As You Wish...
Pipeworks Brewing Company

As You Wish...As You Wish...
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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
Ranked #12
ABV:
11%
Score:
98
Ranked #452
Avg:
4.43 | pDev: 6.55%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
204
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 03, 2024
Added:
Oct 11, 2014
Wants:
  81
Gots:
  42
A Elijah Craig Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Porter (As You Wish)

TKK - In my own story, you are roaring off into the unknown on a grand quest, with beer and bacon to nourish and nary a green vegetable for miles. One day, I’ll read that book aloud to you. Go then, my love, there are other worlds than these. Until we meet again. AES.
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Ratings by Sweffin:
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Rated by Sweffin from Wisconsin

4.7/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

Jan 10, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Brought a bottle home from The Doge @ June 2018.
Aged very well. Big, balanced…Elijah Craig still prominent. Smooth/very drinkable as hoped with a barreled/cellared Imperial Porter body… not some huge chewy stout.
Even more outstanding as beer warmed a bit.
Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.49 by Bartleby91 from Wisconsin

Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.44 by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

May 31, 2020
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.43/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - The beer poured an inky black color with a dark mocha colored head.

Smell - There were big sweet burbon notes in the nose.

Taste - At the front, there was smooth sweet bourbon. Leathery notes were accompanied by dark chocolate. Bourbon and oak really come through in back. It gets better as it warms.

Mouthfeel - The beer was smooth and very full bodied.

Overall - This beer was pretty awesome, but bordered on elite as it warmed.
Nov 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by SWChi from Illinois

Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Feb 11, 2019
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Jet black with a tiny and quickly disappearing tan head. Smells strongly of bourbon, roasted malt, baker's chocolate, and caramel, but mostly booze. Taste really opens up, bourbon leads but met with caramel, vanilla, leather, baker's chocolate, coffee, wood, marshmallow, raisin, and molasses, but all through the lens of robustness. Unrelenting in feel, can't believe it is a porter except the mouthfeel of the finish is definitely porter like with the dry thinning. Fantastic beast of a beer
Jan 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by WhackoMillah93 from Massachusetts

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by Mikexw from New York

Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by AuntBea from Illinois

Dec 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by akk14 from Illinois

Dec 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by thinwhiteduke from Illinois

Nov 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

Oct 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Oct 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.84 by ruzzal from Texas

Sep 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.42 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Aug 20, 2018
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.34/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2018 release. Very dark, nearly black, with minimal head from a gentle pour. Thick. Copious booze on the nose and the palate, with bourbon notes that are true to the Elijah Craig it was aged in: creamy vanilla, nougat, dates, dark chocolate, and touches of pie spices. Round, big flavors and complex oscillations between malted grains, delicate fruit, and baked goods, all infused with a very health dash of bourbon.
Aug 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.42 by mig100 from Texas

Aug 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by pagriley from Illinois

Jun 24, 2018
As You Wish... from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 204 ratings