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Marshmallow Handjee
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #1 - ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #4 - Avg:
- 4.73 | pDev: 8.25%
- Reviews:
- 351
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 22, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 27, 2008
- Wants:
- 4,720
- Gots:
- 328
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout aged in a variety of Bourbon barrels with vanilla beans.
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Reviewed by RichD from Rhode Island
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
OMG!! One of the finest elixirs I’ve ever tasted. The 15% is non existent. The vanilla is in your face. The base beer is phenomenal. Truly a transcendent experience. Wow!!
Sep 30, 2023
Rated by pathman from Ohio
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
09/11/23 draft @ Winking Lizard Canton
Sep 11, 2023
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.6/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2022 vintage, bottle 1316/3500
Another milestone review, number 1800! I figured since I have the highest rated RIS on BA just sitting around that it would be a perfect time to break it out. This is my first of any Dark Lord variant, and I think it’s a damn good place to start for the series. Let’s pop this legend open and see what it has to offer
Pours almost completely pitch black with a finger of creamy tan head that fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing
The roast is real in this one, but it’s wonderfully offset by the sweeter notes as well. I’m picking up on aromas of drip coffee, burnt caramel, dark toast, milk chocolate, tobacco, vanilla bean, molasses, toasted oak, fig, and light cinnamon
It’s similar in taste, but with even more of a depth, making this one hell of a complex beer. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting milk chocolate, vanilla bean, sweetened coffee, toasted oak, fig, maple syrup, burnt caramel, sweet bourbon, cinnamon, black cherry, and marshmallow. The swallow brings notes of milk chocolate, charred oak, maple syrup, burnt caramel, black cherry, fig, vanilla bean, allspice, sweet bourbon, marshmallow, dark toast, and tobacco
A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a smooth beer. Finishes mostly dry with just a touch of boozy heat
Oh yeah, this is amazing. Thankfully a beer that lives up to the hype. Maybe one day I’ll splurge on another bottle
Jul 29, 2023Another milestone review, number 1800! I figured since I have the highest rated RIS on BA just sitting around that it would be a perfect time to break it out. This is my first of any Dark Lord variant, and I think it’s a damn good place to start for the series. Let’s pop this legend open and see what it has to offer
Pours almost completely pitch black with a finger of creamy tan head that fades to a thin cap and leaves minimal lacing
The roast is real in this one, but it’s wonderfully offset by the sweeter notes as well. I’m picking up on aromas of drip coffee, burnt caramel, dark toast, milk chocolate, tobacco, vanilla bean, molasses, toasted oak, fig, and light cinnamon
It’s similar in taste, but with even more of a depth, making this one hell of a complex beer. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting milk chocolate, vanilla bean, sweetened coffee, toasted oak, fig, maple syrup, burnt caramel, sweet bourbon, cinnamon, black cherry, and marshmallow. The swallow brings notes of milk chocolate, charred oak, maple syrup, burnt caramel, black cherry, fig, vanilla bean, allspice, sweet bourbon, marshmallow, dark toast, and tobacco
A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a smooth beer. Finishes mostly dry with just a touch of boozy heat
Oh yeah, this is amazing. Thankfully a beer that lives up to the hype. Maybe one day I’ll splurge on another bottle
Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas
4.86/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.86/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
2019 bottle, purple sparkle wax. Pours black with minimal head, no retention. Nose rich vanilla, fruity with strawberry, graham cracker. Taste boozy, chocolate, toasted marshmallow. Full body and minimal carbonation.
May 04, 2023
Rated by SayBoom from Ukraine
4.42/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.42/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2022 v.
Jan 13, 2023
Rated by ajramirez1 from Washington
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Had the yellow wax at a wedding dinner party. Vanilla/marsh overload, barrel was there, but mostly sweet. Pretty good
Nov 05, 2022
Rated by NolaHopHead from Louisiana
4.59/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2021 bottle - Share w John M in Denver.
Oct 07, 2022
Marshmallow Handjee from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1811 ratings
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