Double Barrel Aged Calvados Apple Brandy Stout
Ellison Brewery & Spirits
- From:
- Ellison Brewery & Spirits
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 19, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 25, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Double Barrel Gravity Series Release aged for 12 months in W.L. Weller Antique barrels then finished for an additional 3-4 months Calavados Apple Brandy barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.79/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4
Glossy black with a soft tan head settling to a flat but bubbly collar.
Dry, splintery and woody, I definitely get apple brandy in this overall very mature, even hot expression.
May 19, 2026Dry, splintery and woody, I definitely get apple brandy in this overall very mature, even hot expression.
Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
4.34/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours pitch black white a thin tan head. Light soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is plums, vanilla, dark chocolate and heavy bourbon.
T - The taste is apple, plum, vanilla, dark chocolate, oak and a big bourbon finish.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Syrupy mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.
O - Really tasty DBA stout. The apple brandy barrel adds a nice dark fruit sweetness.
Jan 10, 2021S - Aroma is plums, vanilla, dark chocolate and heavy bourbon.
T - The taste is apple, plum, vanilla, dark chocolate, oak and a big bourbon finish.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Syrupy mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.
O - Really tasty DBA stout. The apple brandy barrel adds a nice dark fruit sweetness.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.99/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
This one pours a fairly dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.
This smells like sweet apple brandy, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla, and milk chocolate.
This is maybe a bit too sweet, as it seems like the apple brandy barrels may have been "wet," There's a lot of sweet apple and dark fruit layed over the milk chocolate and roast from the base. I don't really get a ton of bourbon from the first barreling. There's a touch of vanilla.
This is medium bodied, and gets fairly boozy at it warms up a little bit. It gets tougher to drink at that point.
This is a bit too sweet, and probably the least of the Ellison beers that I've tried. It's still a nice beer, though.
Jun 08, 2020This smells like sweet apple brandy, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla, and milk chocolate.
This is maybe a bit too sweet, as it seems like the apple brandy barrels may have been "wet," There's a lot of sweet apple and dark fruit layed over the milk chocolate and roast from the base. I don't really get a ton of bourbon from the first barreling. There's a touch of vanilla.
This is medium bodied, and gets fairly boozy at it warms up a little bit. It gets tougher to drink at that point.
This is a bit too sweet, and probably the least of the Ellison beers that I've tried. It's still a nice beer, though.
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