Solar Eclipse - Empyreal Valor Blade
Burns Family Artisan Ales
- From:
- Burns Family Artisan Ales
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 22.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.42 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 01, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 01, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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3X barrel-aged Russian imperial stout
Solar Eclipse is a brand made for 24 years by Wayne Burns. This Solar was treated to three bourbon barrels. Chocolate espresso, pecan & black walnut, tobacco, deep dark plum & cherry.
Solar Eclipse is a brand made for 24 years by Wayne Burns. This Solar was treated to three bourbon barrels. Chocolate espresso, pecan & black walnut, tobacco, deep dark plum & cherry.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Deep, dark and clear pour; appears black and opaque in the glass; thin yet lasting head, semi-creamy; tan colored; long lasting sheets of sticky foam adorn the inside of the glass. Rich milk chocolate and cocoa notes with hints of dry barrel wood in the scent. Scrumptious flavor; milk and bitter chocolate; spicy aspects with a suggestion of chili pepper (probably the barrel aging); tobacco; whiskey; grain char. Dense and sticky mouthfeel; the beer coats the palate with residual sugars and offsets things with a boozy heat.
Holy crap, but this is one amazing barrel aged Russian imperial stout! Nearly everything about this beer is massive, especially where it counts: the taste and mouthfeel. What is more impressive is the overall balance of things, especially for such a big beer. Sure, one would need to be a fan of beers such as this to truly appreciate things. Luckily, I consider myself one of those kind of fan boys.
ABV: 22.6%; pouring temperature: 51.2 °F; bottling info: 2025
Source: brewery and taproom in Denver
Jun 01, 2025Holy crap, but this is one amazing barrel aged Russian imperial stout! Nearly everything about this beer is massive, especially where it counts: the taste and mouthfeel. What is more impressive is the overall balance of things, especially for such a big beer. Sure, one would need to be a fan of beers such as this to truly appreciate things. Luckily, I consider myself one of those kind of fan boys.
ABV: 22.6%; pouring temperature: 51.2 °F; bottling info: 2025
Source: brewery and taproom in Denver
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