Walking Through The Abyss Into Nowhere
Burial Beer Co.
- From:
- Burial Beer Co.
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.46 | pDev: 0.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 12, 2021
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Imperial stout with Burial Unstill Coffee beans, hazelnut, cinnamon and vanilla
A companion for wandering into the emptiness. Your guide through the array of hardship and confusion. And a guiding light to the answers that may rest within your mind. A voluptuous new take on an old favorite combination, emboldened up to 14% with a careful blend of 4 different batches of our treasured big stout base. We then aged this ale upon a record amount of toasted hazelnuts, Burial Unstill Coffee, whole Madagascar vanilla beans, and a dash of Spicewalla cinnamon. Enrich your inner aura with tones of chocolate milk with whipped cream, Nutella shake, and holiday Frappuccino topped with mocha cream
A companion for wandering into the emptiness. Your guide through the array of hardship and confusion. And a guiding light to the answers that may rest within your mind. A voluptuous new take on an old favorite combination, emboldened up to 14% with a careful blend of 4 different batches of our treasured big stout base. We then aged this ale upon a record amount of toasted hazelnuts, Burial Unstill Coffee, whole Madagascar vanilla beans, and a dash of Spicewalla cinnamon. Enrich your inner aura with tones of chocolate milk with whipped cream, Nutella shake, and holiday Frappuccino topped with mocha cream
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by ppavlick:
Rated by ppavlick from New Jersey
4.46/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jan 10, 2026
4.46/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jan 10, 2026
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Falcon91Wolvrn03 from California
4.51/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Had this side-by-side with two other coffee hazelnut beers - the Holy Mountain King's Head - Bourbon Barrel Hazelnut Coffee and the Pure Project Corylus.
Look - Pours a solid black color with a light brown head that lasts a minute or two.
Smell - Malt, bourbon, hazelnut, and vanilla.
Taste - Coffee, hazelnut, vanilla, and bourbon.
Feel - Has a very nice feel to it. Super smooth and easy drinking for a 14%ABV stout.
Overall - This a really good hazelnut coffee stout. Though the hazelnut was light, the overall flavor and feel is great. I liked the Holy Mountain best, but this was my 2nd best.
Nov 21, 2025Look - Pours a solid black color with a light brown head that lasts a minute or two.
Smell - Malt, bourbon, hazelnut, and vanilla.
Taste - Coffee, hazelnut, vanilla, and bourbon.
Feel - Has a very nice feel to it. Super smooth and easy drinking for a 14%ABV stout.
Overall - This a really good hazelnut coffee stout. Though the hazelnut was light, the overall flavor and feel is great. I liked the Holy Mountain best, but this was my 2nd best.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.49/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Released 12/23/20; drank 12/30/20 @ the Yarchives.
Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice tan head; nice lace.
Rich medium roast coffee bean & hazelnut notes up front in the nose; vanilla & dark chocolate follow. Intense!
Creamy, thick mouthfeel.
Strong hazelnut & medium roast coffee bean flavors up front; dark chocolate, vanilla & faint fresh earth notes on the finish. Faint booze heat emerged as this warmed.
Wow. The coffee, hazelnut & vanilla really shine here, but there is ballast provided by some darker, roasty notes. The cinnamon isn't really present, but that works for me in a big way. A pastry dream. Bravo, Burial...and this makes me really want to try Onyx coffee.
Apr 12, 2021Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice tan head; nice lace.
Rich medium roast coffee bean & hazelnut notes up front in the nose; vanilla & dark chocolate follow. Intense!
Creamy, thick mouthfeel.
Strong hazelnut & medium roast coffee bean flavors up front; dark chocolate, vanilla & faint fresh earth notes on the finish. Faint booze heat emerged as this warmed.
Wow. The coffee, hazelnut & vanilla really shine here, but there is ballast provided by some darker, roasty notes. The cinnamon isn't really present, but that works for me in a big way. A pastry dream. Bravo, Burial...and this makes me really want to try Onyx coffee.
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