Soft Xmas
Evil Twin Brewing

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From:
Evil Twin Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.9%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 11.25%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
89
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 11, 2022
Added:
Dec 07, 2011
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by stouts4me:
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Reviewed by stouts4me from Illinois

3.96/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
served in a small snifter, pours out a deep, murky black luscious, medium viscosity.3/8" tan-brown head that stays for only a couple minutes.

Smells like a cherry delite ! The first sip is just full of medium mouthfeel cherry deliciousness. I don't taste the vanilla.

Smooth. Medium mouthfeel, just right.

I can't quite identify the cherry taste, I have had it before, maybe in something baked....

Overall, for $14 this was a very delicious, smooth treat, would definitely drink it again.
Apr 08, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.52/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle, Cardinal’s great Yule beer tasting. ABV is 10.9%. Pitch black colour, moderate to low brown head. Strong aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, mild coffee and sour cherries. The flavour has a distinct sourish fruity acidity from the cherries, also smooth chocolate. Some bitterness and wood in the finish. Maybe not well balanced, but interesting and fun to drink.
Jan 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.54 by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin

Jan 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by ADTaber from South Carolina

Jan 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by whitenads from Michigan

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by oso from Illinois

Mar 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jaymo18 from Virginia

Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by kmos27 from Pennsylvania

Dec 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Phillyz from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by warnerry from Michigan

Nov 08, 2013
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.87/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle pour at mrbubbler's tasting.

Pours an opaque black with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and cherry aromas. Taste is much the same with chocolate covered cherry flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some very tasty chocolate and cherry flavors.
Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by SteeleWright from Texas

Aug 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BYOFB from Wisconsin

Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Zbeetleman from California

Jul 07, 2013
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Reviewed by fountainofyouth from District of Columbia

3.8/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16.9 oz bottle into a tulip glass. I decided to finally have this on my birthday to justify the $17 I paid for it.

Appearance: It's dark. The sizable head is dark tan, and the body is brown-black. The head retains pretty well. I notice after the pour it left a bit of sediment in the bottle, and much more suspended throughout the beer in the glass. That's a unique look.

Smell: I get some cherry pretty easily, a pleasant fruity smell. There's a mix of booze and chococlatey semi-sweet malt. Not bad.

Taste: It's a pretty complex flavor palette ... there's roasty, dry malt anchoring with "cherry on top," as the label promises. The booze becomes a kinda evident on the finish, in the process adding a kind of metallic flavor, but it's "warm" rather than "hot." There's a little bit of milk chocolate in there, too. Pretty nice.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Sweet and sugary up front, boozy in back. Modest carbonation.

Overall: Listen, it's a good beer -- but it's not worth the price. Bell's Cherry Stout is a much better value if you want a cherry-flavored stout.
Jun 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by drgonzo2k2 from California

May 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by 4amepiphany from Illinois

May 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by DRBiser from Maryland

May 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Zachtheporter from Wisconsin

Mar 13, 2013
Soft Xmas from Evil Twin Brewing
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 89 ratings