Silk City (2024) BBA Neapolitan
Brix City Brewing

Silk City (2024) BBA NeapolitanSilk City (2024) BBA Neapolitan
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Brix City Brewing
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 2.91%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 10, 2024
Added:
Apr 19, 2024
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
Inspired by a popular combination of classic ice cream flavors, Silk City (2024) BBA Neapolitan is our rich, luscious, Imperial Stout base aged 6 months in hand-selected, freshly emptied, Bourbon Barrels from A. Smith Bowman Distillery and conditioned on Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla, and fresh Strawberries. Upon pouring this beer into a glass, Silk City Neapolitan unleashes aromas of light booze, burnt brown sugar, freeze-dried ice cream, and chocolate-covered strawberries. On tasting, we're finding flavors of melted fudge, dark chocolate, and berries dipped in sweet cream with a touch of booze in the finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

May 10, 2024
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

4.24/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed one week after bottle release. Poured at 58° into a Silk City commemorative Stout glass. It pours a dark walnut with a modest, medium-mocha-colored head and a thin sheen of lacing. Its nose is bourbon-forward with notes of freshly-brewed coffee, milk chocolate, caramel, and faint but noticeable strawberry. The taste is spot-on: rich, dark chocolate with fresh, tart strawberry. The vanilla is rather subtle. While the bourbon barrel influence is less powerful in the taste, it's undeniable. I suspect it will mellow over time but given the adjuncts used I wanted to drink this bottle fresh. The strawberry is the star of the show. You can taste it but it's not overly sweet. It's handled deftly. This Stout achieves the desired reflection of a Neapolitan ice cream dessert. The mouth feel is moderately viscous; I wish it were a little thicker. But the carbonation level is just right and the 10.5% ABV doesn't overpower. Overall, this is another enjoyable Silk City variant.
Apr 28, 2024