Morningwood
Odd Side Ales

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From:
Odd Side Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 8.41%
Reviews:
62
Ratings:
364
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 03, 2021
Added:
Dec 12, 2011
Wants:
  73
Gots:
  92
This complex imperial chocolate coffee stout aged in bourbon barrels provides a mouth watering vanilla, oak, whiskey, chocolate and espresso flavors.
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Ratings by MasterPenguins:
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Rated by MasterPenguins from North Carolina

4.29/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Jan 08, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Mar 03, 2021
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pitch black pour with a brown cap. Chocolate cake, vanilla, espresso and a touch of bourbon. Taste doesn't have much barrel but does have a ton of chocolate, vanilla, espresso, and especially fudge. Back end is very sweet, but everything before is well balanced. Have to deduct from the feel though, barrel is weak, body is thinner and sweetness does run away with it a little on the finish. Still a good dessert stout
Nov 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by goblue30 from Michigan

Jul 07, 2020
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Delicious imperial stout from the always-reliable Odd Side Ales here in West Michigan. 2/10/20 date printed on can. Pours a thick luscious dark black opaque color with some tan head and small rings of lingering lacing. Smells deeply of dark chocolate, dark roast coffee, bourbon, oak, caramel, vanilla, malt, a little sweetness - maybe brown sugar or maple. Taste follows the nose, very nice richness and depth, great complexity and balance. That touch of sweetness is very nice. Smooth, lusciously thick, chewy mouthfeel, slightly creamy, just the right amount of carbonation. High ABV is well hidden, this does not have to be slowly sipped. Delicious!
Apr 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.83 by Kuelsken from Michigan

Apr 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.43 by nruhlig from Minnesota

Sep 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

May 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by ian_graf from Minnesota

Apr 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by npachl from Wisconsin

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.43 by JoeLev from Ohio

Feb 24, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

4.03/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle poured into Thulsa Doom. Trade from superspak.

Deep, thick shiny black brings an obsidian nucleus with coffee brown edging. The head is a beige fingernail.

Wow, lots of vanilla on the nose. Some mocha. Espresso. Sweet caramel bourbon barrel. Mmm.

Flavor brings intense antiseptic, with flavors of bright fruits soaked in dark roast coffee. A continual mild flavor of cherry cough syrup throughout the whole beer, unbelievably realistic. Some sweet orange peel, molasses, dark berry, burnt caramel, slight vanilla, and intense peppery roasted coffee. The antiseptic barrel comes in at the end again to sandwich the entrance and the closure. Lots of lingering roasty bitterness. More cherry cough syrup drying on the finish.

Feel is slick. Very slick, like oil. Coats the palate. Burning heat from the barrel and booze. Resins and alcohol dryness close out the profile.

Overall, a pretty decent bourbon barrel stout, but just a little too intense/antiseptic for me. It reminds me of Vicks44 and being sick and a pile of Kleenex. It's very forward in its flavors but they are both charred and medicinal. Worth a try if you are curious.
Dec 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.45 by akopczyk from Ohio

Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.37 by Benish from Utah

Nov 25, 2018
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Reviewed by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Vintage 2018; bottled 01/26/2018

Appearance: black body with thin cap of off white head.

Smell: very chocolatey aroma. Smells very rich and sweet. No distinct coffee notes or bourbon notes.

Taste: Liquid milk chocolate bar. Not tasting much coffee. Not tasting much bourbon. Getting a very rich vanilla taste. Maybe that is the bourbon barrels contribution to the beer flavor?

Mouthfeel: thin body; on par with most Odd Side stouts. Really sticky and slightly boozey, but that maybe due to the richness that this beer has.

Overall: Nice stout from Oddsides, but there are better barrel aged options from this brewery.
Aug 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 13, 2018
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Reviewed by Wolvmar from Michigan

3.9/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
16oz growler from Barrels & Vines. Bottled 7/18/18. Drank 7/20/18. 10% ABV.

Pour: small tumbler. Almost no head despite seemingly good carbonation when opened. Dark brown/black.

Nose: vanilla, coffee, chocolate. Not overpowering at all and not a lot of alcohol present.

Taste: vanilla was surprisingly strong but not overdone. Although a bit more than I like. Chocolate, mild coffee, slight bourbon tone. There’s a lot going on but all very subtle.

Mouthfeel: this is chewy. Fairly well carbonated for the style but easily drinkable. Really nice.

Overall: a typical well-done BBA coffee stout. However, the relatively strong vanilla nose and taste keeps it a little below others in my book. Would drink again and enjoy but won’t actively seek it out.
Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by 1600eman from England

Jul 11, 2018
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Rated by Vader444 from Scotland

4.91/5  rDev +18%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On draft at Doghouse Merchant City in Glasgow. Amazing beer. Massive chocolate on the nose and palate. Love it.
Jul 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.38 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Jun 12, 2018
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