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Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

 

Excellent head production, especially given the additives, barrel aging, and very high ABV. Body is dark black; head is a very dark brown, with excellent retention. Leaves behind wide fields of slowly sliding lacing.

Raspberry is very strong on the nose, mingling with the port for a sharp, jammy, and richly fruity presence. Chocolate, espresso, and molasses are a nice background base aroma from the malts. Brown sugar and toffee round it out; I don't get any peanut from the peanut flour.

Thick and chewy, even at a colder-than-intended temperature (roughly: fridge). Incredibly smooth, with virtually no hint of the ABV - and I mean virtually no hint. If not for the super thick body, you could easily suspect this was a beer in the 6-8% range, instead of nearly double that.

Raspberry is prominent on the palate, but not obnoxiously, and again blends with the port - which itself imparts very little booziness and just a touch of oak. It's very much like a raspberry pastry: flaky dough, lined with chocolate and Nutella, with jellied raspberry right in the middle. Very little peanut flavor or roast.

 

 

Built like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the brewing team of Oskar Blues and 3 Sons unlock the inner child in all of us by rolling peanut flour and raspberry puree into a sweeter imperial stout for a roasty, boozy take on the sandwich that's all grown up.

Basic black and topped with a foamy tan cap, the berry stained margins show a glimpse into the fruit puree even before the nose swoons with raspberry, chocolate and savory notes of sherry. Hints of nuttiness arise as the first taste ensues with lavish malt sweetness and its jammy, candied peanut counterparts.

As its molasses, brown sugar and toffee influences simmer on the middle palate, the raspberry flavors align with the alcohol for a taste that's straight from the bottle of Chambord. A nutty flavor that's not particularly of peanut comes with a richer marzipan type of almondness and hints of coconut. The softer edges of espresso brings a slight bitter spice to the finish to take an edge off of the cloying sweetness

Full bodied and fully dessert-like, the beer is a banana away from banana splits. Jam, peanut, caramel and vanilla all wrap around a persistent malty finish as this "pastry" stout lives up to its lofty expectations.

 

 

Pours black bar pour darker tan head no lace.

Aroma is roasted malts, light chocolate and peanut butter mixture, good dose of raspberries.

Taste is like the nose roasted malts, good dose of chocolate and peanut butter. Nice raspberry notes that cover out on top of all this roasted malt. Finish is lingering raspberries and bitterness from the hops and lingering roasted coffee bitterness.

Mouhfeel is lighter side of full, seems a little strange for such a big beer.

Overall it's enjoyable and tasty don't normally like peanut butter beers but for me more raspberry then peanut flour.