Nomad Brewery Batch HS #1
Nomad Brewing Company
- From:
- Nomad Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 19, 2015
- Added:
- May 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Hoppy Stout aged in a Stitzel-Weller bourbon barrel for more than two years.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.82/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from Lush on Chicago. Served in a pint glass
A - Dark tan foam settles to a solid cap, thick collar, but minimal lace. Dark brown body with some red-brown translucency when held to the light.
S - Earthy, roasty and charry, with a hefty dose of oak and bourbon present. Very anise-heavy; almost a salted licorice actually. As it warms, notes of vanilla and black cherry creep in. There's also a dark rye bread character in the periphery.
T - The taste is kind of odd. I can't tell if there is nascent infection or if the whiskey has just overwhelmed the base stout so thoroughly that I'm picking up on sour mash-esque flavors. Early on the palate is oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, and roast, but there's also a very cola-esque flavor, or maybe cherry Dr. Pepper? Not a ton of bitterness for a 'hoppy stout' and surprisingly sweet compared to the aroma. Still, something feels a tad off to me.
M - Body is kind of thin, but it's hard to tell without a listed ABV. I would guess the base beer is no more than 8%, possibly less, although I had a bit of a buzz after 8oz or so. Carbonation is low but present. Lingering stickiness on the palate.
D - Very odd beer. I don't get much of the 'hoppy' character, and it feels like the base beer has been overwhelmed after two years of barrel-aging. I know that featuring the barrels was a priority in this series, but it doesn't mean the body needs to be so flaccid. Not bad by any stretch, but overpriced at $25 and seems like a waste of an excellent barrel.
Aug 19, 2015A - Dark tan foam settles to a solid cap, thick collar, but minimal lace. Dark brown body with some red-brown translucency when held to the light.
S - Earthy, roasty and charry, with a hefty dose of oak and bourbon present. Very anise-heavy; almost a salted licorice actually. As it warms, notes of vanilla and black cherry creep in. There's also a dark rye bread character in the periphery.
T - The taste is kind of odd. I can't tell if there is nascent infection or if the whiskey has just overwhelmed the base stout so thoroughly that I'm picking up on sour mash-esque flavors. Early on the palate is oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, and roast, but there's also a very cola-esque flavor, or maybe cherry Dr. Pepper? Not a ton of bitterness for a 'hoppy stout' and surprisingly sweet compared to the aroma. Still, something feels a tad off to me.
M - Body is kind of thin, but it's hard to tell without a listed ABV. I would guess the base beer is no more than 8%, possibly less, although I had a bit of a buzz after 8oz or so. Carbonation is low but present. Lingering stickiness on the palate.
D - Very odd beer. I don't get much of the 'hoppy' character, and it feels like the base beer has been overwhelmed after two years of barrel-aging. I know that featuring the barrels was a priority in this series, but it doesn't mean the body needs to be so flaccid. Not bad by any stretch, but overpriced at $25 and seems like a waste of an excellent barrel.
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