Art Of Confusion (2024)
Alma Mader Brewing
- From:
- Alma Mader Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.54 | pDev: 1.76%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The second iteration of Art of Confusion is a blend of imperial stouts that were aged in Willett bourbon barrels for 22 months. The blended barrels were then conditioned atop a fanciful foray of hand-toasted macadamia nuts, Ecuadorian cacao nibs, and Madagascar + Ugandan vanilla…essentially reverse engineering our way to a beer inspired by the humble and delicious chocolate macadamia nut cookie. We get loads of rich cocoa, earthy vanilla, and creamy nuttiness that weave in and out as the beer warms and makes its way from nose to mouth. It feels rich and decadent, but the bitterness from the nibs brings the sweetness to equilibrium.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by blueshawk69 from Kansas
4.6/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
(review from December 2024) (apologies to the Temptations....) Cocoa-nutty, choco-buddy Javaish & lightly viscous, With such well balanced bourbony/whisky/vanilla notes as well, that you just won't believe it! It's..... ART OF CONFUSION!!! It's what the world needs today! Hey, hey! It's nice & roasty, very warming toasty, Buy a bottle, one will not do I'm sure damn glad that I bought two! & it was on tap as recently as last Sunday, but I think it's all gone!! It's...ART OF CON-FEW-SHUNNNNN!!!!! .....(and the band played on....)
Jan 04, 2026
Reviewed by Falcon91Wolvrn03 from California
4.43/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look - Pours a dark blackish brown color with no head.
Smell - Smells of bourbon, macadamia nuts, vanilla, and cacao.
Taste - Taste follows the nose - bourbon, macadamia nuts, vanilla, and cacao.
Feel - Though bourbon is the dominant flavor, it doesn't take over the beer and is very nicely balanced. The beer is also nicely creamy, and the feel in nice for 15%ABV.
Overall - This is a very nice stout, which I really enjoyed!
Oct 02, 2025Smell - Smells of bourbon, macadamia nuts, vanilla, and cacao.
Taste - Taste follows the nose - bourbon, macadamia nuts, vanilla, and cacao.
Feel - Though bourbon is the dominant flavor, it doesn't take over the beer and is very nicely balanced. The beer is also nicely creamy, and the feel in nice for 15%ABV.
Overall - This is a very nice stout, which I really enjoyed!
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
4.6/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.6/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours black with no foam. It has moderate oil on the top. Flavor profile is nuts, cacao, and chocolate layered over roasty and toasty malts. Barrel is forward, with vanilla bean just behind. As a whole, it leans semi-sweet. As it warms, it develops a more fudge like character at the back. Subtle, but great punch of barrel. Flavor profile is thick blend of nuts, vanilla bean, and cacao. Barrel adds some additional complexity alongside char bringing forward some bitterness. Roasty and toasty malts beneath it all. Mouth feel is thick with a full and creamy texture. Overall, a full, rich, and fun imperial stout. This is a stout I probably wrote off too soon, but upon trying it - the macadamia nut addition is fantastic.
Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau bottle from a 500mL bottle. Reviewed from notes.
Mar 01, 2025Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau bottle from a 500mL bottle. Reviewed from notes.
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