Iron Abbey Imperial Stout
Free Will Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Free Will Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
16.7%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 2.82%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 23, 2019
Added:
Dec 06, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Imperial stout with coconut & cacao nibs added, double barrel-aged in bourbon barrels and The Iron Abbey's exclusive Knob Creek barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.21 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Jan 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

May 04, 2018
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Reviewed by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Oily black with absolutely no head or lacing.

The nose was a little boozy for me, but there was still a lot of dark chocolate and coconut notes to be found.

The coconut was pleasantly mellow. Lots of baker's chocolate and a healthy dose of ethanol, but far less than I was expecting. Earthy and a little smoky.

Kinda thin for the ABV and super low carbonation. I expect something like this to be viscous.

I'd love to see a more refined version of this base stout as I think it could be excellent. For being 16.7%, I'm impressed with how easy it goes down. This is a good beer, and probably one of the better ones that I've had from Free Will, but I'm *slightly* regretting spending $33 on a bottle.
Dec 07, 2017
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Reviewed by Casey3236 from Pennsylvania

4.46/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Iron Abbey on release night. Dark brown/black with zero head, expected at 16.7% abv. Smell is char, coconut, alcohol. Taste is amazing with lots of coconut, solid base stout, and a slight chemical flavor I couldn't quite identify at first. After it warmed a little, I recognize it a alcohol; a toned down version of the aftertaste from a vodka shot. Mouthfeel is oily, surprising at this abv. Overall excellent job!
Dec 07, 2017