Slumbrew Yankee Swap 2014
Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- From:
- Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 14.64%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 23, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
This 2014 imperial stout is the SECOND EDITION in our Yankee Swap series. It's aged in Turkey Shore Distilleries run barrels to create a unique flavor profile that continues to develop with time. A perfect accompaniment to holiday doldrums, in-laws or all bouts of holiday boredom. If you collect bottles, we suggest you cellar a second bottle or two of this ale to serve with next year's edition of our Yankee Swap.
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Reviewed by far333 from Connecticut
3.59/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Served in a crystal snifter. Pours dark brown and opaque, nearly black. A thick and frothy beige head rises up strongly and caps out at about two fingers thick, and slowly settles down.
Rich aroma of dark malt, root beer, molasses, and dark rum. Rich and intense flavor right upfront, full of molasses, coffee, cola, ripe plum, root beer, slight woody note, and luscious dark rum. Mild bitterness, hop flavor is pushed back by the intense dark flavors. Finishes a bit sweet. Super high ABV doesn't mess with the flavor, but it is there. Enjoying it less as it warms, as it's turning into a strong coffee flavor.
Mouthfeel is a bit thin, somewhat woody and tannic, finishes with a tingle. Good beer, very rich, a sipper for sure.
Feb 12, 2016Rich aroma of dark malt, root beer, molasses, and dark rum. Rich and intense flavor right upfront, full of molasses, coffee, cola, ripe plum, root beer, slight woody note, and luscious dark rum. Mild bitterness, hop flavor is pushed back by the intense dark flavors. Finishes a bit sweet. Super high ABV doesn't mess with the flavor, but it is there. Enjoying it less as it warms, as it's turning into a strong coffee flavor.
Mouthfeel is a bit thin, somewhat woody and tannic, finishes with a tingle. Good beer, very rich, a sipper for sure.
Rated by mswatpup293 from Massachusetts
5/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Drink at room temp.
Dec 04, 2015
Reviewed by JebBeerFish from New Hampshire
1/5 rDev -75.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -75.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Had this in a vertical tasting with 2013 Yankee Swap. Darker brown pour than 2013, less of a head than 2013 on gentle pour. Taste -infected bottle - tasted like sour soy sauce, a drain pour.
Sep 14, 2015
Reviewed by leroybrown10 from Missouri
4.46/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a very deep, dark chocolate color. 1+ finger head is darkish khaki in color. Head dissipates slowly before finally settling to a thin layer of cream. Some nice lacing left behind but it disappears quickly.
Vanilla, caramel, and rum in the nose. Roasted malt and milk chocolate. Sweet cream. A bit boozy.
Rum flavors lead the taste. Oak, alcohol, vanilla, and milk chocolate . Sweet, sticky molasses. Brown sugar and toffee. Vanilla is mild around the edges after being very prominent in the nose. Hazelnut.
Sweet and thick on the tongue. Mild syrupiness after it warms for a while. Moderate carbonation. A bit boozy as it warms the belly. Sweetness lingers in the form of chocolate and rum.
A really well done barrel aged stout. Probably my favorite rum barrel aged beer. A definite sipper.
Aug 19, 2015Vanilla, caramel, and rum in the nose. Roasted malt and milk chocolate. Sweet cream. A bit boozy.
Rum flavors lead the taste. Oak, alcohol, vanilla, and milk chocolate . Sweet, sticky molasses. Brown sugar and toffee. Vanilla is mild around the edges after being very prominent in the nose. Hazelnut.
Sweet and thick on the tongue. Mild syrupiness after it warms for a while. Moderate carbonation. A bit boozy as it warms the belly. Sweetness lingers in the form of chocolate and rum.
A really well done barrel aged stout. Probably my favorite rum barrel aged beer. A definite sipper.
Rated by Dave_Treat from Virginia
2.75/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Tasted on tap, did not like
Apr 10, 2015
Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.86/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
- 12.0% 68 ibus. chalice. 50F.
A: Dark hersey chocolate pour, sits an inky black in the vessel with a dark mocha, creamy, milky head of one inch that had a long standing appeal. Quick paced golden beads of micro-effervesce races up along the vessel walls.
S: Dark fruit, sweet plums, sweet chocolate, with a hint of black olive. Lightly roasted whole hop cones, really tame alcohol of 12.0% smells more like a 5.0% even at warmer temperatures.
T: Fresh roasted chocolate malts, sweet cocoa, with a bit of lightly scorched whisky soaked barrel wood. Again a light alcohol mention, creamy milky chocolate finishing with a lightly earthy bitterness of coffee roast, burnt toffee and fresh creamer. Wet campfire mineral ash, soft dry rum fade.
M: Milky slick texture, medium bodied, not much carbonation.
O: Overall a big, sweet roasted body, lightly dry rum and burbon alcohol that drinks much lower then its advertised 12.0% is hidden very well with a really smooth drinkability factor. very good.
Mar 19, 2015A: Dark hersey chocolate pour, sits an inky black in the vessel with a dark mocha, creamy, milky head of one inch that had a long standing appeal. Quick paced golden beads of micro-effervesce races up along the vessel walls.
S: Dark fruit, sweet plums, sweet chocolate, with a hint of black olive. Lightly roasted whole hop cones, really tame alcohol of 12.0% smells more like a 5.0% even at warmer temperatures.
T: Fresh roasted chocolate malts, sweet cocoa, with a bit of lightly scorched whisky soaked barrel wood. Again a light alcohol mention, creamy milky chocolate finishing with a lightly earthy bitterness of coffee roast, burnt toffee and fresh creamer. Wet campfire mineral ash, soft dry rum fade.
M: Milky slick texture, medium bodied, not much carbonation.
O: Overall a big, sweet roasted body, lightly dry rum and burbon alcohol that drinks much lower then its advertised 12.0% is hidden very well with a really smooth drinkability factor. very good.
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