Decadence (Bourbon Barrel Edmund Fitzgerald With Cocoa And Raspberries)
Fitger's Brewhouse

Decadence (Bourbon Barrel Edmund Fitzgerald With Cocoa And Raspberries)Decadence (Bourbon Barrel Edmund Fitzgerald With Cocoa And Raspberries)
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From:
Fitger's Brewhouse
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
90
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 17.98%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
30
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 21, 2015
Added:
Jan 04, 2012
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  4
Imperial Stout aged for 7 months in a second-use Woodford Reserve barrel. It was then racked to stainless steel and aged with raspberries and cocoa nibs.
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Ratings by ehammond1:
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Reviewed by ehammond1

2.65/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Bottle (2012) (Bottle 193 of 200)

Acquired via trade
Thanks, stig!

Rich, dark black throughout with a moderate, even somewhat large, dark brown head for the style. Leaves streaks and dots of lace down the glass. Appropriate, but this does appear a little bit too highly carbonated.

Dominating aroma of raspberry right from the jump, and they don't die down at all as the beer warms; the raspberry character only gets bigger and more pronounced. Mild roast and hidden chocolate; very minimal barrel character.

The flavor is of sour raspberries, mild roast, minimal barrel character. The flavors don't blend well at all, especially when I was expecting a big, rich, barrel-aged RIS with some raspberry. This is a sour raspberry stout.

The mouthfeel is the beer's ultimate undoing. Huge, prickly, unpleasant carbonation. Particularly inappropriate for the style.

Nobody particularly cared for this one.
Aug 25, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Rated by The_Dude_710 from Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Absolutely an amazing beer, this is a must try if you have the chance.
Jan 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by MNBeerGeek from Minnesota

Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.06 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Dec 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Alpar from Wisconsin

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by BrianPlatz from Minnesota

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by jegross2 from Illinois

Feb 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Feb 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by will1256 from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by seangibbs60 from Minnesota

Jan 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by OutdoorMiner from New York

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by wiltznucs from Florida

Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.57/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottle #95/200.

Appearance - Dark, not quite black. Small khaki head. Some wisps.

Smell - Buckets of raspberries. Holy crap. I get no cocoa nibs. Just some dark malts. A little less caramel than the base. Bourbon is secondary, but still faintly present.

Taste - Straight raspberry and chocolate. Some of the bourbon comes through. Mostly in the finish. Amazing that the bourbon gets cut so much by the raspberry.

Mouthfeel - Astringent fruit flavor thins this out. The base was a bit thin, but this is dry.

Overall - The raspberry detracts from what made Bourbon Ed good. And the chocolate is mostly lost.
May 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Hopsiam14 from Minnesota

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by DarthKostrizer from California

Oct 27, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Oct 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by acurtis from New Jersey

Oct 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by GeezLynn from Colorado

Jul 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by leschkie from California

May 21, 2012
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Reviewed by siradmiralnelson from Iowa

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 750ml corked and caged bottle into globe glass.

A. Pours a great big ol 3 finger tan colored head. Great retention. Decent lacing. Color is black.

S. Chocolate, roasted malt, berries, yeast, coffee, a little mustiness. Sweet fruity and chocolatey is what I get. Smells pretty smooth. Really no trace of an alcohol smell. I like the smell on this one, it hints at a beer that I would like to drink.

T. Holy sour raspberry! Damn puckering sour. In your face blast of tart fruit. Aftertaste is a milk chocolate delight. Almost like two beers mixed together, a tart lambic with a nice imperial chocolate stout. Some of the tartness fades as you drink, and the beer warms but still a pretty sour Imperial Stout. Drinking the whole 750, the taste definitely grew on me and the tartness of the raspberries gave way to a nice milk chocolate roasty stout.

M. Medium/full bodied. Medium carbonation. Lingering tartness.

O. Was expecting something different. The raspberries definitely dominate this beer. I prefer fruit to be an accent to a beer, not the main show. More chocolate flavors comes out as it warms, and that is a really delicous flavor. Would like to see Ed with just the cocoa added. I think that would be an amazing beer.
May 04, 2012
Decadence (Bourbon Barrel Edmund Fitzgerald With Cocoa And Raspberries) from Fitger's Brewhouse
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 30 ratings