Vlad vs. Zombie vs. Shark (2021 Eagle Rare barrels)
Hailstorm Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hailstorm Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 18%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 5.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 05, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Vlad Russian Imperial Stout – over the years it’s been livened up with all manner of adjuncts, from chocolate to chili peppers and everything in between, but there was one Vlad that stood out to us from all the rest. Vlad vs Zombie vs Shark is an amped up, barrel aged version, that clocks in at a whopping 18% ABV! Originally envisioned as a one off, it’s super thick, ridiculously complex, and very difficult to brew. Lucky for you, over a year ago, we convinced Hailstorm to brew another batch. Some of it went into Eagle Rare bourbon barrels, and the rest into our hand selected Buffalo Trace barrels. Hailstorm entered beer from the Eagle Rare barrels into FOBAB and it took home silver! Our Buffalo Trace barrels have been emptied and bottles are ready to be enjoyed. So, join us as we raise a glass of this remarkable stout, bidding adieu to 2021 and hoping for a brighter 2022.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
4.79/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.79/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Thanks to bestbeerhr for this 22 oz. silver waxed bottle. Had this twice on tap, most recently at FOBAB, & have been drooling idiotically for a bottle ever since. And here it is. A Christmas miracle!
Black. Dark. Like a melted 8 ball ass up in the glass. The nose is bourbon & multiple decadent malts. Simple & direct.
Vlad vs. Zombie vs. Shark is as divine as I recall. I have no idea how a brewer coaxes this much depth & sweetness & brutality out of the malts, but it bears roast, honey, cocoa, before the bourbon takes over & slides home from about 63 feet away. Full. I should have drunk the entire bomber alone. In the morning. On Tuesday. All the Tuesdays.
I could sip on this for days. A pure barrel aged stout in the finest tradition. Top shelf. Wow. Absolutely wow.
Jan 09, 2022Black. Dark. Like a melted 8 ball ass up in the glass. The nose is bourbon & multiple decadent malts. Simple & direct.
Vlad vs. Zombie vs. Shark is as divine as I recall. I have no idea how a brewer coaxes this much depth & sweetness & brutality out of the malts, but it bears roast, honey, cocoa, before the bourbon takes over & slides home from about 63 feet away. Full. I should have drunk the entire bomber alone. In the morning. On Tuesday. All the Tuesdays.
I could sip on this for days. A pure barrel aged stout in the finest tradition. Top shelf. Wow. Absolutely wow.
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