Ruthless Mercy (Batch 1)
Heist Brewery - NoDa

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From:
Heist Brewery - NoDa
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2026
Added:
Mar 02, 2026
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Double barrel aged stout that began in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel, and was then transferred into a vanilla extract barrel that formerly housed wheated Woodford Reserve. The result is a bit of bourbon heat surrounded by chocolate cupcakes layered with insane amounts of vanilla bean frosting.
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.21/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours pitch black with the thinnest of tan films emerging and fading; leggy but no lacing

Smell: The Bourbon barrel makes a strong impression with oak, caramel, chocolate and vanilla tones complementing

Taste: Bourbon forward with powerful vanilla flavors; underneath, the sweeter elements of caramel and chocolate emerge, through the middle; smooth Bourbon flavors bring home the finish with the vanilla lingering in the aftertaste

Mouthfeel: Full bodied and creamy with no carbonation

Overall: This is good but I should have consumed my bottle a year ago
Mar 02, 2026