Imperial Eclipse Stout - Gourmet Haus Staudt Blend
FiftyFifty Brewing Co.
- From:
- FiftyFifty Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 7.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 07, 2012
- Wants:
- 18
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
We started with a 350+ day old Elijah Craig 12 year barrel, and then we blended in a sweeter, less oaky barrel of Mellow Corn Whiskey Eclipse. We topped the blend off with a younger barrel of Evan Williams Eclipse that brought a more robust, boozy bourbon character to the mix.
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
4.17/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at his tasting.
Pours an almost opaque super dark crimson-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa powder, earth, char, and alcohol aromas. Taste is much the same with cocoa powder, chocolate syrup, char, earth, bourbon, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roast and wood bitterness and an alcohol kick on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and sticky mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty, but comes across pretty strong and boozy to me.
Serving type: bottle.
Jul 28, 2015Pours an almost opaque super dark crimson-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa powder, earth, char, and alcohol aromas. Taste is much the same with cocoa powder, chocolate syrup, char, earth, bourbon, and wood flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roast and wood bitterness and an alcohol kick on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and sticky mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty, but comes across pretty strong and boozy to me.
Serving type: bottle.
Reviewed by BierJager89 from California
4.5/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Black with a mocha ring of head.
S: Lots of dark chocolate, vanilla, brandy, oak, brown sugar coffee in the nose.
T: Sweet milk and dark chocolate, vanilla, oak, coffee.
M: Full bodied and pretty smooth.
O: A bit too sweet but really tasty, a nice blend of eclipses.
Jan 17, 2014S: Lots of dark chocolate, vanilla, brandy, oak, brown sugar coffee in the nose.
T: Sweet milk and dark chocolate, vanilla, oak, coffee.
M: Full bodied and pretty smooth.
O: A bit too sweet but really tasty, a nice blend of eclipses.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.43/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
this blend is amazing. so thankful to have been able to kick off the new years celebration with a brew like this. dark and thick like the others, but this one has some really different characteristics. the nose is a little sweeter, probably due to the mellow corn addition, which i remember being very sweet. secondly, the finish is strongly whisky flavored, and although ive never had the evan williams addition, i can taste that specific spirit here, particularly on the back end. the honey is also more pronounced than i remember, i think i liked the 9.5% abv base beer better than this years 11.9% base beer, something about it seems smoother and silkier and more delicate. no alcohol heat to this at all, and all the usual chocolate, coffee, and char notes come through in varying proportions. i love the feel of this beer, thick and palate coating but it drinks much lighter than it is. i am not sure if they have blended others or not, but this was really well done, a special bottle for sure.
Jan 01, 2014
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