Bourbon Barrel-Aged Odin's Raven
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 14.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 42
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 05, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2011
- Wants:
- 162
- Gots:
- 49
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours black, brown head, 1/2" deep. Aroma rocks a substantial amount of dark ass chocolate, bourbon and a tiny fractional amount of vanilla.
Taste is a smooth chocolate experience. It isn't brash at all, milk chocolate, bourbon, mild, low carbonation to let it float around. The alcohol is there but not as big as you would expect it, the mouth feel has the warmness downplayed and it keeps pimping the chocolate all day. Hershey's sponsored this thing it feels like. Caramel like presence makes it seem even more smoothed out. While barrel aged stouts might be everywhere now, this one was impressive around 5 years ago. I still have one bottle, I wonder if it was one of those infected ones and what it will taste like in the future. As always, I'll be sure to adjust my review accordingly.
Nov 05, 2017Taste is a smooth chocolate experience. It isn't brash at all, milk chocolate, bourbon, mild, low carbonation to let it float around. The alcohol is there but not as big as you would expect it, the mouth feel has the warmness downplayed and it keeps pimping the chocolate all day. Hershey's sponsored this thing it feels like. Caramel like presence makes it seem even more smoothed out. While barrel aged stouts might be everywhere now, this one was impressive around 5 years ago. I still have one bottle, I wonder if it was one of those infected ones and what it will taste like in the future. As always, I'll be sure to adjust my review accordingly.
Reviewed by stwok21 from California
3.87/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
out of a bomber. aged for a year.
great nose with heavy bourbon and chocolate aroma
mouthfeel was very thin
great upfront taste with a lot going on. lots of dark fruits, chocolate, bourbon flavor was not lacking. sadly, the flavors flatlined FAST. never experienced this before with barrel-aged beers. was very odd.
maybe i should've drank it fresher. not sure what happened. for reference sake, next to firestone's offerings, this one pales in comparison. would not buy again.
Apr 29, 2015great nose with heavy bourbon and chocolate aroma
mouthfeel was very thin
great upfront taste with a lot going on. lots of dark fruits, chocolate, bourbon flavor was not lacking. sadly, the flavors flatlined FAST. never experienced this before with barrel-aged beers. was very odd.
maybe i should've drank it fresher. not sure what happened. for reference sake, next to firestone's offerings, this one pales in comparison. would not buy again.
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