No head. Shimmery, nearly-clear ruddy brown.
S: Smells predominantly of dry roast with a mere hint of fruit.
T/O: More than a smack of cherry here, and although it's more of the faux-maraschino variety than fresh or tart, it pairs remarkably well with the Hershey-esque chocolatiness. A light touch of booze. The overall effect is of a cherry cordial, which it seems is precisely what the brewer was aiming for. So? Props for a successful outcome!? A little on the sweet side for me.
M: Thickish and flattish.
Feb 22, 20163.5/3.75/3.75/3.5/4.25
A: No head. Shimmery, nearly-clear ruddy brown.
S: Smells predominantly of dry roast with a mere hint of fruit.
T/O: More than a smack of cherry here, and although it's more of the faux-maraschino variety than fresh or tart, it pairs remarkably well with the Hershey-esque chocolatiness. A light touch of booze. The overall effect is of a cherry cordial, which it seems is precisely what the brewer was aiming for. So? Props for a successful outcome!? A little on the sweet side for me.
M: Thickish and flattish.
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
3.1/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.1/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Thanks to Sam for this one. 12oz. bottle into a Grrrz teku.
Pours pitch black with a .5 finger mocha colored head with good retention. Lacing is thick and layered with excellent stick. Thin legs. Pretty good looking beer.
Nose is chocolate, roast and a mellow cherry presence. Chewy with some fudge in the back. Pretty subdued.
Opens chocolate, lightly tart and juicy cherry sweetness and some roast. The flavors are all there but they don't quite work together. Middle is more chocolate, cocoa, smoke and cherry pit. Thin, foamy and bittersweet finish with little lingering aftertaste. Average.
Medium bodied with low carbonation. Slick, oily and chewy in the mouth and goes down smooth if a bit thin. Finishes messy with a clean finish. Solid.
Again, the flavors in this beer are just as described but the roast, smoke, chocolate and black cherry just doesn't work well together. I'd pass on this next time.
Dec 22, 2015Pours pitch black with a .5 finger mocha colored head with good retention. Lacing is thick and layered with excellent stick. Thin legs. Pretty good looking beer.
Nose is chocolate, roast and a mellow cherry presence. Chewy with some fudge in the back. Pretty subdued.
Opens chocolate, lightly tart and juicy cherry sweetness and some roast. The flavors are all there but they don't quite work together. Middle is more chocolate, cocoa, smoke and cherry pit. Thin, foamy and bittersweet finish with little lingering aftertaste. Average.
Medium bodied with low carbonation. Slick, oily and chewy in the mouth and goes down smooth if a bit thin. Finishes messy with a clean finish. Solid.
Again, the flavors in this beer are just as described but the roast, smoke, chocolate and black cherry just doesn't work well together. I'd pass on this next time.
Shakedown Imperial Chocolate Cherry Stout from Starr Hill Brewery
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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