Me and the Devil #4 (for John Fian)
Zebulon Artisan Ales
- From:
- Zebulon Artisan Ales
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 6.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 10, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 11, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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We start with a complex non-lactose imperial stout and add Ghirardelli cocoa powder in the mash and aged on a massive 13 pounds of coconut per barrel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.2/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a 500ml bottle at the Appalachian Vintner in Asheville 5-26-22 for $15.99. Bottled in late 2021, consumed 8-10-22.
Beer poured black with an okay tan head that dissipated quickly.
Nose is very nice, cocoa forward with a touch of coconut.
Taste is a large roasted malt base with the cocoa and coconut adjuncts providing a nice compliment to the base. Finishes well balanced sweetness wise but with a touch of alcohol heat with the first few sips.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall a fun beer to try. Could stand some aging to round out the heat but suspect the tradeoff would be a loss of coconut adjunct flavor.
Aug 10, 2022Beer poured black with an okay tan head that dissipated quickly.
Nose is very nice, cocoa forward with a touch of coconut.
Taste is a large roasted malt base with the cocoa and coconut adjuncts providing a nice compliment to the base. Finishes well balanced sweetness wise but with a touch of alcohol heat with the first few sips.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall a fun beer to try. Could stand some aging to round out the heat but suspect the tradeoff would be a loss of coconut adjunct flavor.
Reviewed by fehrminator from North Carolina
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Some nice elements here but a harsh finish and it feels like this needs a good bit more time in the bottle. This is one of my favorite breweries and they might have the best brewer in the state but this was a bit of a miss for me. Right now this is all cocoa with hot alcohol on the finish.
May 14, 2022
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours onyx colored with a persistent one finger tan head; leggy, with squiggles and spots
Smell: The coconut makes a statement but there are powerful imperial stout tones, too - roasted malt, dark chocolate and a woodsy tone
Taste: Roasted malt and black bread flavors forward with dark chocolate building; woodsy bitterness, through the middle, with the coconut arriving, after the swallow; harsh and medicinal in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: Finish aside, this is a nice use of coconut with a "stout" imperial stout
Feb 11, 2022Smell: The coconut makes a statement but there are powerful imperial stout tones, too - roasted malt, dark chocolate and a woodsy tone
Taste: Roasted malt and black bread flavors forward with dark chocolate building; woodsy bitterness, through the middle, with the coconut arriving, after the swallow; harsh and medicinal in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: Finish aside, this is a nice use of coconut with a "stout" imperial stout
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