Orange Bliss Stout
Westbrook Brewing Co.

Orange Bliss StoutOrange Bliss Stout
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From:
Westbrook Brewing Co.
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
9.1%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 8.74%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
295
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 17, 2023
Added:
Dec 17, 2013
Wants:
  59
Gots:
  46
Stout brewed with cacao nibs, oranges, and a hint of vanilla.
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Ratings by Jstonerock24:
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Rated by Jstonerock24 from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

Nov 28, 2014
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Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

4.3/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a jet black with a finger and a half of foamy head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with some lacing. Aroma of chocolate and faint orange. Taste follows nose. Chewy. Excellent.
Dec 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Mar 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

4.04/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Our third anniversary beer is inspired by the classic combination of dark chocolate and oranges. A dark and roasty imperial stout base is infused with cocoa nibs, copious amounts of fresh oranges, and a hint of vanilla. Can be enjoyed now or cellared up to one year." Brewed in the style of an American Imperial Stout, available in 22 oz. bottles and on limited draft. The third entry in the very sought-after anniversary ale series by Westbrook.

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle to a snifter glass.

(Appearance) Pours a medium brown smooth foam head over a very dark brown, near black body. Retention is above average and lacing is light and patchy. 4

(Smell) Chocolate malts, moderate roasted grains, toasted caramel grains with a mild sweetness, a sharp pithy citrus and earthy bitterness with a lingering note of acidic coffee beans and trace vanilla. Potency is moderate. 3.75

(Taste) Very profound dark chocolate flavor with an orange tang character and a modest sweetness. Finishes on a rich note of earthy malt, roasted coffee and lingering cacao bean flavor. Very rich, decadent, the orange lends itself lightly to the beer and doesn't steal the show. Very enjoyable. 4.25

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, smooth, lightly chewy, earthy, mildly dry. Carbonation is modest, generating a medium frothiness and a mildly crisp finish. Body is medium+ for the style, shy of heavy overall. Balance is very slightly earthy and citrusy bitter over sweet. Alcohol presence is mild and there are no off characters. 4

(Overall) A very enjoyable stout. The orange angle generates a delicate orange zest and some mild acidity to the richness of the chocolate-heavy stout, and these two features play off each other nicely. They hit the chocolate level spot-on in this beer- rarely do I experience a stout that finishes so much like pure, rich dark chocolate. I missed the recommended enjoy by according to the brewery, but still found this beer very enjoyable with notable orange and chocolate flavors well in their prime by year two. 4

Westbrook Brewing Co.'s
Orange Bliss
/5.00
Jan 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by Cmoore8241 from South Carolina

Jun 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by aleckpa from North Carolina

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by sneth019 from Maryland

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by KAF from Iowa

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by kamikazeokami from Oregon

Apr 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by AshburnWineShop from Virginia

Mar 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by StoutSnob40 from California

Mar 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Feb 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by tclipse from Virginia

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by bcrossan from North Carolina

Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by tim007007 from Illinois

Jan 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Jan 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by RocketCityVol from Alabama

Jan 14, 2015
Orange Bliss Stout from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 295 ratings