Dark Star - Bourbon Barrel Aged
Blue Earl Brewing Company
- From:
- Blue Earl Brewing Company
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 5.44%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 25, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - infused with 100% cocoa nibs and fresh roasted Bolivian coffee beans. Flaked Oats are added to lend a velvety mouthfeel. The beer was then aged in a freshly dumped bourbon barrel for 6 months. Rich dark chocolate, fresh roasted coffee, bourbon, vanilla, dried fruit, toffee, caramel and vinous notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.39/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Growler into pint glass. Pours an inky, viscous black with a thin tan head. Initial impression is dark chocolate, black coffee, bourbon, roasted malts, peppery hops, and maybe a touch of vanilla. Mouthfeel is silky smooth; carbonation is very light. Noticeable alcohol heat, but not unpleasant. Finish is slightly bitter. My first brew from Blue Earl, and I'm impressed.
Dec 29, 2017
Reviewed by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania
4.51/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.51/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
On my second visit to Blue Earl in Delaware, I was lucky enough to stumble upon (pricey but delicious) bottles of BA Dark Star. This is their coffee-and-cocoa-infused Imperial Breakfast Stout aged in bourbon barrels for six months. I was surprised at how good this was- plenty of bourbon, booze, chocolate, coffee and sweetness... but all very well integrated, happily mingling together in one delicious brew.
BA Dark Star gives The Bruery's big stouts a run for their money, out of small town Delaware. Well done!
Dec 25, 2017BA Dark Star gives The Bruery's big stouts a run for their money, out of small town Delaware. Well done!
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