Churchill's FInest Hour (2017)
Port Brewing

Churchill's FInest Hour (2017)Churchill's FInest Hour (2017)
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From:
Port Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 4.75%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
17
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 05, 2022
Added:
Mar 04, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Reviewed by Beersnake from California

4.33/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Five year old bottle poured at fridge temp (and allowed to warm for a while). Pours motor oil black with light brown head that dissipates fairly quickly. The nose is amazing. Black licorice, bourbon, oak, figs, prunes, dark chocolate, slight coffee, vanilla, molasses, and some toffee.

The taste is fantastic. This is where the big roasted malts appears. A bit of charred wood, but lots of sweet bourbon, toffee, baking chocolate, black licorice, figs, molasses, fudge, vanilla, and some lingering smoke. This is rich and incredibly complex.

Mouthfeel is thick and viscous. The aftertaste is a mix of bitter roasted malts and barrel. The alcohol (13.5%) is not overpowering. It is detectable. Very nice beer overall.
Jun 05, 2022
 
Rated: 3.96 by vfgccp from New York

Mar 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.28 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

May 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Beerbom from California

Feb 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Apr 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Apr 09, 2018
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Reviewed by kevanb from Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650ml bottle, purple wax, 2017 bottling, poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Enjoyed on 12.10.17, reviewed from Tasting Journal.

The beer pours a jet black color, thick and inky, nice viscosity with a firm half finger of khaki head that yields spots of lace. The aroma is pleasant, tons of barrel heat, strong oak, smooth chocolate, light vanilla and dark stone fruits with smooth roasted grain. The flavors are good, big barrel character, lots of warm bourbon, spice, toffee and oak, charred wood, roasted grain, bittersweet chocolate with light stone fruits lingering underneath the grains and chocolate. The mouthfeel is good, coating and creamy medium body, not super heavy but smooth and gentle with a warm finish.

Verdict: A very nice barrel aged stout from Port/Lost Abbey. Not the most dynamic beer or the most complex, most of the nuances are blurred by the heavy barrel character, but this still hits the spot in many ways. Worthy of a fine celebration at Churchill's.
Mar 01, 2018
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Reviewed by yesterdayfaraway from Missouri

3.76/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: pours black with a half finger of fizzy head
S: tabacco, molasses and oak.
T: tabacco, molasses, slight chocolate and oak.
F: dry feel, slightly bitter.
Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.37 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Nov 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Oct 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by YvesB from Belgium

Jun 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.44 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by SimcoeKid from California

Mar 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by StoutSnob40 from California

Mar 04, 2017
Churchill's FInest Hour (2017) from Port Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 17 ratings