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Agamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Omnipollo

Agamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-AgedAgamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
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From:
Omnipollo
 
Sweden
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 8.33%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
106
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 01, 2023
Added:
Apr 09, 2015
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  20
Invited to brew in the US I wanted to use local ingredients. Agamemnon is an Imperial Stout brewed with maple syrup. Boiled 7 hours.

Brewed at Pub Dog Brewing in the USA.

Artwork by Karl Grandin.
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Ratings by jmryan8:
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Rated by jmryan8 from Louisiana

4.71/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Dec 23, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jan 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.33 by heysuz from Indiana

Jan 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.52 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Feb 09, 2020
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Reviewed by craftbeersweden from Sweden

4.44/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Vintage 2015 bottle.
Bought at Systembolaget in Sweden September 18 - 2015.

This beer has matured for almost 4 years in my beercellar and I'm nervous that it is as good as I want it to be!

I pours black with almost no head.

Wow! This four year old beer smack my face with a nose full of dark chocolate, prune, rasisin and Bourbon.
Taste is in the same area: Dark chocolate, Oak Bourbon barrels, raisin, prune, coffee, vanilla, whipped cream and in the end Bourbon again.
Soft and smooth mouth with a ful body and light carbonation.
Perfection!
May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurmaraja from California

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.54 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Dec 27, 2017
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Black in color. Tan head.

Typical omnipollo stout base with lots of sweetness and cake batter. The barrels are there and the maple is there, but I feel like this is beginning to fall off. It just wasn't in your face like most omnipollo stouts.
Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Oct 08, 2016
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Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina

3.59/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap. Smell is a bit off-putting. Get some vinegar notes and roasted malts. Flavor is a bit vinegary. Possibly the maple syrup going bad? Not sure. Overall a very underwhelming beer, especially with the hype. Bummer
Oct 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.51 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Sep 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by StoutSnob40 from California

Sep 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jul 03, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.34/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
375ml bottle at Brasserie V in Madison, Wisconsin. Served in minisnifter glasses split between me and a friend.

Pours a dark black body, oily and opaque. Half finger white head, short retention, not much lacing, as expected. Smells of a rich bourbon and dark chocolate up front, with a distinctly maple sweetness in the background that comes out more as it warms up. Other aromas included a bit of grainy roast and nuttiness, but for the most part, it was bourbon and maple playing well together. Flavour was a mix of dark chocolate, roast, bourbon and charred oak, all playing together halfheartedly until the beer starts to open up, and the maple strolls in and starts mingling in with the other players. A very nice, complex beverage where no one adjunct really takes over. Mouthfeel is medium-fuller bodied, lighter on carbonation, on the lightly slick side with a sweet maple and bitter baker's chocolate finish.
Jun 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by dcmchew from Romania

Jun 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by Ciocanelu from Romania

May 25, 2016
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Rated by amalburg from Michigan

4.54/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Chocolate and booze. Silky smooth mouth feel. Hint of Bourbon on the nose and taste. Pretty hot. Delicious but pricey
Mar 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by bgold86 from New York

Mar 13, 2016
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Reviewed by Mista_Carta from California

4.29/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Impressive offering from Omnipollo. I have had this bottle for a few months and was recently warned by a friend that one he recently drank was starting to turn—luckily no green apple, all good on that front. Actually surprised at the heat on a nearly year old beer...

Decadent, syrupy mouthfeel with a strong yet short fizz assault. Silky, creamy chew. Oily as The Situation at the shore in August. Black strap molasses, dark (this beer is opaque) roasted malts, BITTER espresso, vanilla bean, bitter-sweet baking chocolate. Fudge, brown sugar, prune. Overripe black cherry, dark plum, blackcurrant, fresh peppercorn. Touch of licorice & caramel. So many other "sweets" at play, the maple gets lost in the shuffle UNTIL sip end when when you're hit by a sublingual swell that rolls forward, up and around finishing on the tip. Just the tip. Hot, boozy bourbon oak. Nothing creepin' on you, this beer is cajones across the nose. That being said, a heat/sweet/bitter profile that aligns with my particular balance preferences...

Tasty, complex beer. Wish I had another bottle. And wish a little cheaper/more accessible.
Mar 10, 2016
Agamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Omnipollo
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 106 ratings