King Nerd
Transient Artisan Ales
- From:
- Transient Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 16.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 4.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 21, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
-
-
Imperial stout aged in Elijah Craig 18 year and Blis maple syrup bourbon barrels with Wild Thai banana, roasted peanuts, and vanilla beans.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
4.46/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours pitch black with a thin fizzy brown head. Cascading sticky lacing.
S - Aroma is banana, vanilla and maple syrup.
T - The taste is overripe bananas, vanilla bean, maple syrup, chocolate and a nice barrel presence in the finish.
M - Full body with low carbonation. Syrupy mouthfeel with a sticky dry finish.
O - Really solid. Transient doesn’t really miss with their barrel aged stout game. Another winner.
Apr 21, 2024S - Aroma is banana, vanilla and maple syrup.
T - The taste is overripe bananas, vanilla bean, maple syrup, chocolate and a nice barrel presence in the finish.
M - Full body with low carbonation. Syrupy mouthfeel with a sticky dry finish.
O - Really solid. Transient doesn’t really miss with their barrel aged stout game. Another winner.
Rated by firesidewithphil from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Big, sweet pastry stout. Tons of wild banana and maple/vanilla swirl.
Sep 24, 2022
Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey
4.28/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Courtesy of @ovaltine NBS BIF 15
Pours thick as motor oil and dark as night, no real visible carbonation but a small layer of soda like head forms and disappears quickly. If you swirl the glass around it has the appearance of bourbon in a glass, thin sheen of alcohol.
Nose is like a rich chocolate fudge cake, which is interesting cause there is no chocolate in this thing yet the base takes the show from the adjuncts. There is a slight hint of alcohol heat as well as a little bit of banana that show as it warms up.
Taste is again a blast of rich dark chocolate cake, the vanilla really lets itself be shown in the form of giving this a creamy chocolate flavor. Same little bit of banana shows itself on the finish.
This beer is viscous, low carbonation, a nice bitter chocolate like finish and a touch of sweetness that to me probably comes from the vanilla. Absolutely zero in your face heat, there is just a slight nice warming sensation like a warm hug.
As far as adjunct stouts go this is quite good, it is definitely a dessert beer but it actually has quite a bit of balance to it.
May 23, 2022Pours thick as motor oil and dark as night, no real visible carbonation but a small layer of soda like head forms and disappears quickly. If you swirl the glass around it has the appearance of bourbon in a glass, thin sheen of alcohol.
Nose is like a rich chocolate fudge cake, which is interesting cause there is no chocolate in this thing yet the base takes the show from the adjuncts. There is a slight hint of alcohol heat as well as a little bit of banana that show as it warms up.
Taste is again a blast of rich dark chocolate cake, the vanilla really lets itself be shown in the form of giving this a creamy chocolate flavor. Same little bit of banana shows itself on the finish.
This beer is viscous, low carbonation, a nice bitter chocolate like finish and a touch of sweetness that to me probably comes from the vanilla. Absolutely zero in your face heat, there is just a slight nice warming sensation like a warm hug.
As far as adjunct stouts go this is quite good, it is definitely a dessert beer but it actually has quite a bit of balance to it.
Rated by BourbonForBeer from Illinois
5/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Holy Crap!!! This is one of the best I’ve ever had. I’ve had most of the top 250 and that’s stupid good!
Apr 11, 2022
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!