Carpe Mortem
Grains of Wrath
- From:
- Grains of Wrath
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
3.59/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub today.
The beer pours the expected blackish brown color with good head retention and considerable lacing. Alas, this was to be as good as things would get. On the nose I get baker's chocolate, light vanilla and a hint of underlying coffee. Supposedly, this spent 24 months in 18 years old Elijah Ctaig barrels, but that's not apparent on the nose or palate. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, but with the chocolate flavor clashing with the molasses. It makes for a rather bitter, fairly dry finish. Mouthfeel is actually rather thin, which surprised me given the abv. Alcohol is well integrated into the flavor profile, so at least there's that.
This isn't terrible, but it's pretty easy to find really good bba stouts in the PNW, and this isn't one of them. Would not order this again.
Mar 07, 2026The beer pours the expected blackish brown color with good head retention and considerable lacing. Alas, this was to be as good as things would get. On the nose I get baker's chocolate, light vanilla and a hint of underlying coffee. Supposedly, this spent 24 months in 18 years old Elijah Ctaig barrels, but that's not apparent on the nose or palate. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, but with the chocolate flavor clashing with the molasses. It makes for a rather bitter, fairly dry finish. Mouthfeel is actually rather thin, which surprised me given the abv. Alcohol is well integrated into the flavor profile, so at least there's that.
This isn't terrible, but it's pretty easy to find really good bba stouts in the PNW, and this isn't one of them. Would not order this again.
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