El Paraiso - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Wicked Weed Brewing

El Paraiso - Bourbon Barrel-AgedEl Paraiso - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
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From:
Wicked Weed Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.3%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 5.81%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
106
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 28, 2020
Added:
Mar 05, 2017
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  9
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Coffee Stout
Ale Brewed with Coffee and Cocoa Nibs
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Reviewed by fountainofyouth from District of Columbia

4.2/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: Nearly black and solid, with micron-thick head.

Smell: Big, bold aroma. Sweet apples, vanilla, bourbon, and chocolate. Bit of roast and coffee underneath.

Taste: Rich and dark. Bourbon and coffee lead, with dark chocolate.

Feel: Pretty heavy and thick, with moderate carbonation. Pretty clean finish, a bit of dryness.
Oct 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by RMW66 from Australia

Jul 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Unclevince from West Virginia

Jul 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Mar 28, 2019
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

4.19/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
-Imp. coffee stout brewed with coffee and cocoa nibs. 11.5% abv. $12 bottle.

A: Dark coffee pour with a dark peanut shell toned head of one inch has a good lasting nature. Small speckled lace dabs. Looks incredible on the pour from the bottle.

S: Really deep chocolate and cocoa powder. Milky-vanilla with a light bourbon barrel woodiness. Almonds, sweet caramel and nuttiness with sweet toffee. Earthy charred bitterness of good strength with absolutely no signs of the 11.5% abv. thus far.

T: Flavor of smooth bourbon-coffee infused caramel malt sweetness. Toffee that was sticky and sweet, with a pleasant dose of the bourbon barrel influence. Smoked caramel, barrel woodiness along with some dry coconut and vanilla signatures. Fresh oily coffee beans, roasted barely and a light smokiness. Really good spectrum of flavor, well balanced and very smoothly infused.

M: Thick slurry on the tongue, deep and lush with a smooth bitter charred nature that warmed with a sticky and chewy texture. Very pleasing and smooth to behold.

O: Overall the flavor and barrel aging defines this beer, Huge bourbon influence, smoked, sweet caramel and coconut makes for a big and very influencing first impression. Strong drinkability, very good range and strength of flavor. Outstanding.
Mar 12, 2019
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Reviewed by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

4.46/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
pours a black. Aroma of distinctively bourbon and some chocolate. The taste is more complex with the bourbon, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and burnt sugar. Not a particularly thick stout, and a bit too thin for my liking. Despite the thinness, an outstanding stout.
Feb 15, 2019
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Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia

3.83/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle dated Feb 8, 2018. Poured into a Kane chalice and allowed to warm. ABV listed on label is 11.5%, not 10.4%. Could be an annual thing.

L: 1F or so light tan head with poor retention, leaving just a thin ring and cap. Beer is dark black.

S: Fair amount of bourbon barrel, with more faint scents of coffee and cocoa behind it. Too oaky, I think.

T: Whoo boy, if anything the difference is more pronounced in the taste. There is just a whole lot of bourbon barrel there and it is pretty boozy front and back end as well. Only small hints of coffee and cocoa, which come in a bit more as it really warms up. But it takes a long while.

F: Medium body, not much carbonation to speak of. Out of balance when it comes to the bourbon barrel and the alcohol heat really comes through as well.

O: The parts are there, but the result isn't nearly what it should be.
Dec 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Dec 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Dec 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by samEBC from Belgium

Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.48 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Nov 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.7 by alexsergio from New York

Oct 17, 2018
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The beer was a gift from Mike in South Carolina. The second beer from this brewery I have tried. The beer is 58 degrees and served in a tulip glass. The hard pour on the beer produced a one finger head. The head is medium tan and is frothy. The head had poor retention and left no lacing on the glass. The color of the beer is dark brown nearly black.

The aromas in the beer are strong dark roasted coffee, bourbon, dark chocolate, dark roasted, bready, and raisins, anise, molasses, and char.

The flavors in the beer are grassy, herbal, dark roasted coffee, char, vanilla, bourbon, dark roasted malt, bready, raisins, anise, chocolate, earthy, wood, and burnt sugar.

The mouthfeel of the beer is flat and thin.

The body of the beer is full, low carbonation, and full finish.

I was surprised by this beer, the consistency of the beer aligns with a porter and not a stout. The beer has this weird herbal medicinal flavor on the backend that makes the beer off-putting. Overall the beer was okay.
Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by PrestigeWorldwide from Michigan

Oct 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by Pearlstreetbrewingco from Florida

Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jul 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by jbehlar from Mississippi

Jul 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by KAP1356 from Pennsylvania

Jul 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

May 30, 2018
El Paraiso - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 106 ratings