Equilibrium - Coffee & Vanilla
Toolbox Brewing Company
- From:
- Toolbox Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 13.8%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.6 | pDev: 5.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2017
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Imperial stout aged in Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon barrels with Mostra coffee and Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans.
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Reviewed by StoutSnob40 from California
4.59/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Among a portfolio of absolutely wonderful barrel-aged offerings, this beer has brought Toolbox to a new level. It is Fundamental Observation from San Diego.. It's one of the richest and most delicious stouts I've had in a long time, and I am very lucky to work 2 minutes from this place.
Sep 23, 2017
Reviewed by joezak5 from New Jersey
4.99/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.99/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
32oz Growler fill $25 on 21Sep2017; enjoyed same day in double wall glass.
L: Pitch and completely opaque black; medium cream coffee head leaving a nice soapy residue.
S: Coconut topped, sugar burnt chocolate cake.
T: Beautiful sugary oaky bourbon soaked chocolate flourless cake, very subtle vanilla cream espresso with just a nice coffee huff on the last inhale before getting it in your mouth. Beautifully balanced and complex.
F: Thick and syrupy, almost chewy, with no carbonation, the lightest hoppy spark, and no alcohol presence.
O: This is so amazing I’m waiting until I get more tomorrow before I post this review. In the joyous time I had in Tree House Brewery lines, I overheard one guy say “my one regret I that I told too many people how great this place is”. I now understand…
Sep 23, 2017L: Pitch and completely opaque black; medium cream coffee head leaving a nice soapy residue.
S: Coconut topped, sugar burnt chocolate cake.
T: Beautiful sugary oaky bourbon soaked chocolate flourless cake, very subtle vanilla cream espresso with just a nice coffee huff on the last inhale before getting it in your mouth. Beautifully balanced and complex.
F: Thick and syrupy, almost chewy, with no carbonation, the lightest hoppy spark, and no alcohol presence.
O: This is so amazing I’m waiting until I get more tomorrow before I post this review. In the joyous time I had in Tree House Brewery lines, I overheard one guy say “my one regret I that I told too many people how great this place is”. I now understand…
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