Gravity Well
Insight Brewing

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From:
Insight Brewing
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,625
ABV:
12%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,215
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 9.07%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
21
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 26, 2023
Added:
Sep 28, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by pat61:
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: deep dark brown blanketed by 1" of dark tan foam with good retention

S: coffee, chocolate, alcohol, dark dried fruit and fruit

T: Chocolate, coffee and alcohol lead the flavors supported by stone fruit, dark dried fruits, caramel, dark sugars, grain, spice, traces of cinnamon, and a mild bitterness

F: creamy, big and chewy with medium soft carbonation

O: This big, rich imperial stout and is surprisingly drier than its barrel aged cousins and is a perfect beer for sitting inside in front of a fire while watching the snow
Jan 25, 2018
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.79/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Finally opened this from 2015 so 8 years old . Pours a dark black color with a a dark matcha head . Smell is roasted malt whiskey , wood and roasted malts . Taste follows the nose . While not a great BA stout was very impressed with carbonation and barrel presence .
Sep 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.33 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

May 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.19 by Rammed96 from Maryland

Mar 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Feb 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by mothman from Minnesota

Jul 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by Josholson666 from Minnesota

Feb 13, 2017
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

2.86/5  rDev -28%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
750ML black-waxed bottle picked up at the release last weekend. Wanted to have this one first for a base to judge the barrel versions. Split with my wife.

One tip to Insight: only use a half-pound of wax & you could probably save a buck or two per bottle…after winning that battle with no personal damage, I find G.W. is black as an imperial stout & more lively than many. Doesn’t smell great, dominated by roast that turns into scorch. Eh.

Gravity Well isn’t what I was hoping for to wrap up Thanksgiving. Big sweet malts provide a framework & draped on top is powdered cocoa, roast, burnt roast, with an unnerving herbal hop jolt & a bit of jarring fruit right at the end. Dry. A taster of this would have been plenty.

I’ve enjoyed Insight’s offerings on tap, but this missed the mark. The tastes don’t gel, but batter one another, & the palate, without mercy. I hope the barrels smooth the variants out. Decent.
Nov 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Nov 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Feb 28, 2016
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Reviewed by spacecake9 from Illinois

4.21/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tasted on tap at Insight Brewing.
A - Pours black with a small tan head.
S - I get molasses on the nose.
T - Flavor is awesome. Not as sweet as the nose. I'm getting dark fruits.
M - Mouth feel is medium, carbonation is low.
O - Let this warm, don't drink cold. So good I bought a growler to go.
Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.22 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2016
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Reviewed by poetpowr from Minnesota

3.6/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
The smooth of this stout is the most memorable part of this beer.
The chocolate and the cognac barrel used most likely contributed to this. There was very little head when poured into my tulip glass. I could taste the toffee but no vanilla.
Jan 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by dheldman from Minnesota

Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by herman77 from Minnesota

Mar 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by TheFizzinator from Minnesota

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by morimech from Minnesota

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Feb 07, 2015
Gravity Well from Insight Brewing
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 21 ratings