Shadows Settle (Ghost Shadows Settle)
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- From:
- Adroit Theory Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 29, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.87/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.87/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shadows Settle (Ghost Shadows Settle) from Adroit Theory. 16.9 fl oz bottle, ordered 15/04/25 from Adroit Theory online, $ 31.56/$ 1.87/fl oz. Stored at 40 degrees F at home. Reviewed 29/03/26, review 3716. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated bottle. Served at 55.5 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 60.6 degrees F.
Appearance – 3
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), hazy.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, reddish brown, opaque. When rear-lit, a ruddy glow is present in the thinner portions.
Head – None (Aggressive center pour) Just a broken bubble ring and some whitish flotsam, probably coconut bits.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Generally very weak, but sweet maple and “dark fruit” eventually emerge. No hops, no malt, no coconut, no alcohol.
Flavor – 4.5 – Begins with dates, and some maple dominating, fig brings up the rear – sweet but not cloying. No coconut, no hops, no malt, no alcohol (12% as stamped on the label). No dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl. Mild gastric warming. As I approach the end of the glass, a slight bitterness becomes apparent.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium: Edging into syrupy: Nearly flat.
Style: Fits the general BA description.
Final impression and summation: 3.25 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated bottle) Uncredited label art, unfortunate because Adroit Theory labels are intricate and interesting. The flavor is excellent but the nose is weak. More and more floaties arise, like bodies after a shipwreck. Overall, decent flavor but the appearance (Lack of head/lacing and floaties) combined with the weak nose and lack of carbonation combine to make this something I’ll not seek out again.
Mar 29, 2026Undated bottle. Served at 55.5 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 60.6 degrees F.
Appearance – 3
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), hazy.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, reddish brown, opaque. When rear-lit, a ruddy glow is present in the thinner portions.
Head – None (Aggressive center pour) Just a broken bubble ring and some whitish flotsam, probably coconut bits.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Generally very weak, but sweet maple and “dark fruit” eventually emerge. No hops, no malt, no coconut, no alcohol.
Flavor – 4.5 – Begins with dates, and some maple dominating, fig brings up the rear – sweet but not cloying. No coconut, no hops, no malt, no alcohol (12% as stamped on the label). No dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl. Mild gastric warming. As I approach the end of the glass, a slight bitterness becomes apparent.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium: Edging into syrupy: Nearly flat.
Style: Fits the general BA description.
Final impression and summation: 3.25 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated bottle) Uncredited label art, unfortunate because Adroit Theory labels are intricate and interesting. The flavor is excellent but the nose is weak. More and more floaties arise, like bodies after a shipwreck. Overall, decent flavor but the appearance (Lack of head/lacing and floaties) combined with the weak nose and lack of carbonation combine to make this something I’ll not seek out again.
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