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Barrel Aged The Abduction
Pipeworks Brewing Company
- From:
- Pipeworks Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #281 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #729 - Avg:
- 4.39 | pDev: 7.06%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 03, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 03, 2015
- Wants:
- 61
- Gots:
- 35
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Ratings by Canada_Dan:
Rated by Canada_Dan from Colorado
4.18/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Dec 16, 2015
4.18/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Dec 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bought a bottle from Mark at the Doge (2018) ; then cellared at home. Drank 3 years later.
Notes: BA variant of Abduction. Big, not boozy. Barrel notes of wood, vanilla, nougat. Base Abduction seems added some hints dark fruit. Really delicious. Enjoyed on deck with a Padron 1964 Maduro Diplomatico. Ahhhh… marriage made in heaven.
Mar 03, 2024Notes: BA variant of Abduction. Big, not boozy. Barrel notes of wood, vanilla, nougat. Base Abduction seems added some hints dark fruit. Really delicious. Enjoyed on deck with a Padron 1964 Maduro Diplomatico. Ahhhh… marriage made in heaven.
Reviewed by Raj from Illinois
4.3/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2016 vintage. Pours very dark brown, low carbonation, dark red highlights. Fudge, vanilla, marshmallow, dark cherry and raisin. Very smooth and essentially no alcohol burn. A little bitter roast on the back end , medium thick mouthfeel.
Jan 26, 2022Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.57/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - The beer was black with a modest tan head crowning the glass. It was a surprising head for a barrel aged selection.
Smell - The nose is was boozy, but the chocolate malts were definitely detectable.
Taste - At the front, bourbon was very detectable. It was followed by notes of chocolate and sweet licorice. Having been cellared for over a year, they beer was not overly hot. There was just a touch of heat in the finish.
Mouthfeel - The body on this beer was very full. While the base beer was not thin, this beer was almost tar-like.
Overall - Believe the hype on this one. Assuming you have a non-infected version, this is elite.
Oct 18, 2020Smell - The nose is was boozy, but the chocolate malts were definitely detectable.
Taste - At the front, bourbon was very detectable. It was followed by notes of chocolate and sweet licorice. Having been cellared for over a year, they beer was not overly hot. There was just a touch of heat in the finish.
Mouthfeel - The body on this beer was very full. While the base beer was not thin, this beer was almost tar-like.
Overall - Believe the hype on this one. Assuming you have a non-infected version, this is elite.
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
4.77/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.77/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
The last bottle, I think, from our visit to the lair of Al Capone in September. 22 oz. bottle split with the wife while chatting with our daughter visiting from her first semester of college. She cute!
The pour is black, with a mild head that audibly snaps. Smells like bourbon & vanilla & sugar. Add in baseball & this would be perfect.
The Abduction – if ET served this, I’d volunteer for an alien probe or two. Heavy bourbon right between the eyes, with a chaser of vanilla. Light char, much booze. Full & dry. Probably too sweet to take down an entire bottle, but damn, I’d like to get the canker sores trying.
This charms on first sip & never lets up – it’s the epitome of a straight-up barrel aged stout created with skill & aplomb that proves complexity is overrated. Pure top shelf.
Oct 27, 2019The pour is black, with a mild head that audibly snaps. Smells like bourbon & vanilla & sugar. Add in baseball & this would be perfect.
The Abduction – if ET served this, I’d volunteer for an alien probe or two. Heavy bourbon right between the eyes, with a chaser of vanilla. Light char, much booze. Full & dry. Probably too sweet to take down an entire bottle, but damn, I’d like to get the canker sores trying.
This charms on first sip & never lets up – it’s the epitome of a straight-up barrel aged stout created with skill & aplomb that proves complexity is overrated. Pure top shelf.
Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
4.44/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
First stout from Pipeworks. Thanks Greg for the trade! This beer is a contender in the stout arena. Nearly zero head on black opaque oil in the glass. Thick and smooth on the palate. Wholesome and rich chocolate fudge and bourbon with a touch of vanilla quality. Required either more carbonation, coffee, or bitterness to balance it better and a touch more aging on my part to reduce the booziness a bit. Solid.
May 13, 2019Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled May 2017; drank 6/10/17 @ the Yarchives.
Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small dark tan head; no lace.
Oak, milk chocolate & bourbon heat notes in the nose.
Oak, milk chocolate & bourbon notes in the nose.
Thick, smooth mouthfeel.
Oak & milk chocolate flavors up front; mild cream & strong booze heat notes on the finish.
These need some time; I've learned 6 months really helps a Pipeworks barrel aged beer; this is too hot.
Feb 18, 2019Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small dark tan head; no lace.
Oak, milk chocolate & bourbon heat notes in the nose.
Oak, milk chocolate & bourbon notes in the nose.
Thick, smooth mouthfeel.
Oak & milk chocolate flavors up front; mild cream & strong booze heat notes on the finish.
These need some time; I've learned 6 months really helps a Pipeworks barrel aged beer; this is too hot.
Barrel Aged The Abduction from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
144 ratings
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