Drew Curtis / Wil Wheaton / Greg Koch-Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2015
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Drew Curtis / Wil Wheaton / Greg Koch-Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2015Drew Curtis / Wil Wheaton / Greg Koch-Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2015
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.2 | pDev: 7.38%
Reviews:
209
Ratings:
909
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 27, 2023
Added:
Jun 28, 2015
Wants:
  37
Gots:
  329
First Release: July 2015

This righteously flavorful imperial stout has been a favorite among our fans—and us—since its inception in 2013. In celebration of its third brewing, we’ve upped the barrel-aging quotient for 2015, adding to the mix a version of last year’s vintage that we aged in bourbon barrels for a year. This whopping, complex stout will cellar beautifully—if you can wait that long.

Eisner Award-winning comic-book cover artist Dave “The Reverend” Johnson created the fine art for the bottle in exchange for our donation to The Hero Initiative (heroinitiative.org), a charity organization that provides retirement funds for golden-age comic book artists.
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Ratings by rockrob:
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Rated by rockrob from Massachusetts

4.49/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Mar 06, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.55 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Dec 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.72 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jul 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

4.26/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle poured into a snifter

Pours black in color with a one-finger foamy khaki head that has decent retention. Smells of dark chocolate, roasted barley, char and oaky bourbon. Tastes of dark chocolate and roasted malt up front, followed by a soft nuttiness before finishing with plenty of barrel notes of oak, bourbon and vanilla. Medium body with moderate carbonation, creamy mouthfeel and slightly warming finish
Nov 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by cd34 from Illinois

Jan 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by baklo from North Carolina

Jan 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4.19/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Cracking this bad boy after 4 years, doing cellar clean-out duty.

A - Pour dark brown-black body, slight red highlights, tan head, minimal, with no sign of lacing.

S - Pungent dark fruit and chocolate hits. As you might expect, huge alcohol and barrel notes over this core.

T - Follows the nose. Raisins and chocolate, cherry and vanilla, barrel wood and slightly dry ash in finish. Age has softened this, but everything is soaked with a boozy note.

M - Low carbonation but moderate weight for something this big, strong alcohol warmth, lingering through the close.

O - A well-built heavy beer, with lots of flavor notes that still meld nicely into a cohesive whole.
Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 2.95 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

May 11, 2019
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.72/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
July 18th, 2015 - There's a back story here that I never bothered to look up, but I am delighted at the idea that Greg Koch and Will Wheaton have met at some point. Is the beer as delightful? It is a healthy deep brown-red that lets just a shred of light peek through, and gives off that classic Stone smell, rich with malt and bubble gum and the extra sharpness of charred barrels. And that last element comes out hard in the flavor, which is rough and boozy, and reminds of the bourbel barrel aged Arrogant Bastard. It is only slightly sweet, grape at that, which I enjoy, but the ethanol might be just a bit much.
Dec 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by heddar33 from Pennsylvania

Nov 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.4 by sd123 from Georgia

Sep 12, 2018
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Reviewed by Wolvmar from Michigan

4.35/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Pour: 2018 vintage into a hotel tumbler at Crystal Mountain. Jet black with a two finger tan head. Head only slowly dissipates leaving plenty of clouds and decent lacing. Very attractive.

Nose: bourbon, caramel/molasses. Some sweet malt. Maybe some pecan but hard to tell. Somewhat typical BBA stout aroma. A little surprising given the adjuncts.

Taste: unlike the nose, taste is more unique. Definite bourbon upfront but also notes of bitter chocolate, burnt caramel, dark malts. I get some pecan notes but lost a bit with the more pronounced flavors. Some rye spiciness comes through as well. Pretty well balanced. Nice sweetness on the backend.

Mouthfeel: really stands out here. Thick, rich, milkshake texture. Yet a relatively clean finish. Fairly high carbonation but suitable.

Overall: this is just diffeeent enough to make it interesting. Complex but not overdone. Not sure the pecans make a big difference but the rye does seem to add some spice and the wheat mellows out the strong bourbon and enhances the mouthfeel. Will probably look for another bottle to drink fresh and an extra to age with the one in my cellar. I would imagine this gets better with age.
Aug 17, 2018
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Rated by MrFitgers from South Dakota

4.46/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
All ingredients are well balanced...with nothing overpowering. Nicely done!
Jul 28, 2018
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Reviewed by BenHoppy from Michigan

4.71/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is a great stout for your buck. $16.99 6 pk, sign me up and drink it cellar into a snifter:

This is 2018 version so month old:

Look is chocolatey, dark coffee body, mocha beer with beautiful creamy head

Aroma is bourbon, pecan pie, molasses, chocolate

Taste is very similar to aroma as I can taste pecans and chocolate with some bourbon, oak flavors on the back end. very drinkable and besides bourbon flavor there is no other harsh alcohol bite.

Has a thick creamy mouthful and is a great value. I will be drinking 1 or 2 more fresh before putting some away as I heard it ages well but is delicious fresh.
Jul 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.32 by robotic_being from Illinois

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by jschott75 from Illinois

May 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Skellbop from New York

Apr 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.74 by rarigney from Washington

Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.38 by fx20736 from New York

Jan 29, 2018
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Reviewed by MileHighBeerMike from Colorado

4.69/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Holy dark beer Batman, this beer is effing fantastic! The taste that lingers on the back of your tongue is ridiculous! Kinda sad I opened it finally but like all good beers, they must be opened and they must be drank. I will take one for the team and enjoy it. Cheers.
Jan 26, 2018
Drew Curtis / Wil Wheaton / Greg Koch-Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout 2015 from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 909 ratings