Curly Wolf (2021) - Imperial Coffee Stout w/ Maple, Coconut, & Vanilla
BarrelHouse Brewing Company
- From:
- BarrelHouse Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 2.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 27, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This year's batch is brewed with Vermont Maple Syrup, Tahitian Vanilla, Locally Roasted Coffee, and Toasted Coconut, creating unique flavors and a sought-after complexity.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.1/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can poured into a Bell's Brewery snifter
A: Pours dark mahogany brown, nearly black, with a frothy tan head that settles to a light layer and leaves a little spotty lacing.
S: Roasted malt, coffee, a bit earthy, a little chocolate, brown sugar, maple, vanilla, and a hint of coconut.
T: Roasty, smooth coffee, dark chocolate, maple, vanilla, brown sugar sweetness, a bit earthy, subtle hints of char, and a little coconut on the back end.
M: Medium to full body, moderate carbonation, slightly creamy, can get a little sticky.
O: For an imperial stout with adjuncts, it's solid, but probably won't blow you away. It's got enough bitterness to counter the sweetness and keep it from getting syrupy, I wouldn't mind the coconut coming through a bit stronger. My biggest gripe is that since its inception, Curly Wolf has always been barrel aged. Last year they added coffee, now this year they kept the coffee but ditched the barrels. I can only imagine what that last step would have added when combined with coconut.
Feb 07, 2022A: Pours dark mahogany brown, nearly black, with a frothy tan head that settles to a light layer and leaves a little spotty lacing.
S: Roasted malt, coffee, a bit earthy, a little chocolate, brown sugar, maple, vanilla, and a hint of coconut.
T: Roasty, smooth coffee, dark chocolate, maple, vanilla, brown sugar sweetness, a bit earthy, subtle hints of char, and a little coconut on the back end.
M: Medium to full body, moderate carbonation, slightly creamy, can get a little sticky.
O: For an imperial stout with adjuncts, it's solid, but probably won't blow you away. It's got enough bitterness to counter the sweetness and keep it from getting syrupy, I wouldn't mind the coconut coming through a bit stronger. My biggest gripe is that since its inception, Curly Wolf has always been barrel aged. Last year they added coffee, now this year they kept the coffee but ditched the barrels. I can only imagine what that last step would have added when combined with coconut.
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