A Ray Of Darkness
Southern Pines Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Pines Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.4%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Hazelnut Imperial stout brewed with 9 different malts and hazelnuts from Freddys Guys in Oregon, cocoa nibs, star of anise and cardamon.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AdamGrant from North Carolina
4.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Served on Nitro in the taproom:
Look: I was surprised by how light it was. At first I assumed it was nitro bubbles settling, but it remained a dark tan color. It wasn't unattractive, but it wasn't what I was expecting. It was also nearly opaque.
Smell: Primarily coffee and dark malt.
Taste: The anise and cardamom came through well without being overpowering, but I didn't detect as much hazelnut as I was expecting. I think the spice additions balanced well considering how strong the flavors from the darker malts used are. There was a decent amount of booziness on the finish, which is expected with such a high ABV.
Feel: Granted the beer was on nitro, but it was a bit thinner than I was used to for such a big beer.
Overall: It was a very interesting and complex beer, which SP Brewing isn't afraid to tackle. They did well with it, and i think their next iteration will be even better.
Jul 04, 2015Look: I was surprised by how light it was. At first I assumed it was nitro bubbles settling, but it remained a dark tan color. It wasn't unattractive, but it wasn't what I was expecting. It was also nearly opaque.
Smell: Primarily coffee and dark malt.
Taste: The anise and cardamom came through well without being overpowering, but I didn't detect as much hazelnut as I was expecting. I think the spice additions balanced well considering how strong the flavors from the darker malts used are. There was a decent amount of booziness on the finish, which is expected with such a high ABV.
Feel: Granted the beer was on nitro, but it was a bit thinner than I was used to for such a big beer.
Overall: It was a very interesting and complex beer, which SP Brewing isn't afraid to tackle. They did well with it, and i think their next iteration will be even better.
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