Double Barrel Select (Gold Wax)
3 Sons Brewing Company

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From:
3 Sons Brewing Company
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
16.4%
Score:
+3 ratings needed
Avg:
4.48 | pDev: 6.25%
Ratings:
7 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 23, 2025
Added:
Oct 10, 2023
Wants:
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Gots:
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Imperial Stout aged for 18 months in MGP Rye Bourbon barrels, then transferred to Elijah Craig Toasted Bourbon barrels for an additional 18 months.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by MJSFS:
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Rated by MJSFS from Florida

4.73/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Oct 10, 2023
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.46 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Dec 23, 2025
 
Rated: 4.5 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Nov 07, 2024
 
Rated: 3.97 by SWChi from Illinois

Jul 10, 2024
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Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut

4.23/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2023 vintage; consumed on 4/30/2024

Pours a near-viscous motor-oil hue capped with just shy of a finger of dark khaki foam; solid head retention yields a vague cap, massive, creamy collar, and minimal-no lacing clinging to the walls of the glass.

Aromas waft toasty caramel and big barrel char as dark fruit intermingles with advancing cocoa powder prior to sweet toffee doused in bourbon lingering through the back end of the bouquet.

Taste offers sticky caramel doused in prune and myriad dark fruit subtext as dark chocolate lingers through the charry bourbon barrel layers of the mid-palate and a raisin reduction fades on the finish.

Mouthfeel brings a thick body, creamy in texture and sporting a minimalist fluff of lower end carbonation; warming barrel tannins contrast a general stickiness as char is interspersed progressively across a slick back end.

Awash in rich dark fruit and a balancing, barrel-soaked cocoa, a one-track intensity defines a brazenly sweet base against an amply oaked overlay.
May 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.75 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Nov 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by JamesLeung from Florida

Oct 23, 2023