The End of The Beginning
Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- From:
- Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 2.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 11:03 PM
- Added:
- Nov 16, 2025
- Wants:
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- Gots:
- 0
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Maple Syrup Imperial Stout aged in George Dickel Reserve Collection 17 year bourbon and Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
4.15/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
4.15/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
My first brew from Sapwood has two of my favorite things: maple & barrels. Contained in 500ML of glass.
The pour is dark, dense, nearly bubbleless black. The nose brings smooth bourbon, smooth booze, smooth sweet malts.
The End of the Beginning is heavy & intense. Bunches of malts make this thick, the definition of a pastry stout, & provide plenty of black, sugary sweetness. Barrels check in. They mimic the smell, smooth, gentle, nothing sharp or awe-struck about them. The maple syrup adds to the overall impression (did I mention it’s smooth?) while sticking another level of complexity. A little roast, but not enough to offset a beer that’s akin to downing spoonfuls of sugar, which limits the amount of this delicious brew I could take at one sitting. Two hours for this bottle seems likely.
Beautiful beer. A slightly subtler hand would have rocketed this beast into the stratosphere but even as is, this is excellent. Going for a nap now.
Feb 27, 2026The pour is dark, dense, nearly bubbleless black. The nose brings smooth bourbon, smooth booze, smooth sweet malts.
The End of the Beginning is heavy & intense. Bunches of malts make this thick, the definition of a pastry stout, & provide plenty of black, sugary sweetness. Barrels check in. They mimic the smell, smooth, gentle, nothing sharp or awe-struck about them. The maple syrup adds to the overall impression (did I mention it’s smooth?) while sticking another level of complexity. A little roast, but not enough to offset a beer that’s akin to downing spoonfuls of sugar, which limits the amount of this delicious brew I could take at one sitting. Two hours for this bottle seems likely.
Beautiful beer. A slightly subtler hand would have rocketed this beast into the stratosphere but even as is, this is excellent. Going for a nap now.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
4.44/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
500 ml bottle poured into a snulip.
L: Thick crude oil brown pour, just a wisp of brown foam, glass coating
S: Bourbon, dark sugars, graham cracker, roasted malt and pleasant alcohol.
T: very rich flavor, sweet molasses, graham cracker, bourbon and oak, hints of roast and tobacco, sweet overall but not cloying to me.
F: Full bodied, low carbonation, soft viscous and creamy feel.
O: Fantastic cool weather sipper.
Nov 17, 2025L: Thick crude oil brown pour, just a wisp of brown foam, glass coating
S: Bourbon, dark sugars, graham cracker, roasted malt and pleasant alcohol.
T: very rich flavor, sweet molasses, graham cracker, bourbon and oak, hints of roast and tobacco, sweet overall but not cloying to me.
F: Full bodied, low carbonation, soft viscous and creamy feel.
O: Fantastic cool weather sipper.
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