BQE - Barrel Aged
Finback Brewery

BQE - Barrel AgedBQE - Barrel Aged
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From:
Finback Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10%
Score:
97
Avg:
4.39 | pDev: 7.52%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
182
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 13, 2019
Added:
Nov 13, 2014
Wants:
  36
Gots:
  31
The BQE is our Brooklyn Queens Espresso imperial stout. Cocoa nibs from the Brooklyn based Mast Brothers and Coffee from Queens based Native Coffee Roasters were added to the boil making for a super complex tasty brew.
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Ratings by Knapp85:
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Rated by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Feb 04, 2017
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

4.45/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Barcade, Brooklyn, NY

A: The beer is jet black in color and poured with a narrow collar of tan bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of chocolate, molasses, and bourbon are present in the nose along with notes of vanilla.
T: Like the smell, the taste has lots of flavors of chocolate and bourbon along with notes of molasses and hints of raisins. No alcohol is perceptible.
M: It feels full-bodied and a touch dry on the palate with some warming from the alcohol.
O: I really liked the balance between the chocolate and the bourbon in this beer. It definitely did a good job in the blending of the flavors with the barrel aging.

Serving type: on-tap
Sep 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.56 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Sep 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.49 by FreshZ from Missouri

Jun 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by CreightonSM from New York

Jun 08, 2019
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

4.01/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2018 Vintage. 16oz. bottle into Night Shift stemware.

Pours pitch black and oily. Dense. Very little head. Nose is chocolate, espresso, molasses and vanilla. Moderately aromatic. Beer opens cocoa powder, roasted malt and semi-sweet chocolate. This one builds. Middle is sweet soy sauce, molasses and more chocolate, fudge and vanilla. Espresso towards the back. This gets sweeter and sweeter as it sits on the palate. Honey and some tobacco and wet wood at the finish. Very solid. Body is full with low carbonation. Dense, slick and oily on the palate and goes down viscous and rich. Messy, lingering finish.

A very good beer but there's a lot of competition in this style. Better than middle-of-the-road but pretty basic overall.
May 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.59 by festizio from California

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.37 by Khaack from New York

Jan 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.42 by smcel371 from New York

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by Diura from New York

Aug 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.43 by jvillefan from California

Apr 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.33 by StoutSnob40 from California

Apr 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by peterpunk15 from Massachusetts

Mar 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.42 by HopsnScotch987 from New York

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.4 by dudd from New York

Jan 03, 2018
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.67/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
16.9 oz. bottle - 2016

Pours black with a dense creamy tan foam head. Smells like big rich dark chocolate, some dark fruits, roasted coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, coconut, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, some dried fruits, mild spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes like rich chocolate, dark fruits, dark roasted coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, coconut, caramel, toffee, charred brown sugar, dried fruit, some spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy and smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a really nice bourbon barrel aged imperial chocolate coffee stout.
Jul 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by JamesStreet from Louisiana

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.26 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Jun 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Jun 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.31 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Jun 01, 2017
BQE - Barrel Aged from Finback Brewery
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 182 ratings