Barrel Constrictor - Chocolate Hazelnut
Alpha Acid Brewing Co.

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From:
Alpha Acid Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial Pastry Stout
ABV:
14%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 29, 2026
Added:
Mar 09, 2026
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Imperial Stout aged in a St. George Baller, single malt barrel conditioned with chocolate and hazelnut.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.91/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Leathery black opaque pour with a tan collar. Huge boozy hazelnut and chocolate in the nose, plus mild roast and anise hints. Taste is actually very nutty with the hazelnut, not like a hazelnut liqueur, backed by big bourbon booze, the oak is nowhere to be tasted, the chocolate then comes in with somehow more booze, I love the moment where you get the hazelnut wholly with the chocolate, but it is fleeting because the booze washes everything away for a biting finish. Feel is very boozy, I would go ahead a say the early stage of hot, thinning out the body, the nuttiness is tasted more than felt.
May 29, 2026