Snowbirds 4 - Two Year Bourbon Barrel Aged
Other Half Brewing - Center Street

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From:
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
15%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.18 | pDev: 1.67%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 22, 2022
Added:
Dec 14, 2021
Wants:
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Gots:
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Snowbirds imperial stout aged 2 years in bourbon barrels and adjuncted to perfection with Marcona almonds, coconut, toasted coconut, cacao nibs, wild Thai banana, cinnamon, molasses, maple and milk sugar. Collaboration with @jwakefieldbeer
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.25 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Aug 22, 2022
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.11/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Other Half Finger Lakes in Bloomfield, NY.

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and no lacing.

This smells like sweet maple, banana cream, brown sugar, milk chocolate, and vanilla.

There's a little bit of barrel here, but the pile of adjuncts definitely overpowers here, even with the two years in barrels. The maple and banana seem to dominate the most, with not much almond. There's vanilla, marshmalow, and milk chocolate as well.

This is very thick, and a bit syrupy, with no real booziness to it.

I definitely like this better than the non barrel aged counterpart, as it's less sweet, less muddled, and more focused overall, but I do wish there was more barrel, still.
Dec 14, 2021