Awaken the Soul
Barrier Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 5.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 21, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SpaceCamp from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a jet black, oily brew that forms a nice head of cigar-brown foam. Head dissipates slowly, leaving a nice layer of retention on top and some decent lacing. When held to the light, this beer appears black and soulless.
S: Classic RIS: roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, molasses, some bourbon barrel perhaps?
T: Follows nose initially - coffee, chocolate, bourbon barrel (more apparent here), vanilla, burnt sugar, and roasted malts. Robust but something is a little awry. Strange aftertaste. Overall that doesn't detract much - there are much more unconventional imperial stouts than this.
F: Medium-to-full bodied. Light carbonation. Creamy and lingering.
O: This is technically a Russian Imperial Stout but is less heavy on the coffee than I would have liked. There is some bourbon barrel here, and the ABV is a healthy 11%. This is a fine RIS to sample, but there are more unique options available that improve on this beer's foundation of coffee, malts, and barrel.
Mar 11, 2023S: Classic RIS: roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, molasses, some bourbon barrel perhaps?
T: Follows nose initially - coffee, chocolate, bourbon barrel (more apparent here), vanilla, burnt sugar, and roasted malts. Robust but something is a little awry. Strange aftertaste. Overall that doesn't detract much - there are much more unconventional imperial stouts than this.
F: Medium-to-full bodied. Light carbonation. Creamy and lingering.
O: This is technically a Russian Imperial Stout but is less heavy on the coffee than I would have liked. There is some bourbon barrel here, and the ABV is a healthy 11%. This is a fine RIS to sample, but there are more unique options available that improve on this beer's foundation of coffee, malts, and barrel.
Rated by mschrei from Illinois
3.85/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not bad tasting, but has the certain metallic characteristic that haunts some stouts. That’s what brings it down.
Jul 10, 2022
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
smooth malty stout slightly sweet coffee aftertaste
Jun 28, 2022
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