In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon Barrel Aged W/ Coconut, Vanilla & Cardamom)
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- From:
- Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 19.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 21, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 31, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
In Absentia Luci conditioned on Madagascar vanilla, coconut and cardamom.
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Reviewed by hoponit from New York
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pulled this out of the closet recently while doing the annual inventory of the various Goose Island BCS.
I have a distinct memory of this beer from its original release. Unfortunately, time was not on my side with this one. While there is still plenty of carbonation the subtle flavors that made this outstanding are now muted or, in the case of the cardamom, missing. That said, this is still a very drinkable stout. It’s a shame that it lost some of what made it special but those very adjuncts are perishable and are often the first characteristics to fade away.
Dec 16, 2020I have a distinct memory of this beer from its original release. Unfortunately, time was not on my side with this one. While there is still plenty of carbonation the subtle flavors that made this outstanding are now muted or, in the case of the cardamom, missing. That said, this is still a very drinkable stout. It’s a shame that it lost some of what made it special but those very adjuncts are perishable and are often the first characteristics to fade away.
Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York
3.42/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Had a bunch of buds over the other night and we ripped through a dozen other half stouts side-by-side for science.
The list included:
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon Barrel Aged W/ Coconut, Vanilla & Cardamom)
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon Barrel Aged With Vanilla)
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon-Barrel With Coffee Hazelnut And Cocoa Nibs)
In Absentia Luci - Red Wine Barrel
In Absentia Luci - Rum Barrel Aged
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Apple Brandy Barrel Aged)
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Rum Barrel Aged)
Cane Life (bourbon Barrel Aged Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Cocoa, Cinnamon And Ancho Peppers Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Coconut And Coffee Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Tahitian Vanilla Version)
The Absentias were hit and miss...this one was definitely not a crowd favorite. When we opened the bottles to pour, the room immediately filled with huge notes of cardamom...it was really overpowering and didn't blend too nicely into this brew. This was probably the worst of the absentias from my perspective.
Mar 28, 2017The list included:
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon Barrel Aged W/ Coconut, Vanilla & Cardamom)
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon Barrel Aged With Vanilla)
In Absentia Luci (2016 Bourbon-Barrel With Coffee Hazelnut And Cocoa Nibs)
In Absentia Luci - Red Wine Barrel
In Absentia Luci - Rum Barrel Aged
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Apple Brandy Barrel Aged)
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
We've Been Out There In Orbit (Rum Barrel Aged)
Cane Life (bourbon Barrel Aged Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Cocoa, Cinnamon And Ancho Peppers Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Coconut And Coffee Version)
Cane Life (conditioned On Tahitian Vanilla Version)
The Absentias were hit and miss...this one was definitely not a crowd favorite. When we opened the bottles to pour, the room immediately filled with huge notes of cardamom...it was really overpowering and didn't blend too nicely into this brew. This was probably the worst of the absentias from my perspective.
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