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Bishop's Barrel 3
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- From:
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 8.49%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2020
- Added:
- May 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 50
- Gots:
- 32
Imperial stout aged in Woodford Reserve barrels with molasses.
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Ratings by dcloeren:
Reviewed by dcloeren from Texas
4.28/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.28/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Had a couple of these at Lukes Ice House in Beaumont, TX. Reviewed from notes.
Pours black with golden brown edges when held up to the light. The head quickly faded to a thing ring and remained that way for the remainder of the beer.
The aroma on this beer is stupid good. Huge barrel characteristics right off of the bat. Hearty bourbon notes, sweet vanilla and oak notes round it off. Smells like a BBA stout should smell for sure.
The taste is incredible as well. It follows the nose. Bourbon forward with sweet notes of vanilla dominate with a nice oak finish.
The mouthfeel is the only thing I can complain about with this beer. I had the same complaint about Bishop's Barrel 1. This beer is too damn thin! Make a beer with some body on it for once in your life! That being said, this beer does not drink like an 11.5% beer. It goes down real easy and still has some creaminess to it.
Overall, I was very pleased with this beer. If Saint Arnold would ever pull their head out of their ass and quit worrying about the general public and make a beer with some body on it I would be very impressed with them. They nailed this beer on aroma and taste for sure though. Unbelievably good in that regard.
May 20, 2013Pours black with golden brown edges when held up to the light. The head quickly faded to a thing ring and remained that way for the remainder of the beer.
The aroma on this beer is stupid good. Huge barrel characteristics right off of the bat. Hearty bourbon notes, sweet vanilla and oak notes round it off. Smells like a BBA stout should smell for sure.
The taste is incredible as well. It follows the nose. Bourbon forward with sweet notes of vanilla dominate with a nice oak finish.
The mouthfeel is the only thing I can complain about with this beer. I had the same complaint about Bishop's Barrel 1. This beer is too damn thin! Make a beer with some body on it for once in your life! That being said, this beer does not drink like an 11.5% beer. It goes down real easy and still has some creaminess to it.
Overall, I was very pleased with this beer. If Saint Arnold would ever pull their head out of their ass and quit worrying about the general public and make a beer with some body on it I would be very impressed with them. They nailed this beer on aroma and taste for sure though. Unbelievably good in that regard.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
4.23/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours out pitch black with very little to no head. Whiskey, chocolate, coconut, vanilla and cherries. Wishing it was a bit thicker, but overall it's delicious.
Mar 27, 2015Reviewed by beerdrifter from Germany
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked this up in a trade with Cisco! Dark brown, nearly black pour with a one finger caramel-colored head that fades quickly with decent lacing. Big boozey bourbon nose with hints of vanilla, molasses, dark chocolate, cocoa, and espresso. The taste follows suit with the bourbon once again the star. Lots of molasses along with hints of chocolate fudge, cocoa, toffee, espresso, oak, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is slightly thick and mouth-coating with perfect carbonation and a velvety smooth, subtly sweet finish. Overall, this is right up there with my favorite barrel aged stouts. Bold and flavorful and incredibly drinkable for such a big beer. Highly recommended!
Jan 16, 2015
Bishop's Barrel 3 from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
171 ratings
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