Barrel Aged Black Sun Stout
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

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From:
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 14.29%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
65
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 30, 2016
Added:
Jan 14, 2007
Wants:
  23
Gots:
  3
Our delicious stout-aged in a barrel since 2010, has a nose of coffee, roasted malts and piney hops. This medium-bodied stout has a broad depth of maltiness and a clean, dry finish.

50 IBU
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Ratings by MrMcGibblets:
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Reviewed by MrMcGibblets from Illinois

3.41/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: black w/a nice creamy tan head.
S: whiskey/bourbon dominates. smells like a 13% alcohol bomb. charred wood. the smells of the base beer (dark roasted coffee mostly) struggle underneath the qualities it has taken on from the whiskey barrel.
T: again, the whiskey barrel aging dominates. hot alcohol. in the battle of black sun stout vs the whiskey barrel, the barrel has grounded and pounded black sun into submission mere seconds into the first round.
M: a bigger-bodied base beer would have helped here as well. alcohol heat dominates and lingers.
O/D: perhaps had they mixed in a portion, or larger portion of non-bal aged black sun this would have been better. or, some time aging to mute the alcohol/whiskey notes. i felt it was overall unbalanced in a not so great way. certainly worth a try though, and for those that like the whiskey barrel aspects to be front and center, this may be manna for them.
Feb 12, 2012
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Barrel Aged Black Sun Stout from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 65 ratings