F - - - The Mother of All Stouts (Hazelnut Chocolate)
Transient Artisan Ales

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From:
Transient Artisan Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial Pastry Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 12.95%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 01, 2024
Added:
Jan 15, 2022
Wants:
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Gots:
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Henry McKenna 10yr Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Cream Stout with Chocolate and Hazelnuts.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Jun 01, 2024
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan

4.19/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours pitch black with a thin tan head. Light soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is huge hazelnut, coconut, vanilla and chocolate.

T - The taste is hazelnut, dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, roasted malts and a decent amount to barrel in the finish.

M - Medium/full body with medium carbonation. Chewy mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - Solid BBA adjunct stout.
Aug 19, 2023
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.15/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
500ML bottle picked out of the fridger-frater at 11PM after determining tomorrow is a sick day. Mental health day. I ain’t goin’ to work day? Take your pick. Split with my wife.

Black. Flatter than the morals of a tech giant. The nose is sweet with gentle notes of chocolate & nuts. Barrel not so much.

F--- Chocolate Hazelnut doesn’t square the circle. Hazelnuts are all over this but there’s a weird, cinnamon-esque background that seems out of place, & the barrel is all but missing except for a goose to the perceived alcohol. Chalky, which doesn’t improve its charm. Sorbet in some flavor I don’t like. Thin. Underachieving.

Much like the first F--- I had, putting a limp dick to the Transient name. Those seeking Buckley & Kentuckley & MoreChucklyrey such as myself will be disappointed. Decent.
Feb 09, 2022