Derivation Blend #13
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.82 | pDev: 4.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 26, 2019
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Derivation Blend #13 is a select blend of bourbon barrel-aged imperial wheat stouts which were aged for 20 to 30 months before being blended and infused with a thoughtful amount of Ugandan vanilla beans.
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.65/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Dark brown / black with a muted beige head that recedes quickly to a collar. Bourbon, barrel, chocolate, and outrageously dominant but so well integrated and tasteful vanilla bean. Silk smooth mouthfeel!
Aug 27, 2022
Rated by BeerRay from Rhode Island
5/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great chocolate flavor
Apr 17, 2022
Reviewed by jorden-kegeler from Michigan
5/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Love this beer! The wheated stout and wheated bourbon barrels meld really well together. Awesome SP thickness and fudgyness. The vanilla was an awesome touch to the softness of the wheated stout.
Jan 12, 2021
Reviewed by eppie82 from Illinois
4.79/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
From bottle at Side Project's The Cellar site.
Deep dark and viscous liquid with only minimal foam around the edge of glass. Aroma is marshmallowy vanilla infused with bourbon. Very much present in the flavor, with an exceptional balance between vanilla and the barrel where they play off each other with each sip. The vanilla does not taste artificial in any way. It is perfect and what I hope with any vanilla imperial stout. The thickness and chewiness on this beer is insane. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole bottle.
Dec 19, 2019Deep dark and viscous liquid with only minimal foam around the edge of glass. Aroma is marshmallowy vanilla infused with bourbon. Very much present in the flavor, with an exceptional balance between vanilla and the barrel where they play off each other with each sip. The vanilla does not taste artificial in any way. It is perfect and what I hope with any vanilla imperial stout. The thickness and chewiness on this beer is insane. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole bottle.
Reviewed by mgundy32 from Wisconsin
4.75/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a stemmed snifter. Pours a dark black with little to no head. The nose is sweet, chocolate and vanilla, bourbon. It's as sweet as it smells. More and more vanilla as it warms good notes of chocolate. The alcohol is well hidden. Rides the line between balance and cloying well. Silky and smooth, full bodied. Top notch.
Nov 28, 2019
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