Abuse of Stout
Destination Unknown Beer Co.


- From:
- Destination Unknown Beer Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,456 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,732 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 13.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2019
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
Stout with honey, cocoa nibs and vanilla.
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Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.98/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured at fridge temp. Pours black with a thin layer of light brown head. Honestly looks a little thin on the pour. The nose is really nice. Honey, floral, baking chocolate, vanilla, and some light fruit. Pears mostly.
The taste follows the nose. First, the ABV is insanely hidden. This comes across as a fairly diluted stout - shocked by the actual ABV. Chocolate, vanilla, honey, bread, malts, lemon meringue pie, slight cranberry, and a hint of banana.
Mouthfeel is fairly light for a stout. The aftertaste is sweet vanilla and light fruit.
Dec 31, 2023The taste follows the nose. First, the ABV is insanely hidden. This comes across as a fairly diluted stout - shocked by the actual ABV. Chocolate, vanilla, honey, bread, malts, lemon meringue pie, slight cranberry, and a hint of banana.
Mouthfeel is fairly light for a stout. The aftertaste is sweet vanilla and light fruit.
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can into a snifter. Had 10/21/22.
Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a half inch foamy head and some foamy cling. Aromas of vanilla, cocoa, malt, light bourbon, chocolate, light oak. Flavors of bourbon, vanilla, malt, chocolate, honey. Smooth, a good fuller body, well carbonated.
The vanilla stars and the honey shows well in the flavor. The taste isn’t quite as good as it smells, but this was enjoyable.
Jun 22, 2023Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a half inch foamy head and some foamy cling. Aromas of vanilla, cocoa, malt, light bourbon, chocolate, light oak. Flavors of bourbon, vanilla, malt, chocolate, honey. Smooth, a good fuller body, well carbonated.
The vanilla stars and the honey shows well in the flavor. The taste isn’t quite as good as it smells, but this was enjoyable.
Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
3.78/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pint can into a snifter. Pours weak with no luster, low foam, dark.
This review is easy: coffee, vanilla, cheap perfume and Listerine.,. thin legs, sweet finish with an unpleasant aftertaste.
Jan 21, 2023This review is easy: coffee, vanilla, cheap perfume and Listerine.,. thin legs, sweet finish with an unpleasant aftertaste.
Reviewed by dkoehler42 from New York
4.54/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This is a tasty stout with a nose and flavor palate more of cinnamon than honey, cocoa, or vanilla. That being said, it's very smooth, has a pleasant mouthfeel, and avoids the alcohol burn of most higher abv beers.
Jan 17, 2023Reviewed by micada from New York
1.56/5 rDev -61.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.56/5 rDev -61.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Garbage. It smells and tastes like artificial flavoring added to some basic stout. Metallic overtones everywhere. I’d drainpour, but it’s an $8 can.
Oct 16, 2022Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.18/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark brown body; very foamy, soapy head that collapses into a thin layer atop the beer. Huge nose of fresh orange and coriander with chocolate fudge and brownies. The taste mirrors the aroma to a somewhat lesser degree; a touch of bitterness; boozy quality lurking in the background. Heavy body yet seems thin for the style; nice residual sugar presence; a bit of alcohol warmth cutting through the sweetness.
The orange and dark chocolate presence in this beer is phenomenal. The looks suffer from a weak head plus the mouthfeel just feels a tad lacking, too. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a mighty and fine tasting stout.
Mar 22, 2021The orange and dark chocolate presence in this beer is phenomenal. The looks suffer from a weak head plus the mouthfeel just feels a tad lacking, too. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a mighty and fine tasting stout.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4.47/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
great chocolate vanilla taste - sweet stout very enjoy able
Oct 18, 2020Rated by Grosshammer from New York
4.32/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
very good tasting stout. At 12%, taste no alcohol, just a thick honey chocolate smoke flavor. Very good taste and feel
May 11, 2020Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a black color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is chocolate, caramel malts and vanilla. Tastes of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Starts with a bit of hoppy bitterness but finishes slightly sweet. Good mouth feel.
May 06, 2020
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