Cognac Barrel Aged Dark Lord De Muerte
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 20.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 28
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 26, 2012
- Wants:
- 87
- Gots:
- 26
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.35/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - The beer was thick and black in appearance. It was still impervious to light.
Smell - The nose was sweet with notes of cognac and chocolate malts.
Taste - My first impression was that this tasted like spicy liquid raisins. Both the cognac and spice were still strong 12 years later. The heat lingered well into the aftertaste. I’m not sure what the brewmaster’s intent was, but this was interesting.
Mouthfeel - The body was slick but allowed the spice to claim the tongue.
Overall - This might be 3 Floyds best spiced beer.
Jun 03, 2024Smell - The nose was sweet with notes of cognac and chocolate malts.
Taste - My first impression was that this tasted like spicy liquid raisins. Both the cognac and spice were still strong 12 years later. The heat lingered well into the aftertaste. I’m not sure what the brewmaster’s intent was, but this was interesting.
Mouthfeel - The body was slick but allowed the spice to claim the tongue.
Overall - This might be 3 Floyds best spiced beer.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.35/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle #78/817. leftpaw brought this bottle to March Madness 2017. Man I don't like to think what this was trading for back in 2012 (the year of the bottle0.
Pours black, settles into a still, black liquid with no head. Cognac has always been a boozy barrel for me, and this is no exception. But wait, there's more! Plenty of pepper heat as well. Did not skimp, but also didn't make it a face melter either.
Taste wise, the cognac isn't there, but the heat from both the booziness and the chili peppers are as well. The Dark Lord base is largely absent, which I guess in and of itself, quality aside, is a pretty impressive feat nonetheless. And I wasn't one who thought Dark Lord was all that "sweet" anyways. The peppers and heat bring out the hefty bitterness though. Light dark chocolate note if you can power through the peppers and cognac that dominate. I'm not sure if this is still 15%, tastes stronger. Its a polarizing beer, and I guess I'm in the middle.
Oct 16, 2020Pours black, settles into a still, black liquid with no head. Cognac has always been a boozy barrel for me, and this is no exception. But wait, there's more! Plenty of pepper heat as well. Did not skimp, but also didn't make it a face melter either.
Taste wise, the cognac isn't there, but the heat from both the booziness and the chili peppers are as well. The Dark Lord base is largely absent, which I guess in and of itself, quality aside, is a pretty impressive feat nonetheless. And I wasn't one who thought Dark Lord was all that "sweet" anyways. The peppers and heat bring out the hefty bitterness though. Light dark chocolate note if you can power through the peppers and cognac that dominate. I'm not sure if this is still 15%, tastes stronger. Its a polarizing beer, and I guess I'm in the middle.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
2.54/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.54/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
They really missed the opportunity to call this Bloody Mary. With all the other similarities aside, the red wax would have been perfect.
Dull blackish-brown with no head.
The aroma explodes with all kinds of green pepper and guajillo. It's a total chipotle chili takeover!
This really tastes like a bowl of chili, to the point I get notes of roasted tomato. Aside from the viscosity, which simply steers me closer to chili territory, the Dark Lord is almost completely absent from this performance, as it goes down with a burning sting. I also get zero barrel character, and it's a damn shame to have wasted something as rarely used as cognac barrels in aging a big, quality stout.
Spicy, slick and smooth but also tingly and thin, and just kinda bad.
May 23, 2018Dull blackish-brown with no head.
The aroma explodes with all kinds of green pepper and guajillo. It's a total chipotle chili takeover!
This really tastes like a bowl of chili, to the point I get notes of roasted tomato. Aside from the viscosity, which simply steers me closer to chili territory, the Dark Lord is almost completely absent from this performance, as it goes down with a burning sting. I also get zero barrel character, and it's a damn shame to have wasted something as rarely used as cognac barrels in aging a big, quality stout.
Spicy, slick and smooth but also tingly and thin, and just kinda bad.
Reviewed by rwf08 from Texas
4.54/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bottle 305/817:
For being almost 3 years old the burn of the peppers is still there. I was slightly surprised by that. Very viscous and velvety. A little sweet for my taste but that's with all Dark Lord varieties. I think this one is enough for me. If you can find it, search it out.
Mar 30, 2015For being almost 3 years old the burn of the peppers is still there. I was slightly surprised by that. Very viscous and velvety. A little sweet for my taste but that's with all Dark Lord varieties. I think this one is enough for me. If you can find it, search it out.
Reviewed by HOPSareKey from Illinois
1.42/5 rDev -63%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.42/5 rDev -63%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Bottle 774/817. Poured your typical dark lord, Medium to thick. Nose is a poor collage of oak, plums, and hot sauce. Taste is a horrid, hot, unbalanced mess. Just awful. I have heard others say they enjoyed it and did not experience what I did. Perhaps slight variations from bottle to bottle?
Jan 05, 2015
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