Imperial Smells Like Bean Spirit - Barrel-Aged - DMV
Mikerphone Brewing

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From:
Mikerphone Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 4.65%
Ratings:
14 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 25, 2022
Added:
Apr 25, 2019
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
Imperial Breakfast Stout w/ Double the Vermont Maple Syrup, Tugboat Sumatra Coffee, & Vanilla Aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels
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Rated by robotic_being from Illinois

4.26/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2019 DMV variant drank in 2022.
May 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.21 by user785335 from Florida

Oct 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by Furlinator from California

Aug 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by tcbro023 from Wisconsin

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by heddar33 from Pennsylvania

Jul 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.62 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jun 27, 2019
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Rated by eppie82 from Illinois

4/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A lot of maple. Very sweet. Little to no barrel.
May 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Dankacheese from Illinois

3.77/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Looks and smells considerably better than it tastes. The sediment looked like to be coffee grounds and that's exactly what this beer is. Drinking coffee that was made with a broken filter so a ton of grounds got in your cup. And that coffee is half maple syrup. Not very pleasant.
May 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.43 by xdtfx from Illinois

May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Apr 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.41/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On draft at the OG taproom. Half pint glasses. Pours a dark black body, oily legs, half finger frothy mocha head, fair bit of retention and no lacing. Smell is distinct maple and coffee; even as it warms the vanilla isn't apparent. Milk chocolate, more maple and caramel sweetness. A fair bit of spicy heat from the barrel. The vanilla comes out a lot more on the finish, with a creamy, smooth marshmallowy sweetness that cuts into the roast coffee and maple syrup sweetness. The barrels don't give off much aside from a bit of spicy heat; it would have been nice to have some of that smooth chocolate fudge presence but I suspect that all of these adjuncts and even the base beer don't play so great with the barrel. That being said, this version was better than the standard barrel-aged version and certainly more enjoyable.
Apr 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Apr 26, 2019