I Love You With My Stout
Evil Twin Brewing

I Love You With My StoutI Love You With My Stout
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From:
Evil Twin Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,319
ABV:
12%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,303
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 9.4%
Reviews:
238
Ratings:
1,415
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 26, 2022
Added:
Apr 18, 2014
Wants:
  72
Gots:
  392
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Ratings by doktorhops:
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia

3.11/5  rDev -25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
“Evil Twin I Love You With My Stout” sounds like something I might say if Amber Heard was my evil twin separated at birth and I was attempting to enter a forbidden tryst with her whilst downing a tasty Double Imperial Stout, but no it is simply the name of this latest insane brew by Evil Twin that I am about to imbibe whilst recording my thoughts on the subject. Fact: This is review #600 for me. Interesting, for someone as obsessed with milestones as I am I forgot to record which beer was #550, I think it was Nail Oatmeal Stout... who cares [me obviously] here is #600.

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Duvel tulip.

A: I’m really getting bored of how to describe Stouts - let’s just say it’s black and it has an off-white head that soon dies down to a lace ring alright? Fine? Done. Actually looks as decent as any other heavy DIS, I’m surprised by how light the head is though. 8/10.

S: Infected/bad beer? Possibly - it has a definite sour cider apple aroma to it, not what one would expect in a Stout of any style. Best before date is a cryptic 365:14:15:20... what does that mean? Anyone? Another whiff reveals some toasted stale bread and burnt sugar. 6/10.

T: This is one crazy different Stout if it isn’t infected/bad with straight brown sugar, pear, vodka, bitter herbal notes going on. Not your average DIS with all this fruit ester business going on - it has an overripe green pear flavour which really puts this in a category of its own as far as Stouts go. Though I am almost completely convinced something is amiss here. 6/10.

M: Medium bodied with a dense slight fizzy carbonation... the last beer I had (Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout) had a great deal more body at less ABV. 7/10.

D: This is one average at best brew, but primarily due to the fact that it is likely infected/bad/past use by date, who knows really, either way I did not enjoy this brew and like their Yang I found myself popping a couple Ibuprofen with Codeine just to avoid the impending hangover. I expected a lot more from Evil Twin, who did alright for me with their 13% ABV Molotov Cocktail... I really need to get my hands on a fresh bottle of Imperial Biscotti Break - that sounds right up my alley. 6/10.

NOTE TO READERS: THIS IS A LIKELY INFECTED/OXIDIZED BREW - TAKE THIS REVIEW WITH A PROVERBIAL PINCH.
Aug 11, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.21/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle, 2021 vintage, poured into a snifter.
Nice full finger of dense foam.
Smells of molasses and a Heath bar.
Tastes good - the molasses comes up front, bakers chocolate, dark roast malt, dark stone fruits.
Feels full, medium carb,
Overall, a nice Friday night sipper that didn’t benefit from sitting in the cave for a year and a half.
Nov 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.46 by Nyarko-San from Pennsylvania

Sep 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by arzt from Germany

Dec 12, 2020
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.47/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aged bottle - maybe 5 years - ??more - no date but have had in cellar a while. Pretty sure a longstanding hold out from a four pack, the rest long ago consumed.
Pours inky black with scant reddish brown head - red highlights at edge of glass.
Aroma of dark fruits, raisin, molasses, brown sugar, and whiskey tinged chocolate.
Taste hits with a caramel sweetness, boozy dark fruit - dates, raisins, molasses, some dark chocolate notes, bourbon whiskey, a touch of roasty malt.
Medium full mouthfeel - not thick or viscous as may have expected - sweet boozy heat with nice carbonation - warming and smooth and quite delicious. Age did not hurt this one bit!
Sep 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

May 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.43 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by craigbelly from Iowa

Dec 30, 2019
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Reviewed by Msp004 from New York

4.32/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2015 bottle , close to 5 yo,
Pours black color with a minor tan head

Nose is roasted malts, bitter sweet chocolate and molasses.

Mouth is super complex, thick and rich. Sweet dark fruit, bitter sweet chocolate, black licorice and molasses with a smooth whiskey undertone. Very soft and thick with minor carbonation. Desert.

Dangerously drinkable. 12avb or higher now is simply masked in the complexity of the mouth.
Dec 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by Curt3 from Ohio

Aug 27, 2019
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

4.04/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Look: It pours very dark brown with a tan head. Head retention is moderately low.

Smell: There are aromas of roast and bacon like smoke. There are background notes of plum.

Taste: It has flavors of roasts and a bacon like smoke element. There are dark fruits at a moderate level most like plums. There is a hint of vanilla in the flavor.

Feel: It has a medium full body which is surprising considering the ABV. It has a smoky, roasty aftertaste. It has very smooth alcohol warming.

Overall, the aromas do not convey the complexity of the elements in the taste which is quite complex.
Jun 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.12 by Georgiabeer from Georgia

May 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by desint from Belgium

Apr 18, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

2.92/5  rDev -29.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2014 vintage; drank 12/9/14 @ the Yarchives.

Black/brown hue with champagne bubbles throughout.

Big dark tan head; thick lace.

Cream, fresh earth & orange citrus nose.

Thick, creamy mouthfeel.

Cream & orange citrus flavors collide, creating a sour milk taste at first; thankfully, chocolate & fresh earth notes emerge as this warms, making this drinkable. Still, not very enjoyable.
Apr 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Apr 08, 2019
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.24/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Evil Twin Brewing "I Love You With My Stout"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, contract brewed in Stratford, CT and coded "BATCH #014 08:11"
$4.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: An Imperial stout at 12% ABV, eh? OK. It's a very dark brown that appears black in the full glass but also reveals some dark reddish mahogany brown highlights at the base of the glass. The head is a finger-thick cap of tan but I can see that it's already dwindling. The aroma expresses dark malt with some dark fruit (dried plums, raisin), something like rum, some bittersweet dark chocolate, and a delicate spiciness that's reminiscent of star anise. It's interesting; it's not what I was expecting. By now the head has dropped to a creamy collar and some whisky 'islands' on the surface, and there's no lacing left behind. On to the flavor... it's not as rich as I thought it would be, nor as chocolatey or roasty. There's a sweetness to it like brown sugar, and that rum note comes through as well, perhaps from the combination of residual sugars and alcohol. It's got a medium-dark caramel note to it, just about at the point where when you're making caramel it looks reddish brown. The plum remains, and I get more fig than raisin although there is some raisin in the lingering finish. Most importantly I'm still finding that note of star anise, and I sometimes get a hint of black licorice as well. There's some roastiness to it but it's only slightly coffee-like. There's a touch of molasses in the finish as well, and an herbal note which I'll assume is from hops, and which is most likely where the black licorice is coming from. It's bitter, that comes out in the finish, but upfront it seems sweet. The alcohol shows, mainly in the finish as well. Along with the sugary character that's there it has an almost whiskey-like quality to it. It's interesting, and fairly complex. Unique. In the mouth it's only medium bodied but it does have a bit of a dextrinous side to it. As for the carbonation, it's low, but perhaps in conjunction with the alcohol there is a bit of a bristle on the tongue. Overall I like it better than "Even More Jesus", which is mentioned on the label. It's unique, and worth trying.
Review #6,530
Mar 18, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Jan 24, 2019
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Reviewed by KooVee from Finland

4.27/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle. Batch #009.

Red-hued black colour. Brown-tinted foam is slow to appear at first when poured cold, but it has considerable staying power.

Aroma is almost exactly that of a treacle-based (Finnish) Christmas bread, with a bit of smokiness peeking in towards the end. Fits Christmas flavours in this part of the world perfectly (if your ham is smoked). A bit of alcohol amplifies the aroma.

Taste is not _quite_ as sweet as the smell would indicate, and a strong presence of alcohol rises to the fore. Something faintly similar to whiskey and rum in those notes. A matter of taste if this is coarse or suits the context. After the initial shock I quite like it, but my feeling is that this would benefit from even upwards from 5 years of aging so the alcohol becomes mellow and complex. There are roasted flavours but they play a second fiddle to the burn. Smokiness is still there in the retronasal. Feel is good and carbonation suitable, even if at the upper limit.

Actually, I can see batch #014 as the latest one.. wonder how old this is then. It still has some quite sharp edges to it and I would lay it down for at least two years more. A sipper in the American vein.. bold and appealing but not particularly subtle.
Dec 25, 2018
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Reviewed by lmaduells from Spain

4.04/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
An authentically American beer, without consecrations. Because I am a lover of Belgian beers, this type of beer is too hard for you. I recognize that this is a very good beer but it is too hard for me, too flat, too direct.
Dec 04, 2018
I Love You With My Stout from Evil Twin Brewing
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