Sundae Sunday
The Bruery

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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,027
ABV:
17.2%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,808
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 8.79%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 07, 2023
Added:
Aug 31, 2017
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  5
Barrel-aged imperial stout aged in wine and bourbon barrels with boysenberries and vanilla.
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Ratings by emyers:
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Reviewed by emyers from Illinois

4.19/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2020 vintage. 750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Near black with a half inch light brown head

Nose: notable Black Tuesday bourbon and raisin character. The berry notes do come through a fair amount. Very nice.

Taste: Boysenberry comes through even stronger here. Perhaps a touch too much for my tastes as it’s definitely aggressive on the sweetness. Still excellent at the end of the day. Finish is raisin, booze, and some more berry.

Feel: fairly light body, medium carbonation
Apr 19, 2020
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.46 by MJSFS from Florida

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by JAWS from New York

Aug 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.28 by siege06nd from Virginia

Jul 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by nataku00 from California

May 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.39 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Jan 27, 2023
 
Rated: 2.8 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Nov 06, 2022
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dang I thought I reviewed this one too. Ok, here we go.

Pours black/dark brown. If you look for a purple edge I bet you can find it. Doesn't hold much of a head. That 1/10" realm. I dunno, tan? Its a lighter colored head for those who expect a brown or cherry cola rust like I did. The aroma has that bourbon meets vanilla ice cream tag team back again. It isn't smelling all that boozy or roasty. Other aspects covering it.

The taste is about the sweetest Black Tuesday variant I've ever had (off the top of my head, don't quote me). Instead of a massive roasted malt portfolio it swaps in a hefty amount of vanilla and blackberry/boysenberry. And I did like it, at least the one we had in Sheldon's garage I did. I think we also did one at a March Madness as well. It does a really good job at covering a massive abv. I couldn't get the wine vibe going. Oily, not dry. Dark chocolate. Thick, low carbonation. Does a pretty good job, dare I say, its a berry good beer.
Oct 20, 2022
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Reviewed by rand from California

4.41/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750 mL bottle into snifter

Dark brown brew, a little lighter colored than Black Tuesday. Nose has all of the boozy, rich, oaky aspects of BT, with a berry jam note cutting through the center.

This follows on the palate, but from the reviews before mine, I think aging this a bit has tamped down the sweetness. Boysenberry is easily detectable, but not overpowering. As usual, long, sweet finish.

Not sure if its a palatal illusion, but the added fruit seems to have cut through its viscosity as well.

Skeptical of brews with added fruit, but this is an absolutely knock-out variant of BT.
Oct 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.38 by BAsbill from California

Oct 02, 2020
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Reviewed by Buck_Jones from Michigan

4.24/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2/20/20 bottle date; Poured into a snifter.

This BT variant is a new one for me. Super excited to get into it.

A semi-vigorous pour results in a quickly dissipating head. The look is a dark cola brown, with the nose super heavy on the boysenberry.

The taste follows the nose. Super berry. Very one-note. Because of this, we let it sit a while longer and came back to it...

As it warms, the berry is much less pronounced, but still pretty heavy. The vanilla starts to show it’s face too, which is a welcome addition.

The alcohol is present, but to me, fairly hidden for 17.2. Very, very good, but not sure I’d seek it out again over the other BT variants.
Jul 12, 2020
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

3.99/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml waxed and capped bottle into a Brooklyn Brewery snifter.

Pours almost dark brown instead of black. Looks thin. Coarse head with no retention. Not the best. Nose is raspberry, chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla and booze. Aromatic. Nice complexity. Beer opens coarse cocoa powder and roasted malt up front. Dark fruit, perhaps raspberry and strawberry hides just behind. Sweet soy sauce, prunes and chocolate in the middle. Molasses, tobacco and oak linger in the back. Finishes syrupy, more cocoa powder, tobacco and chocolate. Very solid. Body is full with low carbonation. Oily and slick on the palate and hot going down. Long, lingering, sticky finish. Big and bold for sure.

This one's not much of a looker but it drinks pretty good.
Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by redfox405 from Virginia

May 20, 2020
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Reviewed by pants678 from California

4.18/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Black with no foam.

Candy, fruit.

Some dark chocolate, prominent sugar and fruit. Alcohol's masked.

Pixie stickie sorta sharp. Still has a viscosity.
Jan 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by imperialking from Illinois

Aug 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Aug 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by johnInLA from California

Jun 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by scottiethebody from California

May 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurmaraja from California

May 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Feb 23, 2019
Sundae Sunday from The Bruery
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 31 ratings