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The Eighth State Brewing Company

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From:
The Eighth State Brewing Company
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American Strong Ale
ABV:
14%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 06, 2024
Added:
Aug 08, 2024
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout blended with Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine then finished with Tahitian Vanilla, Brazil Chamissonis Vanilla, Toasted Coconut, Caramel, and Dates

167 bottles produced

Blend consists of Imperial Stout Aged in W.L. Weller Full Proof Single Barrel for Two Years and Two Months & Barleywine aged in a Widow Jane Lucky 13yr Bourbon Single Barrel for Two Years.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.29/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Brownish black body with a lighter brown ring. Aromas of tons of bourbon, some sweeter with brown sugar and molasses tones and some more rugged with char, dark wet wood, and earth tones, leads the smell and taste. The nose has date, raisin, coconut, vanilla, and caramelized barley all folding into the barrels. Taste starts with the barrels which never fade away but definitely take a back seat to the adjuncts, especially caramelized date, coconut and vanilla, but it works because the barrels apply enough ruggedness to balance. Feel leans lush and cool overall, here the barrels are cut the most, but still full and heavy and very smooth
Sep 06, 2024