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Kentuckley
Transient Artisan Ales

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From:
Transient Artisan Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #100
ABV:
14.5%
Score:
99
Ranked #270
Avg:
4.48 | pDev: 5.58%
Reviews:
51
Ratings:
256
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 30, 2023
Added:
Jun 24, 2016
Wants:
  84
Gots:
  25
Imperial stout with vanilla, Tugboat coffee and Michigan maple syrup, aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels for 12 months.

2015: Buffalo Trace & Four Roses
2018: WL Weller
2019: Heaven Hill
2020: Heaven Hill
2021: Heaven Hill
2022: WL Weller
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Ratings by mrtomatohead49:
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Rated by mrtomatohead49 from Georgia

4.24/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Jan 20, 2022
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.65 by SayBoom from Ukraine

Dec 30, 2023
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Rated by PapaGoose03 from Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A bit sweet, otherwise a great beer.
Sep 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by mig100 from Texas

Sep 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.46 by mdfb79 from New York

Jul 08, 2023
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Rated by pathman from Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
07/04/23 bottle @ home (2022 vintage)
Jul 04, 2023
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Brewers Notes: Imperial stout with vanilla, Tugboat coffee and Michigan maple syrup, aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels for 12 months. Vintage 2022: WL Weller

Received in bif17 courtesy of @ovaltine

Chilled 16.9 ounce bottle , poured into a snifter , dark cola brown liquid , one finger brown foam finger , settles to a brown ring with no lacings

Aroma is bourbon, coffee, maple

Taste is sweet bourbon without the heat , roasted coffee but no bitterness, sweet maple notes Brown sugar

Smooth, 14.5% abv is well hidden

Sweet delicious BA stout, thanks for sharing this beauty @ovaltine
Jul 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Jun 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Jun 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.63 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jun 01, 2023
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.47/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2022 Vintage
Look - Black and thick syrup with fast disappearing head very slight rimming.
Smell - toasty coffee, maple and barrel
Taste - boozy coffee maple whisky chocolate woody and slight cola
Feel - Full body lighter carb and creamy
Overall - Really fantastic beer!!!
May 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

May 26, 2023
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

4.48/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle poured into a snifter
Acquired around 2017

A- pours black in color with a one-finger creamy dark brown head that has good retention before settling into a ring around the glass

S- rich coffee on the nose with aromas of dark chocolate, blueberries & anise. Notes of maple, vanilla cream, charred malt, brown sugar and plenty of oaky bourbon barrel to close it out

T- herbal and peppery espresso with rich notes of dark chocolate up front, followed by bold barrel notes that add barrel juice, oak and caramel. Vanilla cream, brown sugar and brownie batter add to the mid-palate. The finish gives mocha cream, espresso and more barrel, that sticks around in the linger

M- Medium body with low carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns slightly creamy into a warming finish

O- bold coffee, plenty of barrel and a solid base beer, very good
May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.44 by smithj4 from New York

May 21, 2023
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Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.55/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Fresh on tap this is better than expected. Nothing about the look is particularly special—black and shimmery with no head retention. Aroma is mostly coffee, with maple sweetness and faint maltiness. The taste is permeated by coffee, with maple syrup, vanilla, Kentucky bourbon barrel, and slight roasted malt. Feel is medium to thick. I have to disagree with a previous review that the coffee is subdued; at least on tap the coffee is the strongest flavor. Overall this is an exceptional beer. I am pleasantly surprised by the barrel aspect. I expected an aggressive and overly whiskey barrel flavor, but, in actuality, while there is a noticeable cherry oak flavor, it is very balanced and in harmony with the other flavors.
May 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by MJSFS from Florida

Mar 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.41 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Jan 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by KT123 from Pennsylvania

Dec 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Dec 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by beerbones from Washington

Dec 16, 2022
Kentuckley from Transient Artisan Ales
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 256 ratings