Balance
Wander Brewing
- From:
- Wander Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 12.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 16, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with toasted coconut, cinnamon and vanilla. A blend of the finest bourbon-aged barrels hand selected by our brewers and thoughtfully spiced for a complex sensory experience that amplifies rather than distracts from the deliciousness of a bourbon forward full-bodied, slightly warming imperial stout.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Cigarhound66 from Georgia
2.78/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
2.78/5 rDev -21.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
I was excited to try this but ended up unimpressed.
Dark almost black color. Very little carbonation. Notes of vanilla, cacao, and marshmallow. Almost has a bit of a Dr. Pepper taste. The problem is that the alcohol absolutely dominates the taste. It has zero balance (ironic) and it's hard to drink. I painfully made it through less than 1/3 of a glass and had to stop. It's just.... out of balance and tastes ROUGH.
Nov 16, 2024Dark almost black color. Very little carbonation. Notes of vanilla, cacao, and marshmallow. Almost has a bit of a Dr. Pepper taste. The problem is that the alcohol absolutely dominates the taste. It has zero balance (ironic) and it's hard to drink. I painfully made it through less than 1/3 of a glass and had to stop. It's just.... out of balance and tastes ROUGH.
Reviewed by BigIronH from Michigan
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2022 vintage: bourbon barrel aged imperial stout(coconut, vanilla, cinnamon).
Pours an oily pitch black with a thin oatmeal head rising and quickly falling to a ring of the same color. Nose is vanilla, some bakers chocolate, coffee, subtle coconut and vanilla and a very light note of burnt oak, taste follows suit with the cinnamon taking center stage and some herbal/tobacco notes rounding out the bill. Everything is present but nothing overtakes the flavors. Feel is smooth but not chewy and actually drinks fairly easy. Overall, 3.75 out of 5. Well above average.
Nov 20, 2022Pours an oily pitch black with a thin oatmeal head rising and quickly falling to a ring of the same color. Nose is vanilla, some bakers chocolate, coffee, subtle coconut and vanilla and a very light note of burnt oak, taste follows suit with the cinnamon taking center stage and some herbal/tobacco notes rounding out the bill. Everything is present but nothing overtakes the flavors. Feel is smooth but not chewy and actually drinks fairly easy. Overall, 3.75 out of 5. Well above average.
Reviewed by DarkLordScott from Wisconsin
3.67/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours black, with a slim, crema colored head. Aroma is bourbon and coconut. Taste is medium bodied, smooth, boozy, coconut and a hint of cinnamon at the tail end. The brew punches above its' ABV. As it warms, the profile tends to open up and become more balanced. Vanilla, if present, is well hidden.
Apr 22, 2022
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4.16/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
creamy malty stout. solid stout taste all thru the drink
Apr 16, 2021
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.33/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Served in 12oz flute. Poured the expected and typical solid black color of the style with just a thin cap of tan head that had low retention and lacing.
The aroma was vanilla forward, followed by some sweet malts, and a light bit of cinnamon.
Same on the tongue, but the cinnamon was much brighter and hotter.
The body was full and smooth, with a sweet finish.
Drinkability was good, I found the cinnamon a bit much, but it should soften over time. YMMV.
Overall, another fine and enjoyable brew. Certainly worth trying if you see it.
Mar 03, 2021The aroma was vanilla forward, followed by some sweet malts, and a light bit of cinnamon.
Same on the tongue, but the cinnamon was much brighter and hotter.
The body was full and smooth, with a sweet finish.
Drinkability was good, I found the cinnamon a bit much, but it should soften over time. YMMV.
Overall, another fine and enjoyable brew. Certainly worth trying if you see it.
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