Double Barrel Imperial Stout Trooper
New England Brewing Co.
- From:
- New England Brewing Co.
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.69 | pDev: 2.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 02, 2025
- Added:
- May 05, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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Thee Four Sacred Commandments
I: Brew thyself a strong batch of Imperial Stout Trooper; it's mission being extended barrel-aging.
II: Fill numbers of bourbon barrels with stout and age for a passing of one year and one half year.
III: Transfer bourbon-aged stout into a large sherry barrel for a passing of one half year and two months.
IV: Disperse to the friendly masses.
Introducing Double Barrel Imperial Stout Trooper! Aged for 18 months in bourbon barrels, then 8 months in a Sherry Puncheon.
What began as just a crazy idea almost three years ago, is now a reality. DBIST 14.2% ABV is an imperial version of an imperial stout, brewed specifically for extended aging.
After a year and a half in bourbon barrels, the result was a spirit forward, aggressive stout. It was then transferred to a Sherry puncheon (think regular sized bourbon barrel, and triple it!). The sherry puncheon rounded off the edges and added an additional level of complexity. The beer was then bottle conditioned for 4 months. A low level of carbonation keeps the tannic wine notes in check, and creates a cohesion with the vanilla and spice notes from the bourbon barrels.
I: Brew thyself a strong batch of Imperial Stout Trooper; it's mission being extended barrel-aging.
II: Fill numbers of bourbon barrels with stout and age for a passing of one year and one half year.
III: Transfer bourbon-aged stout into a large sherry barrel for a passing of one half year and two months.
IV: Disperse to the friendly masses.
Introducing Double Barrel Imperial Stout Trooper! Aged for 18 months in bourbon barrels, then 8 months in a Sherry Puncheon.
What began as just a crazy idea almost three years ago, is now a reality. DBIST 14.2% ABV is an imperial version of an imperial stout, brewed specifically for extended aging.
After a year and a half in bourbon barrels, the result was a spirit forward, aggressive stout. It was then transferred to a Sherry puncheon (think regular sized bourbon barrel, and triple it!). The sherry puncheon rounded off the edges and added an additional level of complexity. The beer was then bottle conditioned for 4 months. A low level of carbonation keeps the tannic wine notes in check, and creates a cohesion with the vanilla and spice notes from the bourbon barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from North Dakota
4.55/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours jet black with a half finger of dark khaki head that quickly dissipates into a minimal ring around the circumference of the glass. No lacing is left as I drain the beer.
S: Dominated by the barrel aging. I get a good amount of bourbon barrel but the sherry puncheon dominates, light notes of chocolate and dark fruit, light notes of vanilla, a bit of spice, and a hint of tobacco barely perceptible under the weight of the sherry. As the beer warms I get a good amount of what I perceive as grain alcohol on the nose.
T: On the front end I get dark chocolate and sherry flowing into the mid palate where they mix with dark fruits and light notes of vanilla. The back end has the bourbon coming in with a bit of vanilla and light notes of spicy tobacco. The sherry puncheon comes back in making for a boozy finish.
F: On the lighter side of full bodied. Carbonation is almost non-existent. The mouthfeel is silky smooth.
O: I didn't have the willpower to resist the call of the double barrel, my only bottle.... I wanted to age this longer, but ..... god dammit I fucked up ok! .... either way this was quite the experience. Coming in at 14.2% ABV it is damn boozy, but not overwhelmingly so, but as the beer warms the alcohol does become more prominent. At the start it is a mutant stout that has been barrel aged to hell and back. As it warms it becomes something completely different. It becomes almost like a barleywine, but that sherry combined with the bourbon really twists it into something completely unique. It's like if an imperial stout (in this case Imperial Stout Trooper) had a round the world with an English barleywine, a bottle of sherry, and a fifth of bourbon. I can only imagine what this would have evolved into over the next decade. God dammit. Highly recommended!
Sep 10, 2021S: Dominated by the barrel aging. I get a good amount of bourbon barrel but the sherry puncheon dominates, light notes of chocolate and dark fruit, light notes of vanilla, a bit of spice, and a hint of tobacco barely perceptible under the weight of the sherry. As the beer warms I get a good amount of what I perceive as grain alcohol on the nose.
T: On the front end I get dark chocolate and sherry flowing into the mid palate where they mix with dark fruits and light notes of vanilla. The back end has the bourbon coming in with a bit of vanilla and light notes of spicy tobacco. The sherry puncheon comes back in making for a boozy finish.
F: On the lighter side of full bodied. Carbonation is almost non-existent. The mouthfeel is silky smooth.
O: I didn't have the willpower to resist the call of the double barrel, my only bottle.... I wanted to age this longer, but ..... god dammit I fucked up ok! .... either way this was quite the experience. Coming in at 14.2% ABV it is damn boozy, but not overwhelmingly so, but as the beer warms the alcohol does become more prominent. At the start it is a mutant stout that has been barrel aged to hell and back. As it warms it becomes something completely different. It becomes almost like a barleywine, but that sherry combined with the bourbon really twists it into something completely unique. It's like if an imperial stout (in this case Imperial Stout Trooper) had a round the world with an English barleywine, a bottle of sherry, and a fifth of bourbon. I can only imagine what this would have evolved into over the next decade. God dammit. Highly recommended!
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