Imperial Biscotti Break - Double Barrel
Evil Twin Brewing

 

 

Dark brown appearance with a sparse short lived tan head, sparse lacing. I’m not a big fan of this beer. Something about the blend of maple and the marsala wine leaves an odd taste on the finish. Moderate body.

Pours jet black with a luxurious dark tan head. Gorgeous beer. The maple barrel is forward on the nose, and there’s also rich chocolate aromas.

The taste is a little boxier than I’d like, but there are are rich chocolate and maple flavors, and a bit of the wine to cut the booze, just not enough to balance as much as I’d prefer.

Still a pretty great imperial stout, glad I got to try it.

 

I had a bit of sticker shock with this bottle - finally split it with a friend, and after like six months got around to sharing it. I'm not sure what exactly I was expecting, but this was not it.

Pleasant tasting notes of chocolate, vanilla, and rich wine. Texture seems to be lacking though - it's quite a lot thinner than I might expect of a double barrel aged beer. I also didn't catch any actual maple tasting notes. Much as with CBS, maple barrels don't seem to impart much actual maple in the taste.

Decent beer - perhaps it has fallen off a bit over time? Certainly not worth the price tag - too many better options.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a deep dark brown with a thin mocha cap that recedes quickly. No real lacing but nice legs when swirled. Aroma is big and boozy, chocolate and maple syrup dominate. Flavor is a decadent blend of chocolate, maple syrup, bourbon, vanilla and just a hint from the wine barrel. Feel is smooth and silky. Overall a fantastic beer (albeit overpriced).

 

Blind review. This one from Roguer, thanks man!
Pours dark, dark brown, almost black.
Mocha head. Finely bubbled. Leaves fine ring around glass.

The nose is raisin, rum, molasses, roasted malts. Chocolate banana, nuts. Just go with it-one of those frozen chocolate covered bananas rolled in nuts. Vanilla as it warms.

Lots of things here-Chocolate, rum, dark fruits, berries - blackberry, boysenberry (I know what these taste like now from last round’s sender @2beerdogs ).
Vanilla.

Big smooth, a touch cloying sweet finish, light carbonation.

A great beer to review blind. Not sure where those bananas came from.