Double Barrel Here Be Monsters (2022 XO Cognac)
Cerebral Brewing
- From:
- Cerebral Brewing
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 16.7%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.52 | pDev: 1.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2023
- Added:
- May 26, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Aged 13 months in 14 year Elijah Craig barrels followed by 11 months in XO Cognac.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.4/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottle.
No head. Thick black color.
Cognac, raisins, figs, molasses, charred barrel, grapes, plums, bourbon, wet oak, and vanilla. Warming, smooth. Can’t believe this is almost 17%. Drinks like 12.
Dec 26, 2023No head. Thick black color.
Cognac, raisins, figs, molasses, charred barrel, grapes, plums, bourbon, wet oak, and vanilla. Warming, smooth. Can’t believe this is almost 17%. Drinks like 12.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.46/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
500mL bottle from April 2022, taken to-go from ChurchKey in Washington, DC. Really a delight for cognac and brandy barrel ageing fans. Moderately thick but thinner than expected for the ABV, with Revolution's VSO offerings being a decent comparison on mouthfeel. Modestly vinous with oak tannins, well balanced with fruit notes contrasting with roasted malt. Dark chocolate throughout the experience.
Dec 14, 2023
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.59/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on tap. Pitch black body, brown cap that fades into a ring quickly. Big cognac and bourbon led nose with semi-sweet chocolate, caramel, dark fruit and rich oak. Taste nails the cognac and bourbon balance, adding to the powerful notes that were detected in the nose are accompanying vanillins, buttery toffee, leather, and a whisper of rye. Feel is very boozy without being hot, large, heavy and chewy, barrels slap and then richly elevate. Cognac barrel lovers unite!
May 26, 2022
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