Motor Oil No. 4
Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 7.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 16, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Our incredibly decadent, rich & roasty Imperial Stout treated with a roasted hazelnuts, vanilla and dark roasted coffee from Vertigo Roasters.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.77/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.77/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
L: Jet black color, half finger brown head, nice lacing, light carbonation.
S: Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee. Amazing aroma!
T: Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee, alcohol. So balanced and smooth!
F: Full bodied, thick like motor oil (pun intended), lots of flavor.
O: A world class imperial stout. Bravo!
Jun 20, 2019S: Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee. Amazing aroma!
T: Hazelnut, chocolate, coffee, alcohol. So balanced and smooth!
F: Full bodied, thick like motor oil (pun intended), lots of flavor.
O: A world class imperial stout. Bravo!
Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California
4.3/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 4/1/19, consumed 5/24/19
Pours black & oily, minimal head with very low retention, little spotty lacing.
Heavy, thick sweet smell of hazelnuts and vanilla, background notes of toasty malts and coffee. Like some Nutella.
Taste has more of the coffee, very sweetly flavored with the hazelnuts and vanilla.
Feel is smooth & creamy with minimal carbonation, alcohol masked behind an undeniable level of sweetness. Medium, I'd probably like it to be just a bit heavier in body.
Overall, solid variant in ASB's Motor Oil line. I really liked the maple syrup one; this one is just a tad on the sweet side. All of the aromas/flavors are very well done and meld together nicely.
May 25, 2019Pours black & oily, minimal head with very low retention, little spotty lacing.
Heavy, thick sweet smell of hazelnuts and vanilla, background notes of toasty malts and coffee. Like some Nutella.
Taste has more of the coffee, very sweetly flavored with the hazelnuts and vanilla.
Feel is smooth & creamy with minimal carbonation, alcohol masked behind an undeniable level of sweetness. Medium, I'd probably like it to be just a bit heavier in body.
Overall, solid variant in ASB's Motor Oil line. I really liked the maple syrup one; this one is just a tad on the sweet side. All of the aromas/flavors are very well done and meld together nicely.
Reviewed by mogulskier from California
4.46/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Wow! This one is incredible. I've had the No. 1,2, and 3 variations on this, and this one is the best. For an 11.5 ABV beer, there is quite literally zero alcohol burn. The adjuncts of Vanilla, Coffee, and Hazelnuts blend together beautifully. For me, the coffee is especially prevalent and tastes delicious. Vanilla and Hazelnut is like a ribbon from start to finish. Great mouthfeel. Nothing artificial or overly sweet. A real treat.
Worthy of the high rating 4.5
Alvarado Street continues to hit one home run after another.
Apr 16, 2019Worthy of the high rating 4.5
Alvarado Street continues to hit one home run after another.
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