Chocolate Vanilla Maple Imperial Stout
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From:
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Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 6.5%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
99
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 30, 2020
Added:
Nov 01, 2018
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  8
SCORE
95
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Chocolate Vanilla Maple Imperial StoutChocolate Vanilla Maple Imperial Stout
Notes: Collaboration with Angry Chair Brewing
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Reviewed by Bshaw22 from Wisconsin

4.09/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours thick sticky black. Off white tan head that fades.
Big maple on the nose. Taste follows. The chocolate and vanilla are in the background but the maple lads the way. Makes it very sweet. Had to split.
Good beer but just not balanced enough to be a great beer.
Nov 30, 2020
 
Rated: 4.41 by henrikb from Wisconsin

Nov 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by atlbravsrno1 from New Hampshire

Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by warrendietrich2001 from Nevada

Feb 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.43 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Dec 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.51 by mando31 from Illinois

Dec 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by winehead247 from Georgia

Nov 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.34 by 22Blue from Kansas

Nov 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.38 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Oct 07, 2019
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

4.18/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured a black body with minimal head and no lace. Basically the aroma is maple syrup with hints of vanilla. Smooth, well-hidden ABV, has a slight woody and vanilla sweetness, don't really get chocolate, and it is underneath a dominating maple syrup flavor but beer avoids being cloying and is oh so tasty.
Aug 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Aug 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by swanfungus from California

Jul 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.34 by CraftFan5 from New Jersey

Jul 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by jschott75 from Illinois

Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.42 by y2kawakami from Hawaii

Jun 15, 2019
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Red wine-tinted Black with two fat fingers of dark tan head. Decent lacing. Maple, roasted malts and chocolate in the nose. The taste follows with huge maple, roasty malts and rich dark chocolate. Hints of vanilla, stone fruit and coffee behind. Full bodied and creamy with modest carbonation. The roasted malts in this are very tasty. Nice dessert beer.
Jun 11, 2019
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

4.37/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to a mensch among mensch, C.D. for this can, which I missed when it passed through WI in a few milliseconds. 16 oz. can.

As black & cold & lifeless as the heart of Kay Ivey. Zero head, which is a sad way to live, but I’ll bet Kay does. The nose is rich, sweet, chocolate goodness. I like all those things.

Chocolate Vanilla Maple Imperial Stout – if you don’t screw it up, how could this be bad? Narrator: it’s not screwed up. This has that classic Angry Chair mouthfeel that makes it feel you could walk across a pond of it: thick, that is. The taste is exhaustively described in the book’s title & you get all of it in spades. The maple is lovely, vanilla excruciatingly exact, with enough milk chocolate to satiate my daily ration/addiction, with a fingernail of roast on the end. No problem with this 16” sliding down my throat.

Adjunct city & one of the best stout that hasn’t been infected with a barrel I’ve had in a while. Thick dessert deliciousness & an excellent beer.
May 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

May 17, 2019
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Reviewed by drunkpuma from Massachusetts

4.59/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Holy f*ck. I haven't reviewed a beer on any site in almost ten years but this one had me crying for a review. This is literally candy, a chocolate vanilla croissant in a bottle. If you don't like it, you're wrong and I hate you.
May 16, 2019
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

4.31/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Exactly as advertised - huge aromas and flavors of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sweet vanilla, and lots of maple. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy but not thick. 12% abv is well-hidden. Delicious.
May 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by ninaturner from Florida

Apr 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by TheGent from New Jersey

Apr 11, 2019
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
This one, much like the Gas Station Coffee, is sweet and somewhat astringent, but less so, with maple, vanilla and nutty alcohol that is more apparent than I'd like it to be.
Mar 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by peterpunk15 from Massachusetts

Mar 19, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.38/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16 ounce can into snifter, canned on 10/31/2018. Pours dense opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie batter, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with light notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very slight booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, maple, cocoa, vanilla, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie batter, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with light notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy hops; and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, brownie batter, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, maple, cocoa, vanilla, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 12%. Overall this is an amazing flavored imperial milk/sweet stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, maple, cocoa, vanilla, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Insanely rich malt complexity with perfectly balanced cocoa, vanilla, maple, lactose flavorings; and just enough earthy hops to balance sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly top tier style example. Just as impressive as the other Angry Chair collab.
Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Mar 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.89 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Mar 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Feb 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Feb 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.42 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Feb 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Jan 22, 2019
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Rated by Stout80mizer from Florida

4/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Didn’t blow me away , sweet like the majority of there stouts but was what it said it was ... A solid take overall
Jan 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.62 by A_Rad from Wisconsin

Jan 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Winston3737 from Michigan

Jan 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by Uconnelmo from Connecticut

Jan 12, 2019
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Reviewed by OompaMentor from Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
11/11/2018; full MF -- loads of chocolate and vanilla with hint of maple and if you allow yourself to believe, a "thin slice" of bourbon on the edge....
Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.26 by cp45 from New Jersey

Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.37 by Dr_Fox from Utah

Jan 03, 2019
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Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 99 ratings