Shaky Hands
Falling Knife Brewing Company

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From:
Falling Knife Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,009
ABV:
12%
Score:
91
Ranked #8,115
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 3.33%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
10
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 21, 2023
Added:
Mar 26, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
This silky, 12 percent alcohol by volume, Café Con Miel-style Imperial Stout goes down like a dessert fever dream, laden with rich, whole bean Madagascar vanilla, ample amounts of fragrant cinnamon, and smooth, potent UP Coffee Roasters Lotus espresso. Like its namesake, it won't be around for long.
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Ratings by bpfrush:
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Rated by bpfrush from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Apr 22, 2023
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

4.26/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing opaque in the glass with a thin, dark khaki head that dissipates to patches with slight lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, cinnamon, drip coffee, light cocoa and vanilla. Flavor is dark toasted malt with slight char, coffee, cinnamon and light vanilla. Coffee and some coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with silky, moderate creaminess; nice mouth feel. A nice coffee stout that delivers on the coffee and vanilla with a little chocolate in the malt. Cinnamon is more forward than vanilla, but not overdone. Mildly sweet, but not a pastry stout. Solid; I'd like to try a non-adjunct stout from these guys now.
Jun 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by cmsfish from Minnesota

Jun 12, 2023
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Reviewed by Viaduck from California

4.48/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Very dark with a slow to form but thick & long lasting tan head. Very nice fragrance: vanilla, cinnamon & espresso. All the promised flavors a ther along with roasted malt. Pleasantly sweet, no bitterness, no hint of alcohol. Thick & silky smooth, excellent mouthfeel. Overall: an excellent dessert stout.
Mar 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Feb 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.15 by Gkruszewski from New York

Feb 25, 2023
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Reviewed by scootny from New York

4.13/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A delicious, super drinkable big stout. Thick and sticky on the sides of my glass. Nice head
Light lacing. Nose is great. Coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, all tease my nostrils. Taste really brings it all home. The vanilla and coffee enhance the great malts in the body. The cinnamon supplements the hops perfectly. Sweet malt, lovely flavors building to a crescendo of stout-ty goodness. Great smooth feel with velvety carbonation. Thick and rich in my mouth. With all that, it's way too easy to drink.
Feb 21, 2023
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dense mahogany color with a tan head. Smell and taste is chocolate,vanilla nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mouth feel is thick and delicious with the added adjuncts,very nicely done.
Aug 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Jul 04, 2020
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Reviewed by Vidblain from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I find myself favorably reminded of Forager's Pudding Goggles - Shaky Hands very much makes me think of the vanilla, pudding, and light cinnamon in that other great Minnesota beer. The taste and mouthfeel are remarkably similar, even down to the nose. I'm quite happy with this baby - adjunct bomb, as advertised. Nice thick body from an undoubtedly long boil, good head, nice lacing.

Falling Knife has a bright future. I sincerely hope that they survive this economic downturn - I'll definitely be doing my part to help them out.
Mar 26, 2020
Shaky Hands from Falling Knife Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 10 ratings