Ghost Of The Mariner - Barrel-Aged
Fair Winds Brewing Company
- From:
- Fair Winds Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,256 - ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,672 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 5.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 14, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
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Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia
4.16/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz can into a snifter glass.
L - Pours a black color with a decent tan head that dissipates quickly.
S - Smells of chocolate, coffee and bourbon.
T - Tastes of chocolate, cherries and bourbon.
F - Medium to thick body and lightly carbonated.
O - Really nice boozy stout.
Dec 09, 2022L - Pours a black color with a decent tan head that dissipates quickly.
S - Smells of chocolate, coffee and bourbon.
T - Tastes of chocolate, cherries and bourbon.
F - Medium to thick body and lightly carbonated.
O - Really nice boozy stout.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at brewery:
Saw it pouring from the tap as a thin motor oil, but still motor oil. Black, with a nice medium brown head. Relatively large bubbles sit atop the rim that remains after settling. Sheets cascade with each sip.
Nose is a nice roasted coffee, with a little brown sugar sweetness thrown in. The roasted malt also gets a compliment of vanilla and oak, pretty much what you want from a BA beer.
Taste is also quite roasty, with a little bit of acrid char bitterness. The sweetness of the nose plays more of an accent as the base beer shines through in the taste. The barrel is still present, but comes with less vanilla. Little heat in this, and it's not as heavy as it looked from the pour but still pretty full bodied.
It is a barrel aged imperial stout, pretty much as straight up an interpretation as I've found. I've enjoyed others more, but this is on point.
Apr 01, 2017Saw it pouring from the tap as a thin motor oil, but still motor oil. Black, with a nice medium brown head. Relatively large bubbles sit atop the rim that remains after settling. Sheets cascade with each sip.
Nose is a nice roasted coffee, with a little brown sugar sweetness thrown in. The roasted malt also gets a compliment of vanilla and oak, pretty much what you want from a BA beer.
Taste is also quite roasty, with a little bit of acrid char bitterness. The sweetness of the nose plays more of an accent as the base beer shines through in the taste. The barrel is still present, but comes with less vanilla. Little heat in this, and it's not as heavy as it looked from the pour but still pretty full bodied.
It is a barrel aged imperial stout, pretty much as straight up an interpretation as I've found. I've enjoyed others more, but this is on point.
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