Dosvidanya | DESTIHL Brewery

4.4/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

4.43/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.17/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

3.93/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Black in color with no light penetration. There's a fingernail of brown around the rim and covering most of the top. The aroma is of sweet bourbon, a hefty amount of roasted barley, and dark chocolate. I'm tasting sweet bourbon with the roasted barley making an appearance at the back of the palate and then it's more sweet, boozy bourbon in the finish. There's also dark chocolate and dates in the mix. The mouth is chewy, thick, and warm with alcohol.

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4.39/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Smells like toffee, caramel, raisins. Smooth, mocha, chocolate roasty notes.

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4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.36/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.33/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.22/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This is a very nice imperial stout.

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4.35/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.48/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours an effervescent ebony with 3 fingers of mocha colored head. Stays evervescent throughout, epic head retention & lacing

S: Vanilla, cocoa, a touch of coconut? Plus Bourbon, once warm

T: Follows the nose, a little dark fruit, dark chocolate with woody hops & a kiss of booze & oaky dryness up front. A kiss of Bourbon as this warms, raisin, a touch of coffee & molasses & dryness as this warms. Finished oaky dry, with boozey Bourbon & a little raisin & plum & lovely chocolate notes

MF: Chewy, semi-firm carbonation, warming. Carbonation tamps down as this warms

Very nice take on the style, well worth a pick up for sure

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4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a deep midnight black with a nice layer of frothy caramel brown foam.

Dark chocolate, fresh coffee grounds, toffee, subtle fruitiness, and a welcoming whiff of bourbon.

Immediately flavors of oak and bourbon gentle wash over the tongue as flavors of cherry, coffee, chocolate, and roasty goodness soon follow.

Heavy-bodied, light-medium carbonation, viscous, chewy, pleasant bourbon warmth.

Overall, Destihl knocked it out of the park with this one!

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4.07/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

2015 Batch

Black color with just over a finger of dense head that was slow to settle to a thick cap. But not much lacing is left down the glass. Just a few specks. Strong aroma of bourbon and oak. Notes of vanilla, chocolate, marshmallow, a touch of smoke, and alcohol. In the flavor the bourbon plays a prominent role. It is also on the hot side with the alcohol flavor and heat. Notes of chocolate, vanilla, and moderately roasted malt. Even though this boasts 84 IBUs the bitterness and the hop flavor are hard to pick out. Full body and nicely carbonated gives the beer a rich mouthfeel.

Nice barrel-aged stout that I think would of enjoyed more with a year or two of age on it to allow the heat to mellow out a bit.

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4.38/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Solid Russian Imperial Stout! Had a recent share and this is one of the best Destihl beers I have ever had by far! Nice dark chocolate notes and very thick!

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4/5  rDev -5%

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

4.06/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

4.1/5  rDev -2.6%

4.19/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.24/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours pitch black, opaque in the glass with a thin light brown head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of bourbon, dark toasted malt, vanilla, hints of dark fruit, chocolate and oak. Flavor is well integrated dark toasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, dark chocoalte and hints of dark stone fruit, oak, licorice and cherry; hints of butter and caramel. Nice moderate body with pleasant creaminess and good carbonation. A very flavorful and well balanced barrel aged RIS. Complex with no single flavor dominating. Although I like bourbon forward stouts, this more balanced flavor is very enticing. Delicious and well done.

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