O.W.K.
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #2 - ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #11 - Avg:
- 4.86 | pDev: 3.7%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 30, 2025
- Added:
- May 26, 2018
- Wants:
- 55
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
The 2023 release started in 2020 with the brewing of our O.W.K. recipe on three separate occasions through 2021. Then I began earmarking exceptional barrels. After adding Ugandan vanilla at three different times and a final blending of the beer which was aged in three different barrels - Willett Family Estate bourbon, Old Rip Van Winkle 10-year and Willett rye - the five years of waiting for its return are over. O.W.K. 2023 boasts the most pounds of vanilla per gallon of beer we have ever released, yet showcases an endless depth, complexity and integration by allowing the time and barrel selection to direct the final experience without becoming sugary sweet or confectionary.
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Reviewed by Magpie60 from Missouri
4.94/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.94/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I had a four ounce pour at side project brewery in Maplewood MO. Black, minimal head thick heavy on the tongue, smooth, extremely subtle… classic , wish I had a case.
Jan 02, 2025
Rated by fireazzi from Massachusetts
5/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Amazing
Jun 20, 2024
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.75/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Cellared 5 years. Pitch black oily pour, no head. Let's start with the mouthfeel because it is basically perfect: rich full body with silk smoothness, booze warmth is at the perfect level, dark wood, mild roast, and rye all come together to help shape a complex beauty. Tastes of rich chocolate fudge, black strap molasses, leather, caramel, vanilla, earth, char, roasted malt, prune, complex barrel, finishing complex wood. Smell is more barrel forward with chocolate, char and vanilla as the leading complimentary emphases. Complex, deep, rich, and refined. Really impressed as this exceeds the hype for me, excited to compare with the 2023 bottle I have
Mar 26, 2024
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