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Ground State
Bottle Logic Brewing
- From:
- Bottle Logic Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #59 - ABV:
- 13.4%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #168 - Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 6.21%
- Reviews:
- 95
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 16, 2016
- Wants:
- 229
- Gots:
- 122
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Our legendary Breakfast Stout returns this year with two epic power-ups: Vermont maple syrup was added right into the brew for a beam of subtle sweetness against the earthy bitterness of barrel-aged Coldbot Coffee beans! As in 2016's batch, this viscous 13.4% beast was aged in bourbon barrels with just a handful of Madagascar vanilla beans and will be finished on cacao nibs and Coldbot Coffee's Salvadorian + Guatemalan coffee beans.
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts
4.27/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2018 Bottle, drank September 2023. Can't say I was overwhelmed so I think it was passed its time.
Look - decent with a little brown head
Smell - not strong, maybe some chocolate or coffee
Taste - nothing sweet and no vanilla, edged toward some char or roasty coffee and less bourbon than is typical for BL
Feel - average, not thick, possibly on the thinner side for a stout of this nature
Overall - would like to try a fresher bottle
Sep 23, 2023Look - decent with a little brown head
Smell - not strong, maybe some chocolate or coffee
Taste - nothing sweet and no vanilla, edged toward some char or roasty coffee and less bourbon than is typical for BL
Feel - average, not thick, possibly on the thinner side for a stout of this nature
Overall - would like to try a fresher bottle
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.28/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - The beer poured a silky black color with tan bubbles clinging to the sides of the glass.
Smell - The nose was like fresh ground coffee, the good kind.
Taste - The initial taste was like fresh coffee. It had hints of maple and brown sugar. The sweetness was not overbearing, and had a bit of nuttiness. The sweet coffee lingered in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Though not exceptionally thick, the beer had viscosity.
Overall - My 2018 bottle was a bit faded, but quite nice.
Jan 01, 2023Smell - The nose was like fresh ground coffee, the good kind.
Taste - The initial taste was like fresh coffee. It had hints of maple and brown sugar. The sweetness was not overbearing, and had a bit of nuttiness. The sweet coffee lingered in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Though not exceptionally thick, the beer had viscosity.
Overall - My 2018 bottle was a bit faded, but quite nice.
Rated by Sandis from Minnesota
4.27/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2017 version poured from a bottle into a snifter. Really nicely blended with a little heat in the finish.
May 28, 2021
Rated by jb_4226 from Texas
4.88/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Nice BBA stout! Notes of coffee, maple, oak, vanilla and bourbon.
Apr 07, 2021
Ground State from Bottle Logic Brewing
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
675 ratings
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