Solstice Stout
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
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- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #64 - ABV:
- 16%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #293 - Avg:
- 4.56 | pDev: 8.33%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- From:
- Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
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- Rotating
- Wants
- 76
- Gots
- 21
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Notes:
A special blend of aged ales. This beer, black in color with robust flavors of sweet roasted malt and toffee .
Reviews: 16
| Ratings: 139
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4.47/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: very low carb; very dark brown, almost obsisian in color; a little sticky lacing on the glass
S: big oxidation aromas: old books and leather, generic must, masticated dark fruits
T: initial impression follows smell, this beer tastes wicked old despite having been bottled last year. Midpallette, mustyiness of the nose gives way to toffee, fig newton filling, and sickly-sweet marshmallow. The finish is sweet with a bit of bitter dark cherry on the swallow. This beer's flavor is defined by oxidation, but in this case, that is not a bad thing.
Barrel is a nice balancing presence and comes through appropriately. But I do not think the barrel is the star here.
F: solid mouthfeel: slick and a little syrupy, not big and chewy as you might expect a 16% stout. From first taste, however, you can tell this is not a traditional stout. A thinner, more syrupy mouthfeel and low carb work well here
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: very low carb; very dark brown, almost obsisian in color; a little sticky lacing on the glass
S: big oxidation aromas: old books and leather, generic must, masticated dark fruits
T: initial impression follows smell, this beer tastes wicked old despite having been bottled last year. Midpallette, mustyiness of the nose gives way to toffee, fig newton filling, and sickly-sweet marshmallow. The finish is sweet with a bit of bitter dark cherry on the swallow. This beer's flavor is defined by oxidation, but in this case, that is not a bad thing.
Barrel is a nice balancing presence and comes through appropriately. But I do not think the barrel is the star here.
F: solid mouthfeel: slick and a little syrupy, not big and chewy as you might expect a 16% stout. From first taste, however, you can tell this is not a traditional stout. A thinner, more syrupy mouthfeel and low carb work well here
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4.49/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a snifter. An opaque dark brown color with a modest tan head that lingered. Complex aroma with chocolate, coffee, dark cherries, vanilla, and bourbon. Same on the taste. I was impressed with the complexity of the malts which only increased as the drink warmed. The barrel presence was there but it did not detract from the stout flavors. Surprisingly not boozy on the finish. Really outstanding.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a snifter. An opaque dark brown color with a modest tan head that lingered. Complex aroma with chocolate, coffee, dark cherries, vanilla, and bourbon. Same on the taste. I was impressed with the complexity of the malts which only increased as the drink warmed. The barrel presence was there but it did not detract from the stout flavors. Surprisingly not boozy on the finish. Really outstanding.
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4.15/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This one pours a very dark black, with a tiny head, and basically no lacing.
This one smells like molasses, sarasparilla, chocolate fudge, roast, oak, sweet bourbon, caramel, and dried dark fruit.
This is very, very sweet, but doesn't get too cloying luckily. That classic molasses and almost sarsaparilla type flavor from Fourth Dementia is certainly there, with a ton of bourbon and oak, along with maple and caramel, plus melted sweet chocolate fudge.
This is medium bodied, slightly syrupy, with strangely no booziness, despite the 16% ABV. It's not super thick but it's also not thin.
This is typical knockout territory for Kuhnhenn - big, malty, and sloppy.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This one pours a very dark black, with a tiny head, and basically no lacing.
This one smells like molasses, sarasparilla, chocolate fudge, roast, oak, sweet bourbon, caramel, and dried dark fruit.
This is very, very sweet, but doesn't get too cloying luckily. That classic molasses and almost sarsaparilla type flavor from Fourth Dementia is certainly there, with a ton of bourbon and oak, along with maple and caramel, plus melted sweet chocolate fudge.
This is medium bodied, slightly syrupy, with strangely no booziness, despite the 16% ABV. It's not super thick but it's also not thin.
This is typical knockout territory for Kuhnhenn - big, malty, and sloppy.
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4.56/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Kuhnhenn Solstice Stout, 16% ABV. Pours thick and black with a real nice two finger brown head that left some lacing. Nose is sweet toffee, bourbon, and malt. Taste follows, quite sweet, plus fruit, very slight bitterness. Excellent mouthfeel, overall world-class. Tastes so great that it is all to easy to drink fast, dangerous with that ABV.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Kuhnhenn Solstice Stout, 16% ABV. Pours thick and black with a real nice two finger brown head that left some lacing. Nose is sweet toffee, bourbon, and malt. Taste follows, quite sweet, plus fruit, very slight bitterness. Excellent mouthfeel, overall world-class. Tastes so great that it is all to easy to drink fast, dangerous with that ABV.
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4.39/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle. 2018 vintage. Poured into a tulip glass.
Pour: jet back with a half finger dark tan head. Absolutely black with only a hint of brown from the head. Head dissipates into a decent ring that lasts along with a few clouds. No lacing to speak of.
Nose: sweet malts, bourbon, dark fruits. Hints of coffee and chocolate.
Taste: follows the nose pretty closely. Sweet but not cloying. Dark molassses, maybe some brown sugar, malts, balanced with coffee/dark chocolate bitterness. Dark fruits, maybe some vanilla. Probably some hops somewhere but well hidden.
Mouthfeel: smooth, silky, low carbonation. Slight marshmallow feel. A beautiful sipper that you’ll want to swirl around a few times before swallowing. Really enjoyable.
Overall: along with BA 4th Dementia, my favorite from (my first) the Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice releases. Would absolutely buy again although it may be a bit sweet for some.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle. 2018 vintage. Poured into a tulip glass.
Pour: jet back with a half finger dark tan head. Absolutely black with only a hint of brown from the head. Head dissipates into a decent ring that lasts along with a few clouds. No lacing to speak of.
Nose: sweet malts, bourbon, dark fruits. Hints of coffee and chocolate.
Taste: follows the nose pretty closely. Sweet but not cloying. Dark molassses, maybe some brown sugar, malts, balanced with coffee/dark chocolate bitterness. Dark fruits, maybe some vanilla. Probably some hops somewhere but well hidden.
Mouthfeel: smooth, silky, low carbonation. Slight marshmallow feel. A beautiful sipper that you’ll want to swirl around a few times before swallowing. Really enjoyable.
Overall: along with BA 4th Dementia, my favorite from (my first) the Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice releases. Would absolutely buy again although it may be a bit sweet for some.
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4.57/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Really unique, and huge beer. Not incredibly complex, but the flavors that are presented are really big.
Roasted malt, sweet caramel/toffee, and a finish with hints of coffee and bitter chocolate.
Full bodied, but not quite motor oil level. This bottle is a 2018 and I’m guessing it develops nicely!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Really unique, and huge beer. Not incredibly complex, but the flavors that are presented are really big.
Roasted malt, sweet caramel/toffee, and a finish with hints of coffee and bitter chocolate.
Full bodied, but not quite motor oil level. This bottle is a 2018 and I’m guessing it develops nicely!
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4.25/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Thanks again to FlintB for this 12 oz. bottle. I had no idea this was 16% when I popped the bottle open to *begin* an evening of drinking. Might be a short night.
Darkness flows, with little foam except around the edges of the pond. Nose brings caramel, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate. Waiting for the fruit but never materialized.
Solstice Stout – damn, son. This has that cherry taste in a positive way, which I find hard to discover in combo with a stout-type beer. Stone cherry dipped in caramel, vanilla bourbon (together, not separated), licorice (which is what really sticks around), ending with oak dental implants for days. Remarkably, no booze at all. Big thick. The serious ABV is disappearing faster than it ought.
Before looking it up, I thought I was in for a routine (or as routine as Kuhnhenn gets) imperial stout. I should have known better. A really interesting & excellent brew.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Thanks again to FlintB for this 12 oz. bottle. I had no idea this was 16% when I popped the bottle open to *begin* an evening of drinking. Might be a short night.
Darkness flows, with little foam except around the edges of the pond. Nose brings caramel, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate. Waiting for the fruit but never materialized.
Solstice Stout – damn, son. This has that cherry taste in a positive way, which I find hard to discover in combo with a stout-type beer. Stone cherry dipped in caramel, vanilla bourbon (together, not separated), licorice (which is what really sticks around), ending with oak dental implants for days. Remarkably, no booze at all. Big thick. The serious ABV is disappearing faster than it ought.
Before looking it up, I thought I was in for a routine (or as routine as Kuhnhenn gets) imperial stout. I should have known better. A really interesting & excellent brew.
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4.46/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - 1.5 finger dense mocha head atop an oily black body.
S - dark fruit, semisweet chocolate, roast, grapes.
T - dark fruit dominates, followed by chocolate, roast, red wine, plum, anise, a little vinegar, mixed berry, wood. Low bitterness. Low sweetness. Moderate-low booziness.
F - medium-full body with low carb.
O - a baffling brew. No idea what style this is, but damn it’s tasty.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - 1.5 finger dense mocha head atop an oily black body.
S - dark fruit, semisweet chocolate, roast, grapes.
T - dark fruit dominates, followed by chocolate, roast, red wine, plum, anise, a little vinegar, mixed berry, wood. Low bitterness. Low sweetness. Moderate-low booziness.
F - medium-full body with low carb.
O - a baffling brew. No idea what style this is, but damn it’s tasty.
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4.02/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2018 release.
A: Pours dead black with a thick cap of light brown head. Excellent retention.
S: Roasted malt, coffee, light rich bourbon, and toffee.
T: Coffee, roast, brown sugar, toffee, and black char. Moderate sugary sweetness brings this into more of the dessert realm.
M: Medium-full body, chewy, with medium-light carbonation. Light alcohol heat; hides the alcohol remarkably well for 16%.
O: Decent dark ale with light bourbon treatment. The sweetness overwhelms the taste and sharply limits drinkability.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2018 release.
A: Pours dead black with a thick cap of light brown head. Excellent retention.
S: Roasted malt, coffee, light rich bourbon, and toffee.
T: Coffee, roast, brown sugar, toffee, and black char. Moderate sugary sweetness brings this into more of the dessert realm.
M: Medium-full body, chewy, with medium-light carbonation. Light alcohol heat; hides the alcohol remarkably well for 16%.
O: Decent dark ale with light bourbon treatment. The sweetness overwhelms the taste and sharply limits drinkability.
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4.5/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
7900th review! 12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2018 vintage. Pours dense pitch black color with a small dense dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, raisin, plum, prune, fig, cherry, date, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, and biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Some increasing booze in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, raisin, plum, prune, fig, cherry, date, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, and biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, roast, charcoal bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, dark fruit, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, biscuit, vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with an amazing hop/roast bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is insane. Minimal warming alcohol for 16%, with no barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is an insane barrel aged blended imperial stout! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; extremely smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Perfectly balanced super rich malts, fruity yeast, and oak barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hops against sweetness. This states a blend of aged ales, so probably has the 4D with other of their well known strong ales. A really mind blowing offering, and world class style example as expected. The overall complexity is unreal.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
7900th review! 12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2018 vintage. Pours dense pitch black color with a small dense dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, raisin, plum, prune, fig, cherry, date, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, and biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Some increasing booze in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, raisin, plum, prune, fig, cherry, date, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, and biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, roast, charcoal bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, fudge, brownie/cake batter, dark fruit, sherry, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread crust, biscuit, vanilla, licorice, bourbon, coconut, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with an amazing hop/roast bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is insane. Minimal warming alcohol for 16%, with no barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is an insane barrel aged blended imperial stout! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, fruity yeast, oak barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; extremely smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Perfectly balanced super rich malts, fruity yeast, and oak barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hops against sweetness. This states a blend of aged ales, so probably has the 4D with other of their well known strong ales. A really mind blowing offering, and world class style example as expected. The overall complexity is unreal.
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4.42/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from the 2018 release, poured to a teku in nearly a perfect pour--half a finger of tiny cocoa-powder bubbles over a jet black, viscous stout. Lots of vinous character, an overload of oak and light tartness from the three years in barrels, and a very distinctive base, plenty of tannins, bitter dark chocolate, floral hops, and vanilla all playing well together in the sandbox. In a crowded field, this is extremely memorable, although it may not be a crowd-pleaser across the spectrum.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from the 2018 release, poured to a teku in nearly a perfect pour--half a finger of tiny cocoa-powder bubbles over a jet black, viscous stout. Lots of vinous character, an overload of oak and light tartness from the three years in barrels, and a very distinctive base, plenty of tannins, bitter dark chocolate, floral hops, and vanilla all playing well together in the sandbox. In a crowded field, this is extremely memorable, although it may not be a crowd-pleaser across the spectrum.
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4.65/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12oz bottle from IAmJacksHopTongue (thanks so much for this super awesome surprise!). 2015 vintage. Served in a Three Floyds teku.
Pours oil black with hints of chestnut highlights around the edges and only a few wisps of deep khaki bubbles accross the surface to call head. No lace.
The nose is all about the strong barrel notes. Bourbon, wet wood, vanilla and chocolate. Smells great!
The taste echoes that aroma. Huge bourbon and wet barrel are present throughout. The alcohol is a tad hot but not at all distracting from the layers of chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, caramel, creamed coffee, brown sugar, leather, tobacco and earth. There is a whole lot of sweetness and a good blend of old ale and stout flavors in and amongst all that barrelly goodness. Absolutely delicious.
Oily, thick yet still creamy feel with low carbonation. The heavy liquid coats the tongue but relents fairly quickly with traces of dark fruit and chocolate doused with woodsy bourbon.
Kuhnhenn has yet another winner in my book with Solstice Stout. Mixing Eclipse with 4D and aging it over three years in a bourbon barrel was a fantastic idea that led to some super rich and enjoyable complexities. I'm very glad to have been given the opportunity to try this rare treat.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12oz bottle from IAmJacksHopTongue (thanks so much for this super awesome surprise!). 2015 vintage. Served in a Three Floyds teku.
Pours oil black with hints of chestnut highlights around the edges and only a few wisps of deep khaki bubbles accross the surface to call head. No lace.
The nose is all about the strong barrel notes. Bourbon, wet wood, vanilla and chocolate. Smells great!
The taste echoes that aroma. Huge bourbon and wet barrel are present throughout. The alcohol is a tad hot but not at all distracting from the layers of chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, caramel, creamed coffee, brown sugar, leather, tobacco and earth. There is a whole lot of sweetness and a good blend of old ale and stout flavors in and amongst all that barrelly goodness. Absolutely delicious.
Oily, thick yet still creamy feel with low carbonation. The heavy liquid coats the tongue but relents fairly quickly with traces of dark fruit and chocolate doused with woodsy bourbon.
Kuhnhenn has yet another winner in my book with Solstice Stout. Mixing Eclipse with 4D and aging it over three years in a bourbon barrel was a fantastic idea that led to some super rich and enjoyable complexities. I'm very glad to have been given the opportunity to try this rare treat.
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4.68/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A bit hot in the aroma but otherwise damn near perfect. The only other example of this kind of a stout / barleywine blend I've had was Before the Dawn by Steel Toe which was also phenomenal. This is like its big brother.
Incredible dark fruit, chocolate notes, lots of barrel. Mouthfeel is perfect, thick and creamy.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A bit hot in the aroma but otherwise damn near perfect. The only other example of this kind of a stout / barleywine blend I've had was Before the Dawn by Steel Toe which was also phenomenal. This is like its big brother.
Incredible dark fruit, chocolate notes, lots of barrel. Mouthfeel is perfect, thick and creamy.
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4.44/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Lots of flavor in this. Good alcohol burn. Super smooth, very little carb, above medium mouthfeel and thickness. Big caramel and dark fruits(dried cherry, fig, raisin). Short finish. Decently complex. Yum.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Lots of flavor in this. Good alcohol burn. Super smooth, very little carb, above medium mouthfeel and thickness. Big caramel and dark fruits(dried cherry, fig, raisin). Short finish. Decently complex. Yum.
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4.99/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The beer comes in a reddish brown copper.
The aroma has huge amounts of sweet sherry, bourbon, dark fruits, dried dates and plums, oak, and rich caramel brown sugar sweetness.
The flavor follows with that sweetness up front. Notes of sherry or port are quite prominent. The beer is smooth and sweet of caramel sugar of BB4D, but there are also touches of roast and chocolate that balance the brew out. Tobacco, leather. Oak and vanilla finish the beer.
A hugely complex beer that drinks like a dessert liqueur. The complexity is almost unmatched.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The beer comes in a reddish brown copper.
The aroma has huge amounts of sweet sherry, bourbon, dark fruits, dried dates and plums, oak, and rich caramel brown sugar sweetness.
The flavor follows with that sweetness up front. Notes of sherry or port are quite prominent. The beer is smooth and sweet of caramel sugar of BB4D, but there are also touches of roast and chocolate that balance the brew out. Tobacco, leather. Oak and vanilla finish the beer.
A hugely complex beer that drinks like a dessert liqueur. The complexity is almost unmatched.
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4.34/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A huge thanks to RocPorterFanatic for getting me this brew! Cheers buddy!
A: A murky muddy brown as it pours, and damn near black in the glass, even an aggressive pour only brings forth a quaint amount of dark rich brown head, which quickly dissipates into the oil like body of the beer.
S: All the typical malt bombs markers on this guy! Molasses, brown sugar, rich caramel, dark fruit, and a good dose of alcohol. There is almost a hint of creme brule on there as well.
T: Malt, malt malt, and then there is a little more malt. Rich and thick with caramel, burnt sugar, toffee, and espresso in the finish. There is a hint of oak and vanilla, which becomes a little more prevalent as the beer warms. There is a fairly decent dose of alcohol.
M: Thick like oil, but with a little more grit. Low carbonation, smooth and syrupy with a finish that clings like cellophane on cellophane.
O: This is one hell of a malt bomb, I actually wish there was a little more of the bourbon, but man still a killer beer.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A huge thanks to RocPorterFanatic for getting me this brew! Cheers buddy!
A: A murky muddy brown as it pours, and damn near black in the glass, even an aggressive pour only brings forth a quaint amount of dark rich brown head, which quickly dissipates into the oil like body of the beer.
S: All the typical malt bombs markers on this guy! Molasses, brown sugar, rich caramel, dark fruit, and a good dose of alcohol. There is almost a hint of creme brule on there as well.
T: Malt, malt malt, and then there is a little more malt. Rich and thick with caramel, burnt sugar, toffee, and espresso in the finish. There is a hint of oak and vanilla, which becomes a little more prevalent as the beer warms. There is a fairly decent dose of alcohol.
M: Thick like oil, but with a little more grit. Low carbonation, smooth and syrupy with a finish that clings like cellophane on cellophane.
O: This is one hell of a malt bomb, I actually wish there was a little more of the bourbon, but man still a killer beer.
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Solstice Stout from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
139 ratings
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