Shadow Ball
Burlington Beer Co.
- From:
- Burlington Beer Co.
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 3.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Double Stout with Salted Pretzel, Peanut Butter, & Chocolate.
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Reviewed by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.18/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a near pitch black color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a thin cap
S: Roasted malt, dark chocolate, peanut butter, and some lighter milk chocolate
T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the roasted malt and dark chocolate and then picks up some lighter peanut butter, milk chocolate, and salted pretzel towards the end. Finishes with lingering dark chocolate and peanuts
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth
O: A solid double stout that pulls off an odd combination (at least beer-wise). Not super peanut butter or salted pretzel influenced, but they are both there. Chocolate is definitely more dark than milk, which at least makes it a little more traditional. Interesting for sure
Feb 06, 2020S: Roasted malt, dark chocolate, peanut butter, and some lighter milk chocolate
T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the roasted malt and dark chocolate and then picks up some lighter peanut butter, milk chocolate, and salted pretzel towards the end. Finishes with lingering dark chocolate and peanuts
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth
O: A solid double stout that pulls off an odd combination (at least beer-wise). Not super peanut butter or salted pretzel influenced, but they are both there. Chocolate is definitely more dark than milk, which at least makes it a little more traditional. Interesting for sure
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can to tulip.
The appearance poured dark brown but yielded more of a darker brown close to black color with barely any head. On top of that, barely any head or lace came around.
The aroma, well, how else does one say it, but if one took a 6 oz plastic can of Skippy's peanut butter filled pretzels and coat these bits with a milk chocolate layer then a subtle roasty coffee bean flavor, add appropriate ABV, you'd have this beer.
The flavor was pretty much the same as the aromas - that nice salty peanut buttery chocolate to coffee character. Yes, it's all there. Slight aftertaste of salty peanut buttery chocolate coffee quality.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation seemed to start dissipating as if it felt like it was stronger at one point. Good ABV. Superb finish of Skippy's peanut butter filled pretzel goodness!
Overall, trying to remember if this was an Inertia series impy stout or not? Well, I can't remember and will admit this is done quite well. I'd have again.
Feb 03, 2019The appearance poured dark brown but yielded more of a darker brown close to black color with barely any head. On top of that, barely any head or lace came around.
The aroma, well, how else does one say it, but if one took a 6 oz plastic can of Skippy's peanut butter filled pretzels and coat these bits with a milk chocolate layer then a subtle roasty coffee bean flavor, add appropriate ABV, you'd have this beer.
The flavor was pretty much the same as the aromas - that nice salty peanut buttery chocolate to coffee character. Yes, it's all there. Slight aftertaste of salty peanut buttery chocolate coffee quality.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation seemed to start dissipating as if it felt like it was stronger at one point. Good ABV. Superb finish of Skippy's peanut butter filled pretzel goodness!
Overall, trying to remember if this was an Inertia series impy stout or not? Well, I can't remember and will admit this is done quite well. I'd have again.
Reviewed by Jlabs from New York
4.02/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
poured into a taster glass via draft @ BBCO
jet black in color
smell mild peanut butter with baker's semi-sweet chocolate
taste is slight PB with chocolate
mouthtfeel is light and medium carbonation
was hoping for a bit more flavor here
Jan 23, 2019jet black in color
smell mild peanut butter with baker's semi-sweet chocolate
taste is slight PB with chocolate
mouthtfeel is light and medium carbonation
was hoping for a bit more flavor here
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
3.98/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.98/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
No date on can.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 3/4 inch tan head over a black body with no lacing and no head whatsoever after a few minutes. Nose of peanut butter and slight chocolate. As it warms, a bit of cocoa comes through on the nose to augment the chocolate. Taste of peanut butter, chocolate, and salted pretzel. Thin feel and overall, a tasty brew but falls way short on the feels. Cheers!
Jan 06, 2019Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 3/4 inch tan head over a black body with no lacing and no head whatsoever after a few minutes. Nose of peanut butter and slight chocolate. As it warms, a bit of cocoa comes through on the nose to augment the chocolate. Taste of peanut butter, chocolate, and salted pretzel. Thin feel and overall, a tasty brew but falls way short on the feels. Cheers!
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