Beast From The Far East
Clown Shoes
- From:
- Clown Shoes
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 9.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 25, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 16, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
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Ratings by GarbageMan10:
Rated by GarbageMan10 from Texas
3.65/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Mar 25, 2018
3.65/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Mar 25, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ThaneMcC from Germany
4.45/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.45/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours an inky black with copious khaki head = smells of dark roasted malts, coffee, hints of bourbon.
Taste is sweet malts forward, delicious expresso notes and subtle vanilla and bourbon notes throughout. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy, minimal effervescence and a pleasant, almost syrupy quality that lingers without being cloying.
Coffee notes predominate with the bourbon barrel influence a secondary note - but there and pleasant - becomes more apparent as it ages.
All the best attributes of blaecorn unicorn plus a little catcher in the rye with a strong coffee note - another great beer from clown shoes. . .
May 05, 2018Taste is sweet malts forward, delicious expresso notes and subtle vanilla and bourbon notes throughout. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy, minimal effervescence and a pleasant, almost syrupy quality that lingers without being cloying.
Coffee notes predominate with the bourbon barrel influence a secondary note - but there and pleasant - becomes more apparent as it ages.
All the best attributes of blaecorn unicorn plus a little catcher in the rye with a strong coffee note - another great beer from clown shoes. . .
Reviewed by titty_mcbitty from Tennessee
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
(2018)
Pours like a usual stout - black with a thin mocha head.
Smells great: coffee and chocolate mostly on the nose.
Tastes too milky to me. I get the bourbon (slightly) and the coffee. There's also big sweet chocolate notes. It's like a milk stout to me. Perhaps I'm not in the mood for such a stout, or maybe I'm surprised given that this is not marketed as a milk stout, but I don't care for the taste. It's a bit one-dimensional.
However the mouth-fell is superb.
Overall, I thought this was a little too sweet for my liking, and frankly it's a little one-dimensional. For example, Sierra Nevada's (non-BBA) narwhal has notes of chocolate, coffee, and dark fruits, and it's just a regular old RIS. Despite this, it's not a bad stout at all.
Feb 13, 2018Pours like a usual stout - black with a thin mocha head.
Smells great: coffee and chocolate mostly on the nose.
Tastes too milky to me. I get the bourbon (slightly) and the coffee. There's also big sweet chocolate notes. It's like a milk stout to me. Perhaps I'm not in the mood for such a stout, or maybe I'm surprised given that this is not marketed as a milk stout, but I don't care for the taste. It's a bit one-dimensional.
However the mouth-fell is superb.
Overall, I thought this was a little too sweet for my liking, and frankly it's a little one-dimensional. For example, Sierra Nevada's (non-BBA) narwhal has notes of chocolate, coffee, and dark fruits, and it's just a regular old RIS. Despite this, it's not a bad stout at all.
Reviewed by Maddcheff from Texas
4.37/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
I'm giving this rating because Clown Shoes has never let me down
Looks-Black and Foamy
Smells -caramel and coffee
Taste- Strong coffee with a hint of bitter chocolate
Feel-Heavy carbonation , Creamy
Overall- This was fantastic! I couldn't believe it got a higher rating than Undead Party Crasher, But now I see why, Higher ABV and just as smooth :)
Feb 10, 2018Looks-Black and Foamy
Smells -caramel and coffee
Taste- Strong coffee with a hint of bitter chocolate
Feel-Heavy carbonation , Creamy
Overall- This was fantastic! I couldn't believe it got a higher rating than Undead Party Crasher, But now I see why, Higher ABV and just as smooth :)
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