Oil Of Aphrodite | Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
Brewed by:
Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
Ohio, United States
jackieos.com
Style: American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
American Imperial Stout brewed with black walnuts
Added by wagenvolks on 09-11-2010
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Ratings: 768 | Reviews: 159
4.43/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4-1
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4-1
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4.23/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a snifter. Clear dark brown on the pour yielding a modest tan head. Walnuts jumped out on the nose, followed by chocolate malt, caramel, and some floral notes. The taste followed closely - I picked up the nuts with a hint of saltiness at first. Bitter chocolate and floral bitterness ensued, with some char especially on the finish. I liked the nuttiness which then gave way to a classic RIS taste.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a snifter. Clear dark brown on the pour yielding a modest tan head. Walnuts jumped out on the nose, followed by chocolate malt, caramel, and some floral notes. The taste followed closely - I picked up the nuts with a hint of saltiness at first. Bitter chocolate and floral bitterness ensued, with some char especially on the finish. I liked the nuttiness which then gave way to a classic RIS taste.
411 characters
4.73/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.08/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.6/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.9/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oil of Aphrodite pours a deep brown-black with a pleasant, light brown head. When cold, there's not special about the smell or taste - it's a fairly muted nutty stout without any particular characteristics to the taste aside from that nuttiness.
As the beer warms, the walnuts become a bit more present. This is both good and bad - much like Avery's Nutty Professor, the beer takes on an unpleasant salty quality which leaves a profoundly bad taste in your mouth. This is one stout that I prefer when it's quite cold. At least the consistency and feel are excellent - it's very rich and thick and leaves your glass significantly coated.
I'm curious to see what barrel-aging does to this beer. Does it tame that saltiness? Are the walnuts still too present? Have to track down a bottle.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oil of Aphrodite pours a deep brown-black with a pleasant, light brown head. When cold, there's not special about the smell or taste - it's a fairly muted nutty stout without any particular characteristics to the taste aside from that nuttiness.
As the beer warms, the walnuts become a bit more present. This is both good and bad - much like Avery's Nutty Professor, the beer takes on an unpleasant salty quality which leaves a profoundly bad taste in your mouth. This is one stout that I prefer when it's quite cold. At least the consistency and feel are excellent - it's very rich and thick and leaves your glass significantly coated.
I'm curious to see what barrel-aging does to this beer. Does it tame that saltiness? Are the walnuts still too present? Have to track down a bottle.
787 characters
4.12/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.88/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.3/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Oil Of Aphrodite from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
Beer rating:
4.2 out of
5 with
768 ratings
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