Fayston Maple Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Lawson's Finest Liquids

(500 ml black bottle with black/gold label; purchased cold at the brewery 22 Mar 2026... drank 8 Apr 2026 from my St. Bernardus chalice)

Very similar to their base version sampled on draft at the brewery the same day I purchased this bottle... lovely spongy medium-dark brown foam on the pour, settling slow, lacing a little... obviously the bourbon on the nose set this apart from the standard, with a subtle snickerdoodle vanilla-ed cookie top note... again, like the standard, little if any discernible maple character; just a subtly bourbon-kissed, dark malty/malted, not terribly if at all notably-sweet strong stout... rather plush mouthfeel, little overt alcohol expression, only subtly fortified in the background... $15.99 for the bottle, which I thought was a fair enough deal to go for it; no urge to seek out again (2541)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black liquid, brown to the edge, thin 1/6" head, tan in color, tight, small bubbles. Aroma was of maple and bourbon, hard to beat that down.

Taste was chewy and amazing, hid the alcohol immensely well, sure its pretty sweet, but it works, its smooth as can be, a little bit of barrel oak and vanilla drop effortless and seamlessly. Chocolate plenty, bourbon, minimal. Carbonation soft and dialed in.

I really like Lawson's barrel stouts way more than their hoppy stuff.