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The Eighth State Brewing Company
- From:
- The Eighth State Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 02, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Collaboration with Westbrook and Angry Chair. Imperial stout brewed with palo santo, toasted coconut, caramel, and Ugandan vanilla.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.3/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
About as thick and oily as any beer I've had. Pours with minimal head and no lacing but long-lasting legs, joined by a few floaty bits that I thought were stray coconut but, upon closer inspection, might be some congealed caramel. Definitely pastry, with aromas of cherry cordial, holiday fruitcake, booze-infused caramel, and vanilla. I admit I had to look up what palo santo is, apparently a wood that imbues "citrusy-pine aromas, exotic spice, fresh cut timber, and a hint of smoke" when extracted as an essential oil. I don't really get much of that, though I would have believed this was barrel-aged if you told me that, given some oak and cedar notes I might attribute to some combination of the palo santo and the coconut.
In any case, it really is quite lovely, although cloyingly sweet and more viscous than strictly necessary.
Jan 05, 2022In any case, it really is quite lovely, although cloyingly sweet and more viscous than strictly necessary.
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