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Fundamental Observation
Bottle Logic Brewing
- From:
- Bottle Logic Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #12 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #18 - Avg:
- 4.68 | pDev: 6.41%
- Reviews:
- 303
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2024
- Added:
- May 17, 2015
- Wants:
- 941
- Gots:
- 336
Imperial Stout blended with Madagascar Vanilla Beans & Aged in Bourbon Barrels.
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Ratings by rawfish:
Rated by rawfish from California
4.57/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 22, 2015
4.57/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 22, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Received a 2022 bottle from @Beersnake1 3-13-23. Reviewed 12-14-23.
Beer poured black with a very nice tan head with the initial pour-4.25.
Nose is awesome as i am getting a medium roasted malt base that absorbs the rest in the bourbon barrels which lends notes of cocoa and bourbon. The vanilla adjunct is very prevalent and lends a nice tangent-4.5.
Taste is a medium roasted malt base that gives a big dose of vanilla up front with the barrels lingering in the background. With subsequent sips the blast of vanilla is coalescing with the barrels and am getting cocoa presumably from the choice of malts used. Finishes almost sweet but hopping and the barrels take that away-4.5.
Mouthfeel is very good as the large malt base is very viscous and each sip delightfully smooth-4.5.
Overall, initially graded Taste at 4.25 because it seemed to have too much vanilla but as my palate acclimated everything came together very nicely. A big thanks to Tim for a very generous trade! Overall rating 4.49.
Dec 14, 2023Beer poured black with a very nice tan head with the initial pour-4.25.
Nose is awesome as i am getting a medium roasted malt base that absorbs the rest in the bourbon barrels which lends notes of cocoa and bourbon. The vanilla adjunct is very prevalent and lends a nice tangent-4.5.
Taste is a medium roasted malt base that gives a big dose of vanilla up front with the barrels lingering in the background. With subsequent sips the blast of vanilla is coalescing with the barrels and am getting cocoa presumably from the choice of malts used. Finishes almost sweet but hopping and the barrels take that away-4.5.
Mouthfeel is very good as the large malt base is very viscous and each sip delightfully smooth-4.5.
Overall, initially graded Taste at 4.25 because it seemed to have too much vanilla but as my palate acclimated everything came together very nicely. A big thanks to Tim for a very generous trade! Overall rating 4.49.
Reviewed by Braunmeister_1943 from Pennsylvania
4.84/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5
4.84/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5
L- A glorious ebony with a dark brown
head.
S- BA Bourbon booze upfront with some
very ripe stone fruit and raisins.
T- Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla upfront and
very pleasant. Some hops and slight
bitter dark chocolate.
F- Quite viscous and velvety smooth
mouthfeel with very delicate carbonation.
O- World class is an understatement!
Other worldly phenomal is apt!
Nov 11, 2023head.
S- BA Bourbon booze upfront with some
very ripe stone fruit and raisins.
T- Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla upfront and
very pleasant. Some hops and slight
bitter dark chocolate.
F- Quite viscous and velvety smooth
mouthfeel with very delicate carbonation.
O- World class is an understatement!
Other worldly phenomal is apt!
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
2023 vintage
Afterr being impressed by my first few Bottle Logic beers, I’ve landed their white whale. This currently sits as the 17th highest rated beer on BA, their highest rated brew. I’ve been wanting to try this one for quite some time, so let’s just get right into it
Pours completely pitch black with 2 fingers of frothy dark brown head that slowly fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing
The nose is sweet but quite complex. I’m picking up on aromas of vanilla bean, burnt caramel, earthy bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, toasted oak, walnut, chocolate fudge, raisin, and light roast coffee
It’s very similar in taste and I have absolutely no complaints about that. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting chocolate fudge, vanilla bean, dark bread, caramel, medium roast coffee, sweet bourbon, charred oak, raisin, brown sugar, and light molasses. The swallow brings notes of toasted oak, molasses, vanilla bean, walnut, dark chocolate, medium roast coffee, black cherry, burnt caramel, sweet bourbon, and raisin
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a silky beer. Finishes surprisingly dry for how sweet it is and drinks below its abv
Oh man, this one absolutely lives up to the hype! I was a bit hesitant given how sweet it is, but it remains very balanced throughout. Great stuff
Oct 10, 2023Afterr being impressed by my first few Bottle Logic beers, I’ve landed their white whale. This currently sits as the 17th highest rated beer on BA, their highest rated brew. I’ve been wanting to try this one for quite some time, so let’s just get right into it
Pours completely pitch black with 2 fingers of frothy dark brown head that slowly fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing
The nose is sweet but quite complex. I’m picking up on aromas of vanilla bean, burnt caramel, earthy bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, toasted oak, walnut, chocolate fudge, raisin, and light roast coffee
It’s very similar in taste and I have absolutely no complaints about that. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting chocolate fudge, vanilla bean, dark bread, caramel, medium roast coffee, sweet bourbon, charred oak, raisin, brown sugar, and light molasses. The swallow brings notes of toasted oak, molasses, vanilla bean, walnut, dark chocolate, medium roast coffee, black cherry, burnt caramel, sweet bourbon, and raisin
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a silky beer. Finishes surprisingly dry for how sweet it is and drinks below its abv
Oh man, this one absolutely lives up to the hype! I was a bit hesitant given how sweet it is, but it remains very balanced throughout. Great stuff
Reviewed by dafla67 from Pennsylvania
4.71/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a deep, dark brown color. Aroma is a wonderful combination of rich chocolate, deep vanilla with hints of bourbon and dark fruits. Taste is really intense combination following nose -- dark chocolate, strong vanilla, fruity and bourbon flavors. Mouthfeel is full bodied. Overall incredible stout.
Sep 19, 2023Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island
4.44/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2022 vintage (batch 8) served in my Bruery snifter. Pours one shade shy of black. Complexion is opaque. Head ins loose and mocha-colored and quickly disperses into a tight band around the shoulders and an oily slick across the surface. Nose is decadent vanilla, caramel, cocoa and spirits. This is going to be decadently sweet! Taste follows nose - spirits are subdued and only come out at the finish. The rest is just pure candy. Mouthfeel is medium in body with a semi-still carbonation. Overall, an amazing imperial stout.
Sep 16, 2023Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
4.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
500ml capped bottle into a BBT snifter.
Pours with a 1 finger dark mocha head. Beer pours heavy, pitch black, viscous. Sticky, mocha legs. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, molasses, and barrel. Pungent and rich. Beer opens chocolate, vanilla, and fudge. Hints of cocoa powder and roasted malt. Big barrel overtones. More vanilla and molasses in the finish. Body is full with low carbonation. Sticky and viscous on the palate and goes down warm with a long, lingering, sticky aftertaste.
This is great. Simple but well made. Amazing body.
Sep 11, 2023Pours with a 1 finger dark mocha head. Beer pours heavy, pitch black, viscous. Sticky, mocha legs. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, molasses, and barrel. Pungent and rich. Beer opens chocolate, vanilla, and fudge. Hints of cocoa powder and roasted malt. Big barrel overtones. More vanilla and molasses in the finish. Body is full with low carbonation. Sticky and viscous on the palate and goes down warm with a long, lingering, sticky aftertaste.
This is great. Simple but well made. Amazing body.
Rated by BubalooBrewMaster from Kentucky
4.89/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.89/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
One of my favorites from BL... I only had B1 a few years ago but Im catching up on my reviews.
Aug 31, 2023Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan
4.68/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Received from a generous person in a NBS BIF back in 2020 and split with a friend soon thereafter. This is from the notes.
Pours the color of strong coffee ("Stout Black" I like to call it) and is light blocking dark in the glass with just a little walnut hue on the edges. The deep brown head is inviting and slow to dissipate.
The aroma gave me vanilla first, bourbon second, and the menagerie of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, wood, char that make up the malts contribution to the smells. Very nice, if a little more vanilla than expected.
The taste was solid. The vanilla, so heavily featured in the aroma, was first on the tongue, followed and overwhelmed my the coffee-chocolate-dark fruits almost cake like in effect; not sweet exactly, just decadent (if that makes any sense) The bourbon was in the swallow, terminating the pastry party effectively.
The feel was a viscous pleasure. For such an ABV I like something with heft, or body - to sip and savor, not quaff down like some AAL. This nicely fits my preferences almost perfectly.
Would love to try again, but glad I got to try it at least once.
Jun 28, 2023Pours the color of strong coffee ("Stout Black" I like to call it) and is light blocking dark in the glass with just a little walnut hue on the edges. The deep brown head is inviting and slow to dissipate.
The aroma gave me vanilla first, bourbon second, and the menagerie of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, wood, char that make up the malts contribution to the smells. Very nice, if a little more vanilla than expected.
The taste was solid. The vanilla, so heavily featured in the aroma, was first on the tongue, followed and overwhelmed my the coffee-chocolate-dark fruits almost cake like in effect; not sweet exactly, just decadent (if that makes any sense) The bourbon was in the swallow, terminating the pastry party effectively.
The feel was a viscous pleasure. For such an ABV I like something with heft, or body - to sip and savor, not quaff down like some AAL. This nicely fits my preferences almost perfectly.
Would love to try again, but glad I got to try it at least once.
Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia
4.23/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.23/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Received from the ever-generous @turkeysdrinkbeer in August 2022, and drunk in May 2023.
L: Thick, jet black. Utterly still. There's a thin coat of rusty, coppered-coloured foam atop the glass.
S: Umami roastiness, booze, vanilla, dark chocolate, cocoa, and ethereal spirit notes from the bourbon. Surprisingly, this didn't change much as the beer warmed.
T: Vanilla and bourbon notes dominate the initial swallow, and then a wave of booze crashes over the top, burning throat, tongue and larynx like a good RIS should. There's a tangy hit of malt and then a retronasal whack of cookie dough settles in and lingers long. Warmth settles in the stomach and a medicinal sweetness slides in after the cookie dough fades. There's an excellent balance to this beer - there's no danger of cloying sweetness, nor is there so much stickiness that wasps begin to hover expectantly around my head.
M: Mouthfeel is thick and unctuous - there's minimal carbonation but it suits the beer well. As noted above there's warmth seeping lazily through my body at the halfway mark of this one, and it settles deep and comfortably, like an old, familiar couch.
O: This is an enjoyable but intense beer experience. There's no likelihood of a second beer after you've spent an hour or so in the company of this beer, but the size of this beer means that's not a problem.
Cheers!
#242
May 26, 2023L: Thick, jet black. Utterly still. There's a thin coat of rusty, coppered-coloured foam atop the glass.
S: Umami roastiness, booze, vanilla, dark chocolate, cocoa, and ethereal spirit notes from the bourbon. Surprisingly, this didn't change much as the beer warmed.
T: Vanilla and bourbon notes dominate the initial swallow, and then a wave of booze crashes over the top, burning throat, tongue and larynx like a good RIS should. There's a tangy hit of malt and then a retronasal whack of cookie dough settles in and lingers long. Warmth settles in the stomach and a medicinal sweetness slides in after the cookie dough fades. There's an excellent balance to this beer - there's no danger of cloying sweetness, nor is there so much stickiness that wasps begin to hover expectantly around my head.
M: Mouthfeel is thick and unctuous - there's minimal carbonation but it suits the beer well. As noted above there's warmth seeping lazily through my body at the halfway mark of this one, and it settles deep and comfortably, like an old, familiar couch.
O: This is an enjoyable but intense beer experience. There's no likelihood of a second beer after you've spent an hour or so in the company of this beer, but the size of this beer means that's not a problem.
Cheers!
#242
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.75/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A real sweet treat. It’s like a piece of Portillo’s chocolate cake soaked in some tasty bourbon and then poured into a glass. Plenty of vanilla presence too. Full bodied, big, bold, boozy, and in no way overly thick, oily, or cloying. A nice slow sipper, because it really improves and opens up as it sits in the glass for a few hours.
Dec 29, 2022
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Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1555 ratings
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