Ralphius - 17 Month Knob Creek
Free Will Brewing Co.
- From:
- Free Will Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14.4%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 3.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 11, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Imperial stout aged for 17 months in a Knob Creek bourbon barrel. Notes of boozy chocolate syrup, dark chocolate malts balls, and leather.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.22/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
375 ml bottle, 2024 release
pours black in color, with tan colored head that fades. aroma of dark Chocolate, black pepper, boozy oak barrel. similar taste, still a bit hot when drinking at cellar temperature. full bodied, smooth feel
Mar 01, 2026pours black in color, with tan colored head that fades. aroma of dark Chocolate, black pepper, boozy oak barrel. similar taste, still a bit hot when drinking at cellar temperature. full bodied, smooth feel
Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.92/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Matte black with a thin, red-tinted mocha head. Decent retention for the series before settling into a lasting wisp and crown.
Malt balls, carbon dioxide, toffee and leather in the nose.
Similar tasting, with some caramel and toffee sweetness hidden beneath darker malt ball and leather flavors. Some cola and little pine needle. Hints of almond and wood contribute to a fairly strong pilly bitterness. Slow building, but strong alcohol heat in the finish.
Creamy, velvety feel with a little zippy carbonation just cutting through.
A little more incongruent than most in the series. I like the hairy alcohol heat, but the nutty, woody, pilly thing isn’t doing it for me in this one.
Oct 11, 2025Malt balls, carbon dioxide, toffee and leather in the nose.
Similar tasting, with some caramel and toffee sweetness hidden beneath darker malt ball and leather flavors. Some cola and little pine needle. Hints of almond and wood contribute to a fairly strong pilly bitterness. Slow building, but strong alcohol heat in the finish.
Creamy, velvety feel with a little zippy carbonation just cutting through.
A little more incongruent than most in the series. I like the hairy alcohol heat, but the nutty, woody, pilly thing isn’t doing it for me in this one.
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