El Gordo | Good People Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Good People Brewing Company
Alabama, United States
goodpeoplebeer.com
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13.90%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by GPHarris on 07-09-2010
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Ratings: 108 | Reviews: 27
3.87/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.6/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.29/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Six month old beer poured into a tulip glass.
L- Tar-y deep black with a minimal brown lacing that hugs the side of the glass.
S- Notes of coffee, chocolate, toffee, roasted oak and nuts, raisins and vanilla. I also get the aroma of alcohol intertwined between the other aromas.
T- Same as the nose but especially focused on the coffee. Roasted oak woodiness is also picked up. Sweet molasses flavor as well as a mocha-chocolate flavor. Bite of alcoholic buzz.
F- Thick and creamy.
O- This beer is a well crafted, flavorful, full bodied, heavy hitter. Best beer to come to from the state of Alabama in my opinion. A real treat.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Six month old beer poured into a tulip glass.
L- Tar-y deep black with a minimal brown lacing that hugs the side of the glass.
S- Notes of coffee, chocolate, toffee, roasted oak and nuts, raisins and vanilla. I also get the aroma of alcohol intertwined between the other aromas.
T- Same as the nose but especially focused on the coffee. Roasted oak woodiness is also picked up. Sweet molasses flavor as well as a mocha-chocolate flavor. Bite of alcoholic buzz.
F- Thick and creamy.
O- This beer is a well crafted, flavorful, full bodied, heavy hitter. Best beer to come to from the state of Alabama in my opinion. A real treat.
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3.42/5 rDev -23%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I understand what Good People represents to the Alabama craft beer scene, but this is the umpteenth beer of theirs that flat-out doesn't match its reputation. Maybe some aging would do it some good, but as a fresh beer this is a pedestrian Imperial Stout, at best. Look is in line, jet lack and viscous-looking with a thin khaki head of large bubbles but minimal lacing. Smell is all coffee and roasted malt, maybe a little bit of vanilla and charred wood, with no spice, dark fruit, chocolate, or licorice to be had. Taste is all coffee, basically a mouthful of dark roast with absolutely zero other notes or complimentary flavors, and certainly nothing resembling bourbon. Extremely disappointing. And the texture is thin and underwhelming, with little but bitter coffee in the aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but very one-note and far from memorable, so I'm pretty perplexed why this beer has the reputation it does.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I understand what Good People represents to the Alabama craft beer scene, but this is the umpteenth beer of theirs that flat-out doesn't match its reputation. Maybe some aging would do it some good, but as a fresh beer this is a pedestrian Imperial Stout, at best. Look is in line, jet lack and viscous-looking with a thin khaki head of large bubbles but minimal lacing. Smell is all coffee and roasted malt, maybe a little bit of vanilla and charred wood, with no spice, dark fruit, chocolate, or licorice to be had. Taste is all coffee, basically a mouthful of dark roast with absolutely zero other notes or complimentary flavors, and certainly nothing resembling bourbon. Extremely disappointing. And the texture is thin and underwhelming, with little but bitter coffee in the aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but very one-note and far from memorable, so I'm pretty perplexed why this beer has the reputation it does.
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4.54/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2014 aged bottle. Poured into a tulip it has a dark beige almost khaki head of a half inch with a black body. Smell of slight spice, big dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and roasted malt. Taste is a big amount of roasted malt, dark chocolate, good amount of vanilla, espresso, and some caramel. Mouthfeel is full as well as body with a moderate to full carbonation. A big stout with a ton of flavor that is surprisingly drinkable without any big discernable alcohol notes for its abv. Definitely not the most complex stout, but very drinkable.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2014 aged bottle. Poured into a tulip it has a dark beige almost khaki head of a half inch with a black body. Smell of slight spice, big dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and roasted malt. Taste is a big amount of roasted malt, dark chocolate, good amount of vanilla, espresso, and some caramel. Mouthfeel is full as well as body with a moderate to full carbonation. A big stout with a ton of flavor that is surprisingly drinkable without any big discernable alcohol notes for its abv. Definitely not the most complex stout, but very drinkable.
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4.48/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev -3.4%
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
4.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.82/5 rDev -14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
2016 bottle into a snifter
A: Opaque black, reddish-brown adobe/khaki colored head
S: Coffee and alcohol immediately and a wine like tannic character, it doesn't seem to be as fragrant as it's barrel aged and mole cousins, a powdery cocoa note comes out as it settles
T: Immediate bitter chocolate, deep, rich, heavy and boozy, a bit of the vanilla filters in with the rich chocolate,
M: Thick, but not overly thick, quite dry in a tannic way
O: An excellent stout fresh, but it would benefit from some of the bitterness smoothing out into the beer, thankfully, I have quite a few vintages of this beaut on the shelf
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
2016 bottle into a snifter
A: Opaque black, reddish-brown adobe/khaki colored head
S: Coffee and alcohol immediately and a wine like tannic character, it doesn't seem to be as fragrant as it's barrel aged and mole cousins, a powdery cocoa note comes out as it settles
T: Immediate bitter chocolate, deep, rich, heavy and boozy, a bit of the vanilla filters in with the rich chocolate,
M: Thick, but not overly thick, quite dry in a tannic way
O: An excellent stout fresh, but it would benefit from some of the bitterness smoothing out into the beer, thankfully, I have quite a few vintages of this beaut on the shelf
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4.44/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
5/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Quite simply the greatest Imperial Stout I have ever tasted. Thick, molasses, rum, raisins, chewy....... delicious. I have tried this style all over the world. Many great ones out there. Nothing compares to this. Truly a special beer.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Quite simply the greatest Imperial Stout I have ever tasted. Thick, molasses, rum, raisins, chewy....... delicious. I have tried this style all over the world. Many great ones out there. Nothing compares to this. Truly a special beer.
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4.44/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Tan head. Black in color.
This one is very thick. Molasses and chocolate. Raisins and toffee with caramel. Light roast and coffee.
Full bodied. Thick and rich.
This one is very well done. Great imperial stout.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Tan head. Black in color.
This one is very thick. Molasses and chocolate. Raisins and toffee with caramel. Light roast and coffee.
Full bodied. Thick and rich.
This one is very well done. Great imperial stout.
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4.52/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the magic city brewer brew fest. I hyped this one up for myself and it didnt disappoint. Beautiful pour with a big khaki head. Smells sweet and chocolaty. Taste is the same with hints of vanilla and roast. The mouth feel is thick and viscous. One of the best non barrel aged imperial stouts out there
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the magic city brewer brew fest. I hyped this one up for myself and it didnt disappoint. Beautiful pour with a big khaki head. Smells sweet and chocolaty. Taste is the same with hints of vanilla and roast. The mouth feel is thick and viscous. One of the best non barrel aged imperial stouts out there
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4.18/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
El Gordo from Good People Brewing Company
4.44
out of 5
based on 108 ratings.
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4