Cellar Door No. 13
Brewery Bhavana

Cellar Door No. 13Cellar Door No. 13
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Brewery Bhavana
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 2.91%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 12, 2022
Added:
Mar 20, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Alternating between port and bourbon barrels in quick succession for over a year, this rich and decadent imperial stout has fruit forward aromas and a wintery finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

3.67/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
More oxidized than it really ought to be at less than two years old. Root beer, redvines, cherry, tea, and red wine tannins. Much heavier port expression than bourbon. Thin mouthfeel for the 12.5% abv.
Jan 12, 2022
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours an espresso color with a fizzy two finger beige head that fades to a film; a few slivers of foam stick

Smell: Chocolate and dark red fruit with more Port than Bourbon tones

Taste: Dark red fruit (primarily cherry) forward with chocolate underneath; the Port flavors build, in the middle, with some Bourbon intermingling; after the swallow, the combination tends to battle rather than complement

Mouthfeel: Full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: The combination of the Port and Bourbon barrels doesn't work that well here; having had the Speedway Stout Double Barrel earlier this year in San Diego, I have seen what can be achieved in a double barrel stout; Bhavana does a great job with many of their beers but this one needs some work
Mar 21, 2020