Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Bent Hill Brewery

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From:
Bent Hill Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 19.73%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
16
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 18, 2017
Added:
Nov 06, 2015
Wants:
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Gots:
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Ratings by Fievel:
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Rated by Fievel from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

May 09, 2016
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Rated: 3.57 by Nishriver from New Jersey

Jul 18, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

2.05/5  rDev -44.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Bottle to snifter, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a finger’s worth of slight white foamy head. Boy, did that dissipate quickly, ya blink and you’ll miss that head. Lace? Nope, not there. The aroma had some super dried nutty and rough sweet wood. Dark fruits stretching upon some barnyard features and some black licorice with a huge cereal sweetness. The flavor was sweet and barnyardy with some smoke and stale vanilla beans. Bubblegum dried sweetness with sharp grassy tones. Aftertaste seemed to linger for days of the malts penetrating the finish in a cloying fashion. The palate was about medium bodied with no sort of sipping quality about it as an Imperial stout should. Carbonation did feel fine. The ABV felt fine too. Overall, whenever this craft beer bubble breaks, pretty sure no one will miss Bent Hill when they close.
Jun 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by N1Nkasi from Connecticut

May 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Dakin from Utah

4.57/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look: looks fantastic. Perfect looking motor oil black with a slight creamy caramel head. Minimal lacing.

Smell: Make sure to smell at room temperature to experience the full effect. Milk chocolate, caramel, toffee, maple, cream, slight booze. Smells amazing. Definitely one of the best beers I've ever had the pleasure of smelling. You NEED to get a nose on this one. Very nice real, rich, deep maple scent.

Taste: Very nice. Dates, alcohol, chocolate, a tiny bit of citrus on the front maybe. Very smooth finish.
Feel: Heavy mouthfeel. Thick, viscous, and rich.

Overall: So many different notes packed in on the nose, quite unlike anything I've ever experienced in a beer.
Dec 28, 2016
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Reviewed by mbillin from Utah

2.41/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 2.5
Both smells and tastes strongly of dates. Feel is reminiscent of a red wine. This beer is labeled an imperial stout, but is unlike any other imperial stout I've had. That may not be a bad thing, if you appreciate boozy fruity dark beers and lambics. Overall, it missed the mark for me.
Dec 28, 2016
 
Rated: 2.75 by KGilmour from Vermont

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Aug 02, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.34/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
375ml bottle share thanks to Steve. Back to reality after the Cassian Sunset. Rather pedestrian RIS with enough minor notes from the bourbon and maple to make it interesting. But not enough to push it into exceptional. Finishes with a lingering odd metallic taste.
Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Lucoli from New York

Apr 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by Beerbom from California

Mar 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by ScottyTheBeerGuy from New York

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Hopheadhiker from New York

Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by bootdown21 from Connecticut

Jan 11, 2016
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Reviewed by AMCimpi from New York

4.22/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A: Pitch black with a little head that disappeared quickly. S: Maple, and a lot of it. A little chocolate and some roast. T: Maple bomb, no barrel, faint chocolate and roast. M: On the medium side of full. Oily and slick. O: If I blind tasted this, I would not have guessed it was barrel aged. The maple flavor is big, but it tastes like it needs a bit to meld into the other flavors a bit. I think a bit more time in the barrel to add that oaky depth would do wonders to this...still a good beer though
Nov 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by crob3888 from California

Nov 06, 2015
Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout from Bent Hill Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 16 ratings