Double Stack
Great Notion Brewing

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From:
Great Notion Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #70
ABV:
11%
Score:
99
Ranked #189
Avg:
4.5 | pDev: 7.56%
Reviews:
130
Ratings:
734
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 01, 2024
Added:
Sep 06, 2015
Wants:
  147
Gots:
  38
Double Stack is our Imperial Breakfast Stout aged on whole bean coffee from Mostra Coffee with an extreme maple syrup flavor.
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Ratings by BColton1:
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Rated by BColton1 from Rhode Island

4.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jan 06, 2018
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Rated: 4.56 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Mar 01, 2024
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The beer with the closest profile I'm familiar with is Mornin' Delight -- mostly through this very distinctive, semi-artificial maple aroma and flavor. The coffee is a little bolder and darker in this one, and the mouthfeel and appearance are definitely less thick. Overall it's pretty good but, like the majority of Great Notion's offerings, a bit gimmicky

79/100
Feb 05, 2024
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.34/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a 16 oz single from GB's Bottle Shop in Orlando 1-27-24 i think for $8.99. No canning date; consumed 1-27-24.

Beer poured black with a very nice tan head.

Nose is very nice with a beautiful combination of coffee and maple.

Taste is very well done as a large malt base gives notes of mild roast and a touch of chocolate. The coffee and maple adjuncts are woven in very well. Finishes just a tad sweet but definitely not cloying.

Mouthfeel is medium to large bodied and very smooth.

Overall a delicious brew, glad i was able to give it a try!
Jan 27, 2024
 
Rated: 4.51 by hopley from Massachusetts

Jan 09, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by Dovers from Wisconsin

Jan 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.13 by MjBrewhouse from Idaho

Dec 29, 2023
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Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon

4.36/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Pours like motor oil and black as night with a quick-forming brown head that rises and slowly settles to a silky-looking lid, leaving minimal lacing behind
Aroma: Roasted tree nuts, roasted barley, bakers cocoa, maple syrup, cold-brewed coffee, caramel, light earthy notes, piloncillo, and warm brown bread. No alcohol heat detectable
Taste: Whoa. Opens up with a rush of roast, roasted barley, and cocoa that sucker punches the palate before mellowing some and developing depth. Waves of coffee, maple syrup, and tree nuts crash in to join, each shining for a moment on their own before blending into the mix nicely. Earthiness and piloncillo peek in from time to time throughout and closes with chocolate, coffee, brown bread, and maple syrup, along with just a kiss of ethanol
Mouthfeel: Full, silky smooth, medium carbonation, and smooth and full on the finish with a touch of dryness
Overall: This is some tasty stuff. I’ve wanted to try this for a couple years now but hadn’t fully committed to buying it until now as it looked to be odd and unique but maybe not good enough to warrant a full serving which, as I now can say, it is. This reminds me a lot of a bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout except with the bourbon swapped out for maple syrup and coffee and it isn’t too one-sided nor overly sweet enough for me to only want a few sips. Super fun to try and drink, plus a sneakily hidden 11% ABV. Definitely worth trying to those who think they would be into it as it made a believer in the hype out of me
Dec 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by akopczyk from Ohio

Dec 05, 2023
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia

3.67/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the bottom of the can: "SEEING DOUBLE 09/28/23"

Appearance: It is a black bodied beer with a very short light tan head that quickly fades into nothing. There are a few pock-marks across the still black surface of the beer which look like carbonation bubbles popping, and there is a hairline ring of tan carbonation, but mostly the surface is devoid of a head and the glass is absent of lacing. The label on the can states that this is "ALC/VOL 11.0%" so it is reasonable for there to be no head or lacing.

Aroma: Even when just pouring the beer from the can into the glass the room was filled with the scent of maple syrup. Approaching the glass it smells like a diner where everything in the booth smells like maple syrup. It smells nice but it only smells like maple syrup.

Taste: Maple comes through at first, then there is this pleasant toasted flavor which starts out good then cranks up to something awesome. It starts out tasting a bit toasted like french toast but then notes of char and caramelized sugar start to join in which does a good job of pumping the maple flavor, which then in turn pumps the caramel flavor. The flavors in the beer work well in synergy. The aftertaste has some carbon which is nice and it also has a bit of green apple which isn't quite as fitting with the rest of the beer. A bit of vanilla flavor sticks around the mouth when the beer is long gone.

Mouthfeel: It feels full bodied and there is a bit of a twinge from both the alcohol presence in the beer and a bit of the grain bitterness. It has a bit of slickness on the tongue which works well in its favor. The beer shows its ABV which is advertised at "ALC/VOL 11.0%" and as always, unless the presence is overwhelming, the high alcohol content isn't a bother. It lacks the smoothness that competitors have.

Overall: The label on the can states that this is an "IMPERIAL BREAKFAST STOUT" and that it is an "imperial stout with coffee, maple syrup, natural flavor and caramel color." The beer had a definite maple flavor but it lacked the advertised coffee. It doesn't state what the "natural flavor" is and it seems odd that a beer with a black body would need "caramel color" unless that was a secondary byproduct of another addition, such as the maple syrup or the natural flavor. As a whole the beer was pretty good. The biggest disappointment for this beer was the lack of coffee flavor which this beer promoted. This beer has plenty of sweetness to shoulder up against a more prominent coffee flavor.

As a whole I would probably still buy it again because it just tastes good. It isn't the easiest drinking beer but it's nice. I would recommend a single pour or can to try this before committing to a 4-pack.
Nov 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.55 by KAP1356 from Pennsylvania

Nov 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.64 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Nov 12, 2023
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Reviewed by Braunmeister_1943 from Pennsylvania

4.67/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Received in a box from @ronricorossi !

L- Pitch black with a loose tan head.

S- Saturday morning breakfast: black
coffee, maple syrup, melted butter

T- Robust black coffee and dark roasted
malt with strong coffee notes.

F- Moderate mouthfeel.

O- Oh, how I wish that I had this for
breakfast every day!
Nov 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.43 by BAsbill from California

Nov 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.82 by RBorsato from Virginia

Oct 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.13 by Boone757 from Virginia

Oct 20, 2023
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Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado

4.21/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a thick oily black with a small tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves no laci g on the glass.

S: Cinnamon pancakes drenched in maple syrup with a side of coffee.

T: Sweet syrup, mixes with chocolate and a slightly bitter coffee. Aroma is a little better than taste.


F: Smooth cola like body.

O: This definitely hits the pancakes and syrup taste.
Sep 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by ThaKennster from Texas

Aug 20, 2023
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Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

4.29/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5: The aroma and flavor both have a fantastic maple presence, yet the coffee and roasted malts do just enough to keep the sweetness in check
Aug 18, 2023
Double Stack from Great Notion Brewing
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 734 ratings