Benthic - Sunken Ghost Vintage Blend
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
Ranked #100 - ABV:
- 14.8%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #741 - Avg:
- 4.54 | pDev: 3.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
2022 release.
Hand-toasted coconut and Dark Matter Catuai (washed, Guatemalan) whole bean coffee. This recipe is a blend of the following select barrels: 2021 Benthic aged 21 months in Blanton’s barrels, 2021 Benthic aged 23 months in EH Taylor barrels, 2021 Benthic aged 21 months in Eagle Rare barrels, chocolate-forward base stout aged 17 months in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels, chocolate-forward base stout aged 17 months in Bardstown bourbon barrels and roast-forward base stout aged 17 months in Weller bourbon barrels.
Hand-toasted coconut and Dark Matter Catuai (washed, Guatemalan) whole bean coffee. This recipe is a blend of the following select barrels: 2021 Benthic aged 21 months in Blanton’s barrels, 2021 Benthic aged 23 months in EH Taylor barrels, 2021 Benthic aged 21 months in Eagle Rare barrels, chocolate-forward base stout aged 17 months in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels, chocolate-forward base stout aged 17 months in Bardstown bourbon barrels and roast-forward base stout aged 17 months in Weller bourbon barrels.
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Ratings by SadMachine:
Rated by SadMachine from New Jersey
4.49/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 09, 2023
4.49/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 09, 2023
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewskis from Indiana
4.52/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This has an outstanding barrel depth to it and complements the adjuncts and base very well. The barrel brings toasted and charred oak, big vanillin, and bourbon/whiskey spirit that's smooth, but with a nice dose of complex heat. The base and adjuncts bring 90% dark chocolate bar and ganache, some milk chocolate bar, caramel, molasses, toasted coconut, big roasted malt, some toffee, coffee, fig, some prune, slight tobacco. The age has let the adjuncts settle a bit, but hasn't tempered the barrel yet. I'm not mad about that. World class barrel juice.
Oct 27, 2023
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
12 ounce can into a snifter. Canned 10/18/22, had 12/2/22.
Pours near black and opaque, with no head and a little oily smear on the glass. Aromas of coffee, coconut, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, light oak, light bourbon- more as it warms. The bourbon steps to the front in the flavor, then coffee, coconut, roasted malt, chocolate, oak, vanilla. Smooth, a little creamy, a terrific full body, appropriately carbonated.
Excellent. The coffee and coconut just explode, the barrels are restrained but flavorful and the feel is terrific. A memorable beer.
Jun 26, 2023Pours near black and opaque, with no head and a little oily smear on the glass. Aromas of coffee, coconut, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, light oak, light bourbon- more as it warms. The bourbon steps to the front in the flavor, then coffee, coconut, roasted malt, chocolate, oak, vanilla. Smooth, a little creamy, a terrific full body, appropriately carbonated.
Excellent. The coffee and coconut just explode, the barrels are restrained but flavorful and the feel is terrific. A memorable beer.
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