Dark Charge Base 2021
Braxton Brewing Company - Braxton Covington

Dark Charge Base 2021Dark Charge Base 2021
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Braxton Brewing Company - Braxton Covington
 
Kentucky, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 2.2%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 22, 2022
Added:
Dec 06, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
This barrel aged stout features a blend of multiple vintages, curating the perfect cuvée. This year's Base Barrel Aged Dark Charge is a blend of 2019, 2020, 2021 vintages. Showcasing deep aromas of stone fruits such as plums that pair nicely with the notes of coffee and roast. The bourbon barrel character brings forward smooth notes of vanilla, toffee, and caramel that complement the beer’s overall heavy mouth feel. It’s a perfect harmony of complex roasted malt stout character with the delicate notes of bourbon and oak.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky

4.04/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle from the brewery.
Jan 22, 2022
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.23/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22 ounce wax capped bottle, 2021 vintage. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch tan head that stuck around a while. There's also a good amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like dark fruit, roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, coffee and dark chocolate. I think the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's the addition of some caramel, oak, toffee and burnt/charred malt flavors. Nice amount of barrel in both the taste and aroma. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's a bit coating and creamy with a moderate amount of carbonation. I thought this was a good overall barrel aged stout, worth trying if you get the chance!
Jan 01, 2022
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.02/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - black fairly thick with living lacing.
Smell - slight roasted malts and some cocoa and nice barrel.
Taste - stone fruit roasty malts slight cocoa and caramel.
Feel - medium full body with a medium light carb.
Overall- nice base
Dec 06, 2021