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Darkling
Night Shift Brewing
- From:
- Night Shift Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12.9%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 7.53%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2014
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 28
Rich, luscious, decadent and freakishly smooth bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout.
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Ratings by 80x2HopHead:
Rated by 80x2HopHead from Vermont
4.34/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 25, 2017
4.34/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Mar 25, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by CraftFan5 from New Jersey
4.6/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.6/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
11 January 2021 - Beer #229
Price: $27.99 at Half Time Beverage in Mamaroneck, NY
Appearance: 5 - quite thick and black. Not the darkest head, but it stuck around.
Nose: 5 - not powerful, but smells divine. Barrel sweetness from both the bourbon and apple brandy.
Taste: 4 - very tasty. The sweetness is starting to turn just a tad, so there's a drop of bitterness.
Mouth: 5 - tough to swallow. Chunky.
Overall: 5 - an outstanding stout. It's 2 years old; maybe I shouldn't have let it sit so long, but this is still excellent.
Cheers!
Feb 18, 2021Price: $27.99 at Half Time Beverage in Mamaroneck, NY
Appearance: 5 - quite thick and black. Not the darkest head, but it stuck around.
Nose: 5 - not powerful, but smells divine. Barrel sweetness from both the bourbon and apple brandy.
Taste: 4 - very tasty. The sweetness is starting to turn just a tad, so there's a drop of bitterness.
Mouth: 5 - tough to swallow. Chunky.
Overall: 5 - an outstanding stout. It's 2 years old; maybe I shouldn't have let it sit so long, but this is still excellent.
Cheers!
Reviewed by mntlover from Tennessee
4.05/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours dark is black no real light showing through when held to the light. Small tan head falls to nothing just a dab of lace.
Aroma is roasted malts nice soft chocolate light vanilla, bourbon and oak. Some light hints of fruits but don't really get the brandy. Nose is kind of soft and inviting but not add big as you works think a big ass stout would be.
Taste is like the nose good roasted notes big chocolate, lighter bourbon, vanilla, oak light fruitiness. Maybe some brandy notes in the taste that I didn't find in the nose.
Mouhfeel is a big medium with nice mellow carbonation.
Overall not bad enjoyable, nothing to outrageous but solid new. Would be willing to have it again.
Dec 08, 2019Aroma is roasted malts nice soft chocolate light vanilla, bourbon and oak. Some light hints of fruits but don't really get the brandy. Nose is kind of soft and inviting but not add big as you works think a big ass stout would be.
Taste is like the nose good roasted notes big chocolate, lighter bourbon, vanilla, oak light fruitiness. Maybe some brandy notes in the taste that I didn't find in the nose.
Mouhfeel is a big medium with nice mellow carbonation.
Overall not bad enjoyable, nothing to outrageous but solid new. Would be willing to have it again.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.09/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Deep dark brown where no light passes. Lots of minor spots for lace.
Chocolatey with some rum alcohol warmth and sweetness.
Rich in body and flavor with a strong cocoa. There's some berry and cinnamon to the tongue.
Apr 21, 2019Chocolatey with some rum alcohol warmth and sweetness.
Rich in body and flavor with a strong cocoa. There's some berry and cinnamon to the tongue.
Darkling from Night Shift Brewing
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
120 ratings
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