Shape Of Decay
Alma Mader Brewing

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From:
Alma Mader Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
14.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.54 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 20, 2023
Added:
Dec 20, 2023
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Shape of Decay pulls from one of our favorite stout bases that is aged in Willett barrels. For this one-off beer we used maple, a heavy hand of coconut, and a wonderfully balanced blend of coffee from Onyx Coffee Lab. It feels like a tropical breakfast, but just in time for winter. Expect decadent notes of fresh baked macaroons, dark chocolate, cold brew coffee, and Canada's finest export.
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.54/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours black with little to no foam. Oily legs cling to the glass with moderate strength and intensity. Aroma is roasty coffee and coconut with dark chocolate, molasses, and toffee just behind. It smells like some boutique candy bar. Barrel arrives later in a modest amount, adding some depth to the nose. Roasty and toasty malts underneath it all. Flavor profile is big milk chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, and coffee. Coffee is, again, roasty, but not as potent as it is on the nose. Toffee and moderate barrel add some additional sweetness and booziness, respectively. Roasty and toasty malts. As a whole, light sweetness despite the heft and oomph of this beer. Mouth feel is thick with a soft, very light effervescence that makes it drink a little more still. Overall, extremely well done. Thoughtfully adjuncted without losing sight of heavy imperial stout characteristics below.

Draft. Reviewed from notes.
Dec 20, 2023