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Burial Beer Co.

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From:
Burial Beer Co.
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
15%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
4.41 | pDev: 5.22%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 25, 2024
Added:
Jul 10, 2023
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
A bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout blended by many hands. This one is a triumph of camaraderie in our brewing team. Proposed barrel stocks were delivered to our sensory staff, before our blending team worked tirelessly through multiple sensory panel feedbacks to craft a masterful blend of our barrel program. The final blend was comprised of 70% 13 month aged Willet Bourbon barrel, 16% 18 month old Double Buffalo Trace and Willets barrel, and 14% young stout. The benefit of the depth of ages affords great sugar complexity, fruit leathers, and obvious bourbon presence. Bourbon toffee, caramel chews, dark chocolate bar, raisin.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.51 by rbrefbeerman from California

Dec 25, 2024
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.16/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours espesso colored with a tan film that fades away; leggy but no lacing

Smell: Chocolate covered caramel soaked in Bourbon

Taste: A bit fruity, at the outset, with a raisin aspect merging with the chocolate and caramel tones; the Bourbon tones emerge, in the middle, complementing all the flavors

Mouthfeel: Full body with low carbonation; warmth in the gullet

Overall: Well-balanced and very approachable; there is more sweetness here than I would prefer
Dec 12, 2023
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Rated by pathman from Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
10/22/23 bottle @ home
Oct 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.24 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Jul 10, 2023