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Banish the Ghosts
The Virginia Beer Company
- From:
- The Virginia Beer Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 11.1%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 10.79%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Rum-Maple Syrup Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Porter.
This Imperial Oatmeal Porter spent more than three months dangling just out of reach, aging quietly in barrels that were originally used for rum production in Trinidad and Barbados. From the Caribbean the barrels journeyed to the Green Mountain State, where small maple syrup producers filled them with syrup in the spring of 2017. Within weeks of being emptied, the barrels arrived in Williamsburg and were filled with a smooth, creamy porter brewed with Chocolate, Brown, Munich, and Crystal malts in addition to copious amounts of flaked oats. Although it's easier not to wait, wait we did. The result is Banish the Ghosts, prominently featuring notes of rum, maple candy, and dark chocolate.
You don't have to hang on until dusk...the day turns to night a little faster if the drinking begins at Noon.
This Imperial Oatmeal Porter spent more than three months dangling just out of reach, aging quietly in barrels that were originally used for rum production in Trinidad and Barbados. From the Caribbean the barrels journeyed to the Green Mountain State, where small maple syrup producers filled them with syrup in the spring of 2017. Within weeks of being emptied, the barrels arrived in Williamsburg and were filled with a smooth, creamy porter brewed with Chocolate, Brown, Munich, and Crystal malts in addition to copious amounts of flaked oats. Although it's easier not to wait, wait we did. The result is Banish the Ghosts, prominently featuring notes of rum, maple candy, and dark chocolate.
You don't have to hang on until dusk...the day turns to night a little faster if the drinking begins at Noon.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ronniechilly from District of Columbia
4.79/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Popped in over the past weekend for a "Stash Corner" vintage tapping event! Really enjoyed this one. Full-bodied with a sweet finish. Wish I had sampled it fresh - about a year ago - as the maple was somewhat muted but I was told to expect that over time. That all said, a really great winter beer!
Jan 16, 2019
Banish the Ghosts from The Virginia Beer Company
Beer rating:
4.17 out of
5 with
3 ratings
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