The Madeira Affair
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 18.1%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.52 | pDev: 3.76%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2025
- Added:
- May 05, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Madeira barrel-aged imperial stout with tasting notes of jammy fruit, dark chocolate, and vanilla
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Orca from Washington
4.47/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
375mL bottle (2025 vintage) into a tulip. Pours an opaque black with a minimal head that vanishes quickly.
Aroma is rich and nutty with notes of dark fruits, black cherries, bitter chocolate, rum-soaked pipe tobacco, and oaky char. Intrigued to see what happens when this opens up a bit as it warms.
Taste is likewise a blend of sweet and bitter, almost savory, with fresh berries, chocolate, vanilla, and booze. Dessert-like—reminiscent of a dark chocolate cake with raspberries and whipped cream. A somewhat vinous/Port-like quality as it warms,
Mouthfeel is sticky and slick, coats the palate with a warming finish.
Overall, this is a unique and delicious beer. Almost overwhelming in a good way.
Sep 04, 2025Aroma is rich and nutty with notes of dark fruits, black cherries, bitter chocolate, rum-soaked pipe tobacco, and oaky char. Intrigued to see what happens when this opens up a bit as it warms.
Taste is likewise a blend of sweet and bitter, almost savory, with fresh berries, chocolate, vanilla, and booze. Dessert-like—reminiscent of a dark chocolate cake with raspberries and whipped cream. A somewhat vinous/Port-like quality as it warms,
Mouthfeel is sticky and slick, coats the palate with a warming finish.
Overall, this is a unique and delicious beer. Almost overwhelming in a good way.
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.34/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Bruery
A- pours deep brown with a one finger foamy off white head that has short retention
S- aroma loaded with jammy fruit notes of blackberry, raspberry & blueberry. Undertones of oak, chocolate, vanilla, leather & pipe tobacco
T- straight jammy barrel notes up front with blackberry, raspberry and jammy grape. Mid-palate gives oak and chocolate, the finish five more jammy notes from the barrel that sticks around long on the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and boozy finish
Jul 15, 2025A- pours deep brown with a one finger foamy off white head that has short retention
S- aroma loaded with jammy fruit notes of blackberry, raspberry & blueberry. Undertones of oak, chocolate, vanilla, leather & pipe tobacco
T- straight jammy barrel notes up front with blackberry, raspberry and jammy grape. Mid-palate gives oak and chocolate, the finish five more jammy notes from the barrel that sticks around long on the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and boozy finish
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