For Lovers Only
Parkway Brewing Co.
- From:
- Parkway Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 9.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 03, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 27, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
For Lovers Only is an homage to our friends down the road, Southern Culture on the Skids, who have been sharing our love for all things homespun and southern fried for over 30 years.
For lovers only Imperial Stout is as big as Mary's wighat, as chewy as Rick's guitar work, and as bored as Dave's bangin'! Aged in light to medium French oak, this hearty stout will rev your engine with a taste as big as backseat love!
For lovers only Imperial Stout is as big as Mary's wighat, as chewy as Rick's guitar work, and as bored as Dave's bangin'! Aged in light to medium French oak, this hearty stout will rev your engine with a taste as big as backseat love!
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Ratings by abcsofbeer:
Rated by abcsofbeer from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 04, 2017
4.02/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 04, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.52/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I shared a couple bottles of this stout with co-workers at the brewery. It poured an opaque black with ecru head that did not leave much lace. The scent had an odd earthy appeal. The taste was more bitter than expected. The oak flavoring was definitely present. Other stout stables such as roast and earth wasn't really present. The Mouthfeel was medium in body with smooth carbonation. Overall it's ok certainly worth a shot.
Oct 18, 2016Reviewed by VT9091 from North Carolina
4.26/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I wanted this to be so much better than it was. It's ok. Not as thick or tasty as an Imperial Stout should be. Smelled a bit medeciney. Pick up their Magella and an Old Rasputin or a Ten Fidy for an Imperial Stout.
Aug 21, 2015Rated by beerrat from Virginia
4.83/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great stout great band on the label Southern Culture on the Skids.
Jun 14, 2015
Reviewed by hophugger from Virginia
3.38/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a very very deep chocolate brown. Head is minimal. Aroma is of strong alcohol and some sweet malts. Taste is malty, very sweet malt with a touch of coffee. This beer is only 9.50 abv but drinks like a 12%+ beer, lots of burn. Overall, not that bad, but the alcohol masks a lot of the malty goodness and/or balance that would have been present.....*Note........As this beer warms, a nice chocolate taste comes out and is quite pleasant......
Jun 09, 2015
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.55/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle:
Pours very dark with a decent head on a decently vigorous pour. Head is medium tan and soapy large bubbled, minimal lacing.
Nose is dark roasted, almost smokey notes, bitter coffee, some ginger, sweet potato, and just a hint if woodiness.
Taste actually seems a little root vege/spice, unsweetened cola/root beer. This might be influenced by an unexpected carbonation punch. The beer is a bit more viscous than I'd expect. The end taste does bring the wood taste, which seems to reduce sweetness even more. This is a fairly dry-bitter beer; almost like a cross of an dry Irish stout and an dry saison.
Initially I was thinking this was a straight 3.75. The feel didn't quite work for me, and maybe could've used a little more malt sweetness. I will also say this bottle seemed different than a tasting I had a couple weeks ago, but that was just a tasting.
Feb 22, 2015Pours very dark with a decent head on a decently vigorous pour. Head is medium tan and soapy large bubbled, minimal lacing.
Nose is dark roasted, almost smokey notes, bitter coffee, some ginger, sweet potato, and just a hint if woodiness.
Taste actually seems a little root vege/spice, unsweetened cola/root beer. This might be influenced by an unexpected carbonation punch. The beer is a bit more viscous than I'd expect. The end taste does bring the wood taste, which seems to reduce sweetness even more. This is a fairly dry-bitter beer; almost like a cross of an dry Irish stout and an dry saison.
Initially I was thinking this was a straight 3.75. The feel didn't quite work for me, and maybe could've used a little more malt sweetness. I will also say this bottle seemed different than a tasting I had a couple weeks ago, but that was just a tasting.
Reviewed by amstokesdb9 from Virginia
4.15/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The vanilla comes through pretty strong in this, which I like. Much less boozy than you might expect from 9.5%. Only things that let me down a bit were the thinner mouthfeel and slight over-carbonation. Overall, a very good beer that unfortunately prices itself against all sorts of heavy hitting competition.
Feb 19, 2015
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