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Willett Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Lagunitas Brewing Company
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- From:
- Lagunitas Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.7%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 6.19%
- Reviews:
- 33
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 23, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2016
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 18
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Ratings by JamarcusMarinovich:
Reviewed by JamarcusMarinovich from California
4.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours deep dark with shallow head. Oak and bourbon nose but not overpowering, and same can be said about the taste. At 12.9% (wow!), there is not an overwhelming alcohol to it. Smooth like a good bourbon, slight bubbles on the tongue and a good, roasty malt finish. Obvious oak aged and bourbon flavors with the toasted/roasted malt, and definite coffee tones. Very unlike most other Lagunitas offerings (their beers tend to have a very distinct flavor profile throughout their line, but not this one). The recent Lagunitas barrel aged bourbon stouts have been nothing short of spectacular.
Sep 28, 2019More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.24/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft at Eureka. Wow! Right from the start, a real pleasure. Nothing exceptional on the pour. Sweet, chocolaty aroma, whiskey, chocolate. Taste explodes on the pallet, chocolate, vanilla, whiskey, sweet and roasty. Alcohol heat is present and increases in the gullet. Really nicely done.k
Jan 23, 2024Rated by zonker17 from Texas
4.23/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great barrel aged stout. Love the coffee notes with the booziness. Not as full bodied as some.
Apr 09, 2023Reviewed by Bjcox11381 from Indiana
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best bang for your buck. Literally half price compared to founders and goose island, And any other barrel aged beer.And very competitive in taste. Just goes to show they charge way to much
Jan 10, 2021Reviewed by Emagnus
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Possibly the best value to quality ratio for any Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. An instant favorite in our house. Excellent color, smell, taste and experience. The quality and character changes as it warms in a tulip glass.
Apr 26, 2020Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Pours a dark brown with a little over a finger of beige head. The whiskey appears in the nose but really comes out in the flavor profile. This offering is boozier than most top-tier barrel-aged stouts primarily because the body is thinner than average.
Dec 18, 2019Reviewed by Arjen from Netherlands
4/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draught @ Beer Temple. Pours a black color and a frothy mocha-colored head with good lacing. Aroma's: roasted malts, dark chocolate, wood, umami, boozy. Retronasal: sweetish, roasted, boozy, woody, chocolate, rye. Flavor is above moderate sweet with bitter chocolate and roast. Medium bodied. More dark chocolate in the finish, light bitter.
Oct 25, 2019Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.22/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Liked the coffee willetized more. This one still has a wonderfully thick and chewy body. Great vanilla, whiskey, leather, charred wood, fudge, booze, and sneaky amount of rye spice. The smell is flatter, with some good dark notes, but kind of dry overall. A good sipper
Mar 08, 2019
Willett Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout from Lagunitas Brewing Company
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
157 ratings
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