Double Dose²
Horus Aged Ales
- From:
- Horus Aged Ales
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 8.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 29, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 11, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Double Dose² is a French Oak Barrel Aged Imperial Stout weighing in at 12.5% ABV. It has twice the amount of Chocolate, twice the amount of Coffee, twice the amount of Hazelnuts, and twice the amount of Vanilla added than the usual “Dose” treatment. The majority of the tank was bags of hazelnuts and it received four different vanilla treatments.
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Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.54/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Rich vanilla & Nutella on the nose. Good weight to the base beer; a touch oily, with a bit of a tang and bitterness imparted by the coffee. With added temp the barrel interplays nicely with caramel notes & an earthy dryness. Pastry sweet but not cloying.
Sep 20, 2022
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.2/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance is used motor oil with a curled creamy mocha collar thinning out to a chain.
The Dose still features all kinds of hazelnut, but it's drier overall here. But while the oak dries it out, it does not add a lot of flavor. At the same time, it does actually add some cleansing heat to the syrupy chocolate viscosity, and there's also a hint of strawberry I never got from the original. This may be from adding such a huge amount of adjuncts, which I'm guessing is more attributed to the vanilla or coffee, and maybe both.
The medium body has a thickness cut by a cracklingly thin, fine carbonation before coming to a slightly sticky finish.
I'm not sure it's "better" than the base, but at least I finally got to try an "aged" ale by Horus AGED Ales.
Jul 13, 2021The Dose still features all kinds of hazelnut, but it's drier overall here. But while the oak dries it out, it does not add a lot of flavor. At the same time, it does actually add some cleansing heat to the syrupy chocolate viscosity, and there's also a hint of strawberry I never got from the original. This may be from adding such a huge amount of adjuncts, which I'm guessing is more attributed to the vanilla or coffee, and maybe both.
The medium body has a thickness cut by a cracklingly thin, fine carbonation before coming to a slightly sticky finish.
I'm not sure it's "better" than the base, but at least I finally got to try an "aged" ale by Horus AGED Ales.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tan head. Black color.
Too much hazelnut. Very nutty. Reminds me of a neopolitan ice cream sandwich. Vanilla. Cocoa. Coffee is hidden. Too much pastry, not enough barrel. Chalky finish.
Apr 03, 2021Too much hazelnut. Very nutty. Reminds me of a neopolitan ice cream sandwich. Vanilla. Cocoa. Coffee is hidden. Too much pastry, not enough barrel. Chalky finish.
Reviewed by elprofemaycol from California
4.66/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.66/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle into glass. This beer smelled amazing! Nice note of chocolate and coconut. Was a darker black and very, very thick like a liquid syrup. Beer then tasted like a liquid candy bar chocolate and coconut. This beer needs some more bottle conditioning as it’s fresh and very sweet. Once it settles down I think this will hit a 5.0 rating.
Jan 08, 2021
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