Barrel Aged Amburana Imperial Stout
pFriem Family Brewers
- From:
- pFriem Family Brewers
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.48 | pDev: 2.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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In this bottle you will find a very special small batch of our Imperial Stout, aged for 10 months in Kentucky bourbon barrels with Brazilian Amburana hardwood chips, imparting flavors of vanilla, baking spice and exotic wood.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.35/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
2023 bottled poured at fridge temp. Pours a relatively thin black with a little bit of tan head. The nose is Amburana immediately. Cinnamon, chocolate, bourbon, tons of vanilla, and bit of graham cracker.
The taste is fantastic. The amburana has a massive influence on the beer, which I love. Vanilla, cinnamon, a touch of nutmeg, chocolate, and malt balls. Not much else, but that's OK with me.
The mouthfeel is relatively thin for an imperial stout, but it doesn't detract from the experience. Lovely beer overall.
Dec 10, 2025The taste is fantastic. The amburana has a massive influence on the beer, which I love. Vanilla, cinnamon, a touch of nutmeg, chocolate, and malt balls. Not much else, but that's OK with me.
The mouthfeel is relatively thin for an imperial stout, but it doesn't detract from the experience. Lovely beer overall.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.61/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2023 bottling
Appearance: Pours a clear coffee color capped by a one finger head that slowly fades to a collar and film; streaks and spots of lacing
Smell: The Amburana chips impart a range of aromatics, the most prominent of which are spice cake tones of cinnamon and nutmeg; there are also chocolate, vanilla and graham cracker notes; a hint of Bourbon
Taste: Spice cake and graham cracker flavors forward with milk chocolate and vanilla emerging; undertones of Bourbon arrive, with the swallow, along with a touch of tropical fruit
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low to moderate carbonation
Overall: The Amburana chips impart some really interesting flavors that go really well with the chocolate and Bourbon elements
Nov 21, 2025Appearance: Pours a clear coffee color capped by a one finger head that slowly fades to a collar and film; streaks and spots of lacing
Smell: The Amburana chips impart a range of aromatics, the most prominent of which are spice cake tones of cinnamon and nutmeg; there are also chocolate, vanilla and graham cracker notes; a hint of Bourbon
Taste: Spice cake and graham cracker flavors forward with milk chocolate and vanilla emerging; undertones of Bourbon arrive, with the swallow, along with a touch of tropical fruit
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low to moderate carbonation
Overall: The Amburana chips impart some really interesting flavors that go really well with the chocolate and Bourbon elements
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