Oil Man
Elevation Beer Co.

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From:
Elevation Beer Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,633
ABV:
10.8%
Score:
90
Ranked #8,920
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
192
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 16, 2022
Added:
Jan 23, 2013
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  49
Much like the "sweet light crude oil" from the eastern plains of Colorado- this beer pours a deep black with a tantalizing off-white head. Aromatics of sweet malt and bourbon envelope the nose like the sunset of the eastern plains. The malt profile continues through the palate from beginning to end with subtle hints of chocolate, coffee, and of course bourbon. This is a true beer for the malt and bourbon lovers alike.
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Ratings by appetiteforparis:
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Rated by appetiteforparis from Colorado

4/5  rDev -1%

Feb 16, 2014
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Rated by MountainBeerMan from Colorado

5/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Not a beer snob like the others.

I just love it.
Dec 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by chossboss from Oregon

Sep 10, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

4.09/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
just recieved order from Beer Drop tis was one of the best stouts malty and creamy great beer to enjoy
Jan 20, 2022
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.82/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Im glad I get the barrel flavors at least to some extent but this is just boring and kinda cheap. Still pretty good and drinkable as well still but idk. I guess I just personally wouldn't find this to be too much of a treat.
Dec 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.43 by Sjohnson8585 from Colorado

Mar 14, 2021
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Reviewed by Wxb1111 from Rhode Island

4.15/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark appearance. Very faint bourbon aroma. Nice head that disappears quickly. Taste is a very stout with a hint of bourbon. Overall it is a very good bourbon barrel aged stout with a subtle finish.. nice abv!
Dec 23, 2020
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

4.21/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
750 ml bottle into a snifter. Bottled 11/19/18, had 5/1/20.

Pours near black and opaque, with a one inch foamy head and some foamy lacing. Aromas of roasted malt, chocolate, char, vanilla, malt, bourbon, light coffee, light licorice. Flavors of malt, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, oak, char, caramel, a fair amount of bitterness, light licorice. Smooth, a very good full body, well carbonated.

Really opens up when it warms, especially the barrels. Liked the coconut version a little better, because of the coconut, but this is just as good. Gets better as you work through the bottle. Very enjoyable and well worth a purchase.
May 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.09 by WDJersey from Colorado

Feb 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by Gkruszewski from New York

Oct 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.36 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Sep 05, 2019
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Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York

4.09/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served in a wine glass from a 750ml bottle.

Appearance: Dark black color with medium bubbles to the body. Tan head off the body which rose maybe one finger's length. Dropped to almost nada after two or three sips. No lacing at all due to the slightly thin body.

Smell: Heavy brown sugar, smells warm...as if it was melted in a saucepan with the coffee brewing next to it.

Taste: Complex and a touch sweet...brown sugar which hits your with a touch of strong coffee and whiskey shot to go with it. Lightly malty with butterscotch finish which becomes addicting.

Mouth: Sticky brew with a soft carbonation. Sweet finish which lingers in the mouth cheeks for a very very long time.

Overall: Beer hit the spot, reminds me a bit too much of two other similar imperial stouts I have had. Light and strong al at once, Salud!
Aug 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by jschott75 from Illinois

Jun 15, 2019
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
$ 16.23 (Including shipping)/750 mL bottle ($ 0.639/oz) from Tavour, Seattle, WA. Reviewed 5/15/19.
“BOTTLED ON 11/19/18” stamped on label. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.5.
First pour – Dark polished horse-chestnut brown, clear.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum 7.5 cm, aggressive center pour), khaki, high density with heaped rocks above the glass rim, average retention, diminishing to an eleven mm crown and cap. An irregular band of extremely tiny bubbles remains after head retraction is complete.
Lacing – Excellent. Continuous band of extremely tiny to small bubbles with some plumes. See also above.
Aroma – 4 - Initially strong bitter chocolate, mellowing to a weaker milk chocolate. As the temperature reaches 56 degrees, a bit of bourbon appears.
Flavor – 4 - Begins moderately bitter with a roasted chocolate malt flavor rather than a chocolate bar flavor. No alcohol (10.8% ABV) appears directly in the taste but appears ephemerally in the post-swallow exhale. No dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Full, creamy, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4.25 - The label states the hops, fermentables, and the (generic) aging barrels used, along with food pairings, ABV, and IBUs, all potentially useful data. The appearance is excellent, the aroma and flavor very good, and the palate above average for an American Impy stout. Overall, a very good and well above average brew.
May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.89 by sjjn from California

May 14, 2019
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Reviewed by mmilyko from Nevada

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
If you told me this was an excellent dry stout, I would very much agree and thank you very much.
I’m not getting the bourbon barrel aging at all, so should I lower my score because of that.....Nah,
but keep it in the barrels a little longer next time Elevationers.
May 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Kolb from Montana

Apr 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by ju53o8nyg9 from Colorado

Feb 25, 2019
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Shared at the meeting last night not sure by who, but thanks!
Rich inky black in color with a thin tan head. Rich roasty chocolate with bits of vanilla and light bourbon notes.
Nov 11, 2018
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

4.1/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 750ml bottle, dated 11/28/17. Served in a tulip.

Pours a used-motor-oil chestnut black, impenetrable to light in the glass, with three fingers of pouffy, swiss cheese-bubbled, mocha fluff. Retention is just pretty good, leaving random swooshes and spots of lacing.

Medium-robust nose of fudgy chocolate frosting and bitter nuts.

Tastes of dark bittersweet chocolate, licorice and bitter chicory. Dry, grainy, roasted malt with relatively heavy-handed addition of bittering hops for a stout.

Feel is smooth and creamy going in but acidic and drying going down. Not much more than medium bodied and well carbonated. Zero booziness detected.

Overall, a worthy dry stout and I do enjoy a dry stout. The barrel character is so subtle that I totally forgot about it until I went back to read the label, so it never even got a mention in my tasting notes. Now that I think of it, I guess I can smell it in the glass.
Oct 24, 2018
Oil Man from Elevation Beer Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 192 ratings