The 1st Nail (2013)
Fremont Brewing Company
- From:
- Fremont Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 9.48%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 27, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2013
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
We are a family-owned microbrewery founded in 2009 to brew small-batch artisan beers made with the best local ingredients we can find. Located in the historic Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, we taught the horseshoe crab to swim and the Pine Box boys to explode stereotypes with their minds! A year ago the Pine Box redefined the Capital Hill beer scene and in a fit of bad judgement, they asked us to brew their 1st Anniversary beer. Honored, we created this Imperial Oatmeal Stout with depth and secrets not to be revealed until several years have passed. Pale barely, smoked barley, brewer's licorice, cinnamon bark, oh my my. Enjoy this tribute to determination, vision and hard work of a couple beer-obsessed gentlemen and their legendary gathering place.
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Ratings by Sound_Explorer:
Rated by Sound_Explorer from Washington
4.08/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Apr 23, 2015
4.08/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Apr 23, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.93/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Catch up rating from last night. First in a line of many imperial stouts. Color and pour normal, silky smooth body, up front ABV and following burn. Body right on for an oatmeal stout.
Apr 18, 2016
Reviewed by EdwardAbbey from Washington
4.84/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.84/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Probably my favorite beer of those that have never graced a barrel. Certainly my favorite dark beer of that kind. The cinnamon, licorice, and smoked barley are neither subtle nor in any way heavy-handed. They simply play off each other in a dynamic, delightful way, and make this beer, with the rest of the base, satiny-smooth despite its heft. It's not at all hard to imagine why the BBA version of this, the Rusty Nail, is so revered. Having had this one, I revere it.
Dec 26, 2015
Reviewed by Robomunky from Washington
4.42/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Beer Authority. Pitch black, big dark brown head. Sweet, spicy and big. If it was more readily available, I'd have one for breakfast instead of coffee.
Jul 26, 2015Rated by mabermud from Washington
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Very dark.
S - Sweet milk stout.
T - Sweet, malty, stout bomb with coconut.
M - Heavy and thick, dense carb.
O - A nice treat.
Oct 05, 2014S - Sweet milk stout.
T - Sweet, malty, stout bomb with coconut.
M - Heavy and thick, dense carb.
O - A nice treat.
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