Imperial Milk Porter - Stranahan Whiskey Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

Imperial Milk Porter - Stranahan Whiskey Barrel AgedImperial Milk Porter - Stranahan Whiskey Barrel Aged
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
ABV:
9%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.2 | pDev: 10.95%
Reviews:
75
Ratings:
162
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 05, 2018
Added:
Jul 24, 2011
Wants:
  94
Gots:
  46
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Ratings by Gfunk720:
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Reviewed by Gfunk720 from Connecticut

3.92/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle, out of my Long Trail Brewmasters glass.

A- Pitch black, very stout like. A very aggressive khaki colored head forms, with light lacing.

S- A sweet blend of whiskey, oak, and malt. Hints of chocolate and coffee as well. This is probably the best part about this beer, just smells amazing.

T- The initial flavor is very creamy, but a bit off putting. Notes of whiskey, oak, and caramel sweep through my mouth. More hints of chocolate, coffee, and dark malt. The flavor is a bit off, could be the lactose.

M- The beer has a great body, and is very complex. I do feel that it is a bit overly carbed, as evident by the head and biting fizz mid-sip.

O- I was very exited to try this, and was pleased with the result. It was a tasty beer, but not a whole lot of porter notes. This is more of a light stout aged in whiskey barels, but something is just slightly off.

-GFunk
Aug 28, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.9/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Featuring that stark CCB black, the head is large, tall and foamy, of a dark tan color, and settling to a lumpy froth that clings in wispy arms. It takes quite a while to die off, which is does completely, except for a thin gold chain.

Smell is quite the surprise to me, in that it exudes dark--and not milk--chocolate, with plenty of whiskey and maple-esque oak, as well as a touch of peppered nuts.

Taste immediately brings on that distinct sting of sweet peppery whiskey, followed by a smooth dark chocolate and raisin with hints of maple, coconut and Vanilla Coke. A waxy oak comes out in the swallow, and then, as it warms, a kind of nutty milkiness actually does arise.

The medium-thin body is silky smooth, and delicately cut by crisp, crinkly fizz that leads to a dry finish.
Apr 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Feb 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by johnyb from Florida

Jun 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by thatoneguymike from Georgia

May 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by VBWharfRat from Virginia

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Jordy777 from Illinois

Jun 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by moonknight31 from California

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by aapp from Vermont

May 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DustinSWB from Florida

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by rrski198 from Georgia

Mar 16, 2014
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Reviewed by kapkenobi from Pennsylvania

3.21/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Glad i got to try this after reading all the reviews. however this bottle has really started to fall off big time. Opened at a tasting group and while there was a hint of hte whiskey on the nose, it was devoid from the taste. After how much i loved cognac sweet stout i had high hopes. Im sure in its heyday this was a great beer, now its an average porter.
Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Greenplastic615 from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by baybum from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Dec 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by bcrossan from North Carolina

Dec 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by zestar from California

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by hansgruber from Indiana

Jul 30, 2013
Imperial Milk Porter - Stranahan Whiskey Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 162 ratings