Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout
Untitled Art

Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial StoutBarrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout
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From:
Untitled Art
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #378
ABV:
12.2%
Score:
96
Ranked #1,073
Avg:
4.36 | pDev: 8.72%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
92
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 16, 2024
Added:
Dec 16, 2017
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  6
Collaboration with Mikerphone Brewing

Barrel aged stout with hazelnut, cacao nibs, and milk sugar.
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Ratings by acurtis:
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Rated by acurtis from New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Jun 21, 2018
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan

4.35/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours pitch black with a thin creamy tan head. Light amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is hazelnut, vanilla, caramel

T - The taste is milk chocolate, hazelnut, vanilla, caramel, dark roasted coffee and some nice barrel warmth.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft drying mouthfeel.

O - Really solid stout. Not overly sweet with a good amount of barrel heat. Drinks easier than 13%.
Mar 16, 2024
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Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California

4.2/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: Double Milk / Sweet Stout
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. snifter
Price: $8.99 (10 pct. of. $9.99)
From: San Diego Wine & Beer Co.
Purchased: Feb. 15, 2022
Consumed: March 26, 2022
Misc.: Collaboration with Mikerphone; Canned on Aug. 8, 2021 at 6:16 p.m. CT

Stopped at San Diego Wine & Beer Company on the way home from a work function. Intended to pick up six cans to get the 10 pct. off but almost $60 later I came away with eight cans. Can description called for a “Barrel-aged imperial stout with cacao nibs, hazelunut and milk sugar.” Untappd description added espresso beans.

Poured a very dark, almost pitch black, color with 1-to-2 fingers of khaki-tan fizzy head. Could see some bubbles coming up along the sides of the glass. Below average watery lacing. Good retention. (Sight - 3.50)

Smelled hazelnut, cacao nibs, vanilla, espresso, popcorn, leathery oak, caramel, toffee, bourbon and wood. Much better out of the can. (Smell - 4.00)

Tasted much better than the nose. In order got hazelnut, cacao nibs, vanilla, toasted coconut, chocolate cake, espresso, bourbon, leathery oak, caramel, toffee, molasses, popcorn and wood. (Taste - 4.25)

Medium-to-full body. Sticky texture. Average-to-soft carbonation. Long, smooth finish, (Feel - 4.75)

Just a really good stout. Glad I picked up a can. (Overall - 4.25)

4.20 | 94 | A-
Dec 18, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.99/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle from JohnGalt1. Thick black pour, thin creamy beige head. Rich nutty aroma, Chocolate, vanilla, roasty malts. Taste is a creamy blend of chocolate and vanilla, bourbon, alcohol warmth. Some cinnamon as well.
Oct 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by PittBeerGirl from Ohio

Dec 10, 2022
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Reviewed by brewskis from Indiana

4.03/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours pitch black with a finger of dark mocha head that dissipates quickly.

Aroma is big hazelnut, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, toffee, vanilla, lactose sweetness, some roasted malt, slight oak and bourbon. The barrel character is light, with the hazelnut and chocolate being the star of the show.

Taste follows the aroma well. Huge Nutella vibes. Big authentic hazelnut, fudge, dark chocolate, caramel, lactose sweetness, slight peanut brittle, roasted malt, toffee, slight charred oak tannin, slight bourbon. There's some slight semblance of balance from the roasted malt and oak barrel, but I wish this had a bit more of that barrel character to counteract the heavy sweetness.

Low full body. Thick, silky, sticky. Medium carbonation.

Untitled Art's pastry stouts are always true to the style with plenty of the adjuncts and sweetness, so it's no surprise that this beer fits that bill. I just wish this had more barrel character to balance it out more. If that was the case, this would be some upper tier stuff. As it is now, it's solid.
Oct 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.3 by CraftFan5 from New Jersey

Jun 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.39 by loganburgh from Michigan

Mar 29, 2022
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.23/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Forgot about this one, thanks to Tom for the trade! Two fingers of mocha foam. Pretty intense hazelnut flavor. Nutty hazelnut brownie and popcorn aroma. Fudgy chocolate, barrel is present but in the background. Serious heat but not overwhelming. Medium bodied, light carbonation, moderately sweet. Still pretty drinkable despite the 13% abv.
Feb 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Jan 23, 2022
 
Rated: 4.44 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Jan 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.49 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2022
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

2.2/5  rDev -49.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
A 16 oz. can to kick off a late, snowy evening. And can I say I wish Untitled Art didn’t think so highly of their beer - I’d buy more if it wasn’t roughly the same price per ounce as silver. Split with wife #1.

Light in color for a big stout, dark brown with plenty of shimmering red along the edges. The nose is mostly pulverized hazelnut.

Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout – holy sugar overdose. The lactose, cocoa, & hazelnut combine to form something sweeter than mainlining thaumatin. And perhaps my palate is broked, but I can detect no barrel. A 1.5 ounce sample would have been sufficient.

Just glanced at the reviews & I don’t even recognize the beer people are writing about. This is terrible. Trouble is, amidst their epic strikeout, the brewery sometimes knocks one into the cheap seats; but the price is enough to keep me away for the foreseeable future. Both my wife & I are headed for the drain. Sads.
Jan 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by rare_bird from Michigan

Dec 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.49 by gardner254 from Ohio

Nov 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by heysuz from Indiana

Nov 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Nov 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by d5001986 from Wisconsin

Oct 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Oct 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.3 by Mikexw from New York

Oct 22, 2021
Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout from Untitled Art
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 92 ratings