Agamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Omnipollo
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- Style:
- Stout - American Imperial
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.37 | pDev: 8.47%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- From:
- Omnipollo
- Sweden
- Avail:
- Retired (no longer brewed)
- Wants
- 18
- Gots
- 20
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Notes:
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.
Brewed at Pub Dog Brewing in the USA.
Artwork by Karl Grandin.
Reviews: 32
| Ratings: 104
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Reviews by twelveinches:
twelveinches from Washington
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 22, 2015
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 22, 2015
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craftbeersweden from Sweden
4.44/5 rDev +1.6%
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
4.44/5 rDev +1.6%
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
BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.55/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Let the one-upsmanship continue as Omnipollo brewers hit the bourbon-barrel frey. With a nice cozy slumber of their highly acclaimed Agamemnon into those savory Kentucky bourbon barrels, a beast is born.
As black as tar and with a handsome onyx-like sheen, the beer caps with a dainty swirl of mocha-stained crème froth. Its nose is chocked full of sweetened char. Deep espresso, dark chocolate and unmistakable bourbon dance in aroma while maple, praline and caramel sooth the tongue during the initial taste.
As the lowly carbonated stout saturates the tastebuds with unapologetic saturation, its lavish taste unveils the masterful blend of black-strap molasses, chocolate covered espresso beans, baker's chocolate and roasting walnuts. Nuances of grilled fruit cast hints of licorice, blackcurrant, black cherry and blackberry lurk in the recesses and await the prominence of the bourbon barrel.
Full and nearly chewy in texture, the stout carries a silky feel that soothens the acidity of char and the brunt of booze. Charred oak, vanilla, caramel and wood spice balance the sweetness and gives the finish the powerful impact that this massive stout deserves. Yet for a beer of such intensity, there's a finesse in balance that's rarely seen in these larger-than-life beers.
Jul 25, 2015
4.55/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Let the one-upsmanship continue as Omnipollo brewers hit the bourbon-barrel frey. With a nice cozy slumber of their highly acclaimed Agamemnon into those savory Kentucky bourbon barrels, a beast is born.
As black as tar and with a handsome onyx-like sheen, the beer caps with a dainty swirl of mocha-stained crème froth. Its nose is chocked full of sweetened char. Deep espresso, dark chocolate and unmistakable bourbon dance in aroma while maple, praline and caramel sooth the tongue during the initial taste.
As the lowly carbonated stout saturates the tastebuds with unapologetic saturation, its lavish taste unveils the masterful blend of black-strap molasses, chocolate covered espresso beans, baker's chocolate and roasting walnuts. Nuances of grilled fruit cast hints of licorice, blackcurrant, black cherry and blackberry lurk in the recesses and await the prominence of the bourbon barrel.
Full and nearly chewy in texture, the stout carries a silky feel that soothens the acidity of char and the brunt of booze. Charred oak, vanilla, caramel and wood spice balance the sweetness and gives the finish the powerful impact that this massive stout deserves. Yet for a beer of such intensity, there's a finesse in balance that's rarely seen in these larger-than-life beers.
Jul 25, 2015
emerge077 from Illinois
3.58/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 13, 2015
3.58/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 13, 2015
belgbeerdrinker from Colorado
4.31/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 23, 2015
4.31/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 23, 2015
largadeer from California
4.38/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Monstrously sticky and full bodied, reminiscent of Berserker. Surprisingly stellar barrel aged stout. Molasses, maple syrup, vanilla and ashy malt in perfect balance.
Jul 31, 2015
4.38/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Monstrously sticky and full bodied, reminiscent of Berserker. Surprisingly stellar barrel aged stout. Molasses, maple syrup, vanilla and ashy malt in perfect balance.
Jul 31, 2015
tykechandler from Kentucky
5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Sep 21, 2015
5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Sep 21, 2015
mothman from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
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
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
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
Kelp from New Hampshire
4.19/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Aug 07, 2015
4.19/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Aug 07, 2015
jaydoc from Kansas
4.34/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Aug 21, 2015
4.34/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Aug 21, 2015
DangerDawg from Ohio
4.38/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Feb 02, 2016
4.38/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Feb 02, 2016
Alieniloquium from Florida
4.32/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
375 mL bottle. Inky black body. Smell is fudgy chocolate, deep roasted malts, booze. Faint bourbon. I don't get much bourbon in the taste either. Still very fudgy and rich. Heavy nutty malt flavor, too. Very roasty in the finish. Maple syrup aftertaste. Heavy and boozy body. Delicious, although I don't get much of the maple syrup or bourbon.
Jan 05, 2016
4.32/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
375 mL bottle. Inky black body. Smell is fudgy chocolate, deep roasted malts, booze. Faint bourbon. I don't get much bourbon in the taste either. Still very fudgy and rich. Heavy nutty malt flavor, too. Very roasty in the finish. Maple syrup aftertaste. Heavy and boozy body. Delicious, although I don't get much of the maple syrup or bourbon.
Jan 05, 2016
Gotti311 from Wisconsin
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 29, 2016
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jan 29, 2016
mikepcarney from Ohio
4.58/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Sep 15, 2015
4.58/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Sep 15, 2015
superspak from Ohio
4.52/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
3700th review! 375 ml bottle into snifter, best before 1/1/2018. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark brown head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, vanilla, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, light licorice/dark fruit, light smoke/char, and oak/roasted earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt, maple syrup, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, vanilla, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, light licorice/dark fruit, light smoke/char, and oak/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, and oak/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, maple syrup, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light carbonation and very full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly slick/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a world class barrel aged imperial stout. All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt. maple syrup, and bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the huge ABV. An insanely amazing offering.
Nov 08, 2015
4.52/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
3700th review! 375 ml bottle into snifter, best before 1/1/2018. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark brown head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, vanilla, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, light licorice/dark fruit, light smoke/char, and oak/roasted earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt, maple syrup, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, vanilla, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, light licorice/dark fruit, light smoke/char, and oak/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple, molasses, caramel, toffee, toasted oak, bourbon, coconut, and oak/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, maple syrup, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light carbonation and very full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly slick/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a world class barrel aged imperial stout. All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt. maple syrup, and bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the huge ABV. An insanely amazing offering.
Nov 08, 2015
eawolff99 from Minnesota
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Jul 27, 2015
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Jul 27, 2015
mattboyer182 from Indiana
4.41/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Nov 26, 2015
4.41/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Nov 26, 2015
shirtless_mike from Indiana
3/5 rDev -31.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 21, 2016
3/5 rDev -31.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 21, 2016
ShanePB from Pennsylvania
4.58/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
12.7 oz bottle. Pours syrupy inky black with a small dark brown head. No lacing and minimal retention. Aromas of big boozy bourbon, oak, maple syrup and roasted malt. Flavor is a punch of boozy bourbon up front, oak, chocolate and maple syrup on the back end. Mouth feel is incredibly thick and syrupy. Amazing drink.
Aug 25, 2015
4.58/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
12.7 oz bottle. Pours syrupy inky black with a small dark brown head. No lacing and minimal retention. Aromas of big boozy bourbon, oak, maple syrup and roasted malt. Flavor is a punch of boozy bourbon up front, oak, chocolate and maple syrup on the back end. Mouth feel is incredibly thick and syrupy. Amazing drink.
Aug 25, 2015
acurtis from New Jersey
3.99/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Agamemnon Bourbon Maple Syrup Stout - 13.2%
Oct 02, 2015
3.99/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Agamemnon Bourbon Maple Syrup Stout - 13.2%
Oct 02, 2015
Rutager from Canada (BC)
4.1/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black and thick, just like I like it. Big molasses, bourbon, and a little smoke and booze. Huge!!!
Sep 26, 2015
4.1/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black and thick, just like I like it. Big molasses, bourbon, and a little smoke and booze. Huge!!!
Sep 26, 2015
westcoastbeerlvr from California
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 02, 2015
4.25/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 02, 2015
vfgccp from New York
4.48/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A - Sick. Thick tar black with 3 fingers of creamy, deliciously dark brown head. Great retention and ok lace.
S - Semisweet, smooth and inviting. Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, warm bourbon served neat, and a touch of sweet cigar smoke.
T - Great integration. Dark maple syrup, toasted marshmallows, sweet bourbon, soft oak, pumpernickel bread, graham cracker, and molasses.
M - Silky smooth, medium body.
O - An outstanding imperial stout on the sweeter and silkier side of the style.
Oct 04, 2015
4.48/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A - Sick. Thick tar black with 3 fingers of creamy, deliciously dark brown head. Great retention and ok lace.
S - Semisweet, smooth and inviting. Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, warm bourbon served neat, and a touch of sweet cigar smoke.
T - Great integration. Dark maple syrup, toasted marshmallows, sweet bourbon, soft oak, pumpernickel bread, graham cracker, and molasses.
M - Silky smooth, medium body.
O - An outstanding imperial stout on the sweeter and silkier side of the style.
Oct 04, 2015
DVMin98 from North Carolina
3.59/5 rDev -17.8%
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
3.59/5 rDev -17.8%
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
bmf5581 from North Carolina
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Sep 21, 2015
4.29/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Sep 21, 2015
Agamemnon - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Omnipollo
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