Preponderance
Moksa Brewing Company
- From:
- Moksa Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 30, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 12, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 22 months with toasted & raw coconut, almonds, pecans, cacao nibs, coffee, & vanilla beans from Comoros & Indonesia.
Sometimes when sampling barrels, some possess such character that you know they can take a few punches. Recently, a particular group of Henry McKenna, Elijah Craig, and Stagg Jr barrels were showing off some particularly robust spirit character, so we decided to take the opportunity to do something a little outside the norm for us: to throw the book at ‘em. We started with a pound-per-gallon combo of raw and deeply toasted coconut, plus toasted pecans and almonds, three pounds each of vanilla beans from Comoros for some classic marshmallowy character, and from Sulawesi, Indonesia for a deeper chocolate and woody character to tie in with the bourbon flavors. Cacao nibs and a selected blend of Mostra Coffee help contribute to some darker, roasty complexity in the background. In the end the coconut and nuts are the stars up front, but not so much as to overpower the barrel character which makes itself known all the way through the finish.
Sometimes when sampling barrels, some possess such character that you know they can take a few punches. Recently, a particular group of Henry McKenna, Elijah Craig, and Stagg Jr barrels were showing off some particularly robust spirit character, so we decided to take the opportunity to do something a little outside the norm for us: to throw the book at ‘em. We started with a pound-per-gallon combo of raw and deeply toasted coconut, plus toasted pecans and almonds, three pounds each of vanilla beans from Comoros for some classic marshmallowy character, and from Sulawesi, Indonesia for a deeper chocolate and woody character to tie in with the bourbon flavors. Cacao nibs and a selected blend of Mostra Coffee help contribute to some darker, roasty complexity in the background. In the end the coconut and nuts are the stars up front, but not so much as to overpower the barrel character which makes itself known all the way through the finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by lucius10 from California
4.38/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Sweet milk chocolate, nutty almond, vanilla-coconut, and a subtle bourbon barrel nose on this one! I didn't pick up much coffee in the aromatics. Taste follows with those sweet milk chocolate notes upfront...and then a nutty, vanilla-nougat, hint of bourbon barrel finish...not much coffee on the palate either. This is really good and definitely pastry! The barrel is there but it is a touch subdued. This could be because I had this on tap...I am interested on how this shows up out of the bottle!
Apr 12, 2024
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