Situational Ethics - Port Barrel-Aged
Monday Night Brewing

Situational Ethics - Port Barrel-AgedSituational Ethics - Port Barrel-Aged
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From:
Monday Night Brewing
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13.8%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
4.37 | pDev: 6.64%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
9
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 20, 2019
Added:
Dec 12, 2018
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Situational Ethics is a series of imperial stouts, each one aged in a different barrel. This version was aged in 10 year tawny Port barrels, with dark chocolate, coffee and Madagascar vanilla.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by shivtim:
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Rated by shivtim from Georgia

4.36/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Jul 20, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Jun 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Jun 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by GarrettBoots from Georgia

Apr 02, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Mar 27, 2019
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Reviewed by StraightNoChaser from Georgia

4.46/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: Modest khaki head on the pour that mostly recedes. Some light lacing. Very dark brown, nearly opaque, with some cola highlights when held to light.
smell: Dark chocolate and coffee up front. Vanilla's there too. Not getting port notes in the clear but there's a something extra that's gotta be the port barrels.
taste: Expertly balanced flavors of sweet chocolate, vanilla, and Port with a countering coffee bitterness that ensures it's not too sweet. Very easy drinker for 13.8.
Feb 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.36 by JamesBondGA from Georgia

Feb 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.4 by npendres from Wisconsin

Dec 30, 2018
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

4.43/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500mL bottle from the brewery. Released 12/15/18. Served in a Monday Night snifter. Enjoyed 12/30/18.

Pours oil black with a cap of dense deep khaki head. The froth recedes to some wavy islands across the surface and full halo but no lacing.

Smells rich and inviting. Chocolate covered port balls, creamed coffee, cooked caramel, vanilla and some earthy wood.

Flavors are smooth and decadent. The vinous alcohol-glazed, candied fruit tawny port character adds a whole different richness than bourbon or whiskey would. Fudge, cappuccino, burnt caramel, roasty malt, faint vanilla, wet wood and a surprisingly subtle booze presence.

Velvety full body with pleasantly restrained carbonation. There is a chocolate covered cherry note to the finish that works well with the smooth caramel cappuccino.

Monday Night makes another strong entry to their excellent Situational Ethics series. The tawny port character is much stronger here than I’ve noted in other port barrel aged brews and I would love Monday Night to experiment some more with them. Three variants last year and another three this year and I can say with confidence that you can’t go wrong with Situational Ethics.
Dec 30, 2018
Situational Ethics - Port Barrel-Aged from Monday Night Brewing
Beer rating: 4.37 out of 5 with 9 ratings