Knuckle Dragger - Port Barrel-Aged
The Alchemist
- From:
- The Alchemist
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #145 - ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #9,793 - Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 8.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 06:36 PM
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2021
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Stout brewed with a touch of lactose and aged in tawny port barrels.
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Ratings by SadMachine:
Rated by SadMachine from New Jersey
4.42/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Nov 26, 2022
4.42/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Nov 26, 2022
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very dark color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has roasted malt and chocolate hints
Taste has a Malt and chocolate flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Stout
Yesterday at 06:36 PMAroma has roasted malt and chocolate hints
Taste has a Malt and chocolate flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Stout
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.38/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
This one pours a dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.
This smells like port, with slightly tart fruit, lactose, and milk chocolate.
The port barrels and the lactose kind of clash here for me, and make this a little bit too sweet, with a semi-tartness that doesn't work me. The base sort of falls flat. This is a touch better than the non barrel aged version, but it's still not all that great.
This is medium bodied, kind of creamy, with not the best drinkability.
I really wanted to love this one, but it was unfortunately somewhat mediocre.
May 17, 2021This smells like port, with slightly tart fruit, lactose, and milk chocolate.
The port barrels and the lactose kind of clash here for me, and make this a little bit too sweet, with a semi-tartness that doesn't work me. The base sort of falls flat. This is a touch better than the non barrel aged version, but it's still not all that great.
This is medium bodied, kind of creamy, with not the best drinkability.
I really wanted to love this one, but it was unfortunately somewhat mediocre.
Reviewed by JohnG190 from New York
4.6/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark reddish-brown with a thick tan head (with some hint of red) that lasts and lasts! On the nose, roasted malts, dried fruit, dark chocolate, and port. On the palate, chocolate, dark fruit, port wine and finishes with more chocolate and hint of port barrel. No alcohol burn in spite of the 9.4% ABV. Medium to full bodied with added creaminess due to the low carbonation and lactose. Overall, an outstanding milk stout, Alchemist has yet to disappoint me!
Apr 17, 2021
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
4.48/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16 oz. can.
Released two days ago.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 1.5 inch tan (with hints of red) head over a dark brown body (with hints of red.) Nose of dark malt, dark fruit, bitter chocolate, and port. Taste of bitter chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa powder, slight port, and finishing with chocolate and red grape. Woah! Tasty stuff right here, and so unique! Damn, I need to get more of this before it's gone! Oh yeah, feel is more than adequate and overall, I'm pretty sure I've never had a port barrel aged milk stout so I can honestly say it's the best in its class!!
;)
Cheers to Mr. Kimmich for this gem!!!
Mar 22, 2021Released two days ago.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 1.5 inch tan (with hints of red) head over a dark brown body (with hints of red.) Nose of dark malt, dark fruit, bitter chocolate, and port. Taste of bitter chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa powder, slight port, and finishing with chocolate and red grape. Woah! Tasty stuff right here, and so unique! Damn, I need to get more of this before it's gone! Oh yeah, feel is more than adequate and overall, I'm pretty sure I've never had a port barrel aged milk stout so I can honestly say it's the best in its class!!
;)
Cheers to Mr. Kimmich for this gem!!!
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