Dark Charge Distillers Select - Restoration Rye 2021
Braxton Brewing Company - Braxton Covington

Dark Charge Distillers Select - Restoration Rye 2021Dark Charge Distillers Select - Restoration Rye 2021
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Braxton Brewing Company - Braxton Covington
 
Kentucky, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.4%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 8.55%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 24, 2022
Added:
Dec 14, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Dark Charge Imperial Stout celebrates the time-honored tradition of barrel-aging and the skilled craftsmanship of Kentucky Distilling. Aged in Castle & Key Distillery Kentucky Rye Barrels for over 20 Months, refermented on Figs, Plums, and Blackberries, then conditioned on Cacao Nibs. This Imperial Stout has developed notes of Dark Berries, Fig, and Chocolate with a roasty flavor and aroma.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

3.44/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Look - Really nice thick black with a nice thick tan head great rimming and sticky lacing
Smell - slightly funky purne with a slight chocolate
Taste - first take is the prune juice. Dark fruit like black berries come out as well and some chocolate
Feel - Medium full body with a lighter carb
Overall - very different stout. Everyone I was with loved it.
Nov 24, 2022
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22 ounce blue wax capped bottle, 2021 vintage, bottled #0704/1200. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch or so tan head. Head retention and lacing are both pretty good. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like dark fruit, roasted malt, rye whiskey, bittersweet chocolate and blackberries. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also some plum, burnt/charred malt, oak and vanilla flavors noticeable too. Good and roasty, with a nice slight tart kick from the berries. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's creamy and a bit slick with a decent amount of carbonation. Kinda wish the rye barrel character was stronger here, the dark fruit stood out to me compared to the other flavors. Still a tasty brew though, certainly worth trying if you get the chance!
Mar 26, 2022
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Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky

3.89/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from the brewery.
The taste took a while to grow on me.
Jan 31, 2022