Helter Skelter Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout with Orange & Oak
Siren Craft Brew
- From:
- Siren Craft Brew
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV:
- 13.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 06, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 08, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.22/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.22/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
L- Talk about 'engine oil'. I raised the pour at the end to 15Cm high, the stream of liquid was an unbroken column, *zero* splashing and zero head. Jet black.
S- Some hints of wine, is this aged in brandy barrels? [yet to read lable]. The smell is quite pungent, but liquor leads heavily.
T- Viscous to sip. Wine/brandy returns with a vengeance leaving a loud zing across my lips and palate. That hard-liquor aspect dominates, in fact alas over-dominates IMV. The flavour is SO pungent the taste leaves a resonating shadow of still pungent cocoa even 30+ seconds after swallowing. It's waaaay OTT for me, I can't rate this well.
F- It is viscous and hugely rich. The seriously intense flavour+ABV% save it from being entirely OTT-rich, but jeez you can't rush this beast.
O- I've had beers a few % higher ABV% than this one, yet this is surely one of the top-5 (of 1600 to date) most seriously pungent beers I've reviewed. I picked this for my '''landmark''' rating but now wish I'd picked something a bit more refined. The ABV% is clear to see, with the blaring liquor facet plus the reeeally intense taste. Well it's quite something to experience, that they can even brew beer like this. I can finish it but it's way OTT to me, not one I'd buy again.
375ml bottle £9.75 Bottled: Nov-2020 Bought from TremblingMadness/York as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
---Having written the rating and scored it I'll now read the lable for the first time to see if it clues what this beast is. 'Contains: Orange zest, Barley, Wheat, Oats, Lactose, Oak...'. Hmmm how does a beer contain oak? ... Neither my wife nor I (blind-tasted) registered orange at all, most unusual.
Jan 23, 2021S- Some hints of wine, is this aged in brandy barrels? [yet to read lable]. The smell is quite pungent, but liquor leads heavily.
T- Viscous to sip. Wine/brandy returns with a vengeance leaving a loud zing across my lips and palate. That hard-liquor aspect dominates, in fact alas over-dominates IMV. The flavour is SO pungent the taste leaves a resonating shadow of still pungent cocoa even 30+ seconds after swallowing. It's waaaay OTT for me, I can't rate this well.
F- It is viscous and hugely rich. The seriously intense flavour+ABV% save it from being entirely OTT-rich, but jeez you can't rush this beast.
O- I've had beers a few % higher ABV% than this one, yet this is surely one of the top-5 (of 1600 to date) most seriously pungent beers I've reviewed. I picked this for my '''landmark''' rating but now wish I'd picked something a bit more refined. The ABV% is clear to see, with the blaring liquor facet plus the reeeally intense taste. Well it's quite something to experience, that they can even brew beer like this. I can finish it but it's way OTT to me, not one I'd buy again.
375ml bottle £9.75 Bottled: Nov-2020 Bought from TremblingMadness/York as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
---Having written the rating and scored it I'll now read the lable for the first time to see if it clues what this beast is. 'Contains: Orange zest, Barley, Wheat, Oats, Lactose, Oak...'. Hmmm how does a beer contain oak? ... Neither my wife nor I (blind-tasted) registered orange at all, most unusual.
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