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Rare DOS Blue - Aged In Woodford Reserve Barrels
Peg's Cantina & Brew Pub
- From:
- Peg's Cantina & Brew Pub
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 5.8%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 05, 2017
- Added:
- May 19, 2016
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 17
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Ratings by JNForsyth:
Rated by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 11, 2017
4.25/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 11, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BEER88 from North Carolina
4.56/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Blue label bottle from 2016 poured into a large tulip! Pours thick with a creamy tan head that slowly fades. Thick spotted lacing all the way down when consumed. The smell is of coconut, chocolate, roasted malts, darkfruit, bourbon, vanilla. The taste mirrors the smell and I love the bite in the end. Feel is full and smooth. I dig cycle stouts, they have that game dialed in for sure. Overall I don't like how they put "drink fresh, DO NOT AGE" on the bottle because age made this beer better than when i had a taste of it fresh! Cheers.
May 02, 2017Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4.42/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Got this one from 7Clutch a while back. Cheers!
From a bomber into a snifter
APPEARANCE: Pours a muddy, opaque black and yields a 3 finger, medium – thicker looking, crackly yet creamy mocha or dark tan head with very good retention. Black body with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a full, decent cap and clings to the glass. A swirly wisp remains leaving some nice lacing on the glass. Head on this one is definitely a step up from the white label, as it’s not nearly as loose and fizzy. Better.
SMELL: Whisky, oak, sweet cream, vanilla and milk chocolate on the nose. Coconut with some pure chocolate and fudge notes emerge as it sits as well. This is really nice and is virtually identical to the white label. Bold and balanced, and very decadent. Perhaps a touch more forthcoming for top scores, but it’s still great.
TASTE: Oak, whisky, sweet cream and vanilla up front. More barrel notes at the swallow with milk chocolate notes as well, then a bold and persistent finish of whisky, oak, sweet vanilla cream, bitter pure chocolate, fudge brownies and some bitter coffee notes as well. Lots of barrel and decadent fudge and sweet chocolate and cream flavors. This is basically the same as the white label but perhaps a touch more coffee notes and a bit more roasted in the aftertaste. A hint more alcohol as well. In any case, it’s very much in line with the other bottlings of Rare DOS but might not be quite as forthcoming.
PALATE: Full body and lower levels of carbonation. Weighty enough, silky slick on the palate, goes down smooth with a bit of a burn and finishes sticky. A touch more heat than the white variant lingers on the palate. Silky and smooth. I definitely appreciate this type of feel, but it could possibly use a touch more carbonation, as it tends to flatten out by the end of the glass.
OVERALL: Another beauty. Anything labeled “Rare DOS” has basically been right up my alley. Compared to the white label, this one is perhaps a touch boozier, with some more pronounced notes of coffee and roasted character on it, but the differences are minor. It might have the biggest burn as well, but again, it’s very, very minimal. In the end, these red, white and blue labels are virtually identical, which is a good thing if you ask me. I wish they’d just label them all the same (blend them if you have to) and be done with it instead of calling them different beers, but whatever. A classy BA stout from a brewer that keeps on churning out gem after gem. Thanks again, 7Clutch!
Nov 26, 2016From a bomber into a snifter
APPEARANCE: Pours a muddy, opaque black and yields a 3 finger, medium – thicker looking, crackly yet creamy mocha or dark tan head with very good retention. Black body with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a full, decent cap and clings to the glass. A swirly wisp remains leaving some nice lacing on the glass. Head on this one is definitely a step up from the white label, as it’s not nearly as loose and fizzy. Better.
SMELL: Whisky, oak, sweet cream, vanilla and milk chocolate on the nose. Coconut with some pure chocolate and fudge notes emerge as it sits as well. This is really nice and is virtually identical to the white label. Bold and balanced, and very decadent. Perhaps a touch more forthcoming for top scores, but it’s still great.
TASTE: Oak, whisky, sweet cream and vanilla up front. More barrel notes at the swallow with milk chocolate notes as well, then a bold and persistent finish of whisky, oak, sweet vanilla cream, bitter pure chocolate, fudge brownies and some bitter coffee notes as well. Lots of barrel and decadent fudge and sweet chocolate and cream flavors. This is basically the same as the white label but perhaps a touch more coffee notes and a bit more roasted in the aftertaste. A hint more alcohol as well. In any case, it’s very much in line with the other bottlings of Rare DOS but might not be quite as forthcoming.
PALATE: Full body and lower levels of carbonation. Weighty enough, silky slick on the palate, goes down smooth with a bit of a burn and finishes sticky. A touch more heat than the white variant lingers on the palate. Silky and smooth. I definitely appreciate this type of feel, but it could possibly use a touch more carbonation, as it tends to flatten out by the end of the glass.
OVERALL: Another beauty. Anything labeled “Rare DOS” has basically been right up my alley. Compared to the white label, this one is perhaps a touch boozier, with some more pronounced notes of coffee and roasted character on it, but the differences are minor. It might have the biggest burn as well, but again, it’s very, very minimal. In the end, these red, white and blue labels are virtually identical, which is a good thing if you ask me. I wish they’d just label them all the same (blend them if you have to) and be done with it instead of calling them different beers, but whatever. A classy BA stout from a brewer that keeps on churning out gem after gem. Thanks again, 7Clutch!
Reviewed by kevanb from Illinois
4.29/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
650ml bottle, 2016 vintage, poured into a Cycle Brewing snifter glass. Enjoyed on 9.15.16, reviewed from Tasting Journal.
The beer pours a thick, jet black color, inky, viscous and oily with a khaki head, about a finger high that has low retention yielding a few spots of lace. The nose is really barrel forward, tons of charred oak, toffee forward bourbon, bitter dark chocolate, lots of stone fruits that offer a touch of acidity that helps balance the robust barrel and bitter dark chocolate, while sweeter grains and coconut aromas linger nicely. The flavors are super chocolate forward, bitter and dark, with some mild sweetness before assertive barrel flavors show their stuff. Tons of chewy oak, lightly charred, rich bourbon and toffee with some coconut, stone fruits and rich roasted dark grains. The mouthfeel is very nice, thick, chewy, full bodied viscous with low carbonation that is super smooth and rich with an easy finish that has a slight amount of alcohol warmth.
Verdict: A great barrel aged stout from Cycle & Peg's. Tons of barrel character, a BCBS-esque aroma and body with a pleasant amount of fruit character, almost like a plum or a fig, perhaps some dark cherries that give just enough to balance the beer well from the rich and roasted flavors.
Oct 16, 2016The beer pours a thick, jet black color, inky, viscous and oily with a khaki head, about a finger high that has low retention yielding a few spots of lace. The nose is really barrel forward, tons of charred oak, toffee forward bourbon, bitter dark chocolate, lots of stone fruits that offer a touch of acidity that helps balance the robust barrel and bitter dark chocolate, while sweeter grains and coconut aromas linger nicely. The flavors are super chocolate forward, bitter and dark, with some mild sweetness before assertive barrel flavors show their stuff. Tons of chewy oak, lightly charred, rich bourbon and toffee with some coconut, stone fruits and rich roasted dark grains. The mouthfeel is very nice, thick, chewy, full bodied viscous with low carbonation that is super smooth and rich with an easy finish that has a slight amount of alcohol warmth.
Verdict: A great barrel aged stout from Cycle & Peg's. Tons of barrel character, a BCBS-esque aroma and body with a pleasant amount of fruit character, almost like a plum or a fig, perhaps some dark cherries that give just enough to balance the beer well from the rich and roasted flavors.
Rare DOS Blue - Aged In Woodford Reserve Barrels from Peg's Cantina & Brew Pub
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
70 ratings
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