BBA Punkbeast
Great Notion Brewing

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From:
Great Notion Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.7%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
4.35 | pDev: 0.92%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
3
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 19, 2024
Added:
Oct 30, 2022
Wants:
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Gots:
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.33/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2023 vintage, listed at 13.3% abv and done with thai coffee, marshmallows, and toasted coconut, heaven hill and buffalo trace barrels, apparently all a little different than last year, but not sure if this should be listed as its own thing with a vintage or not. its a monster of a beer, so obviously very long in the barrels, and obviously the barrels are of fine quality, if they stopped there this would already be amazing. ive had so little beers like this from these guys, i can appreciate immediately what the hype is about. slick and thick, but still a little head on it from the keg, leggy and deep brown to black colored, some shine. the nose is barrel char, oak, and a lot of vanilla to me, surprised there isnt vanilla listed as an ingredient, could be from the bourbon and the marshmallows, this certainly hits as sweet, but there is enough bitterness from the coffee, the roasted dark grain, and perhaps from the barrels too that this has some balance, big as it is. it smells warm, chocolatey, boozy, and has neat nuance from the coconut and the coffee together, super interesting, huge, and sexy. i think the coconut is an accent, its nice, but its not dominant. some really interesting and high end coffee is well in front of it, tons of roast, licorice earthy and spicy tones, sweet chocolate, sweet vanilla, sweet long boiled malt intensity, wonder how long they cooked this. totally palate coating and huge, majorly alcoholic, and whiskey forward enough to almost seem like some bourbon was blended in, these barrels must have been wet. love the coffee aspect the most. but this is impressively cohesive, especially for its size. love how mature it is, feels fancy overall, and stands out from an increasingly large crowd of similar type things. i am a marshmallow hater, but they do not negatively impact this for me. loved it!
Feb 19, 2024
 
Rated: 4.4 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Nov 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Oct 30, 2022
BBA Punkbeast from Great Notion Brewing
Beer rating: 4.35 out of 5 with 3 ratings