Lumber Reserve - Barrel 130
Timber Ales

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From:
Timber Ales
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.58 | pDev: 1.75%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 29, 2026
Added:
May 15, 2025
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
#130 features an Imperial Stout that spent 30+ months aging in a Stagg Jr barrel.
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Rated: 4.5 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jan 29, 2026
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.65/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like tobacco, dark chocolate, espresso, oak, and vanilla.

This has such a wonderfully dense and flavorful feel to it. The barrel adds some nice herbal and oaky notes – tobacco, leather, very dark chocolate, bright espresso notes, with some definite vanilla and caramel, too.

This is thick, creamy, and rich, and definitely not all that sweet. It’s surprisingly not all that boozy, despite the higher ABV.

This is absolutely classic Timber, and everything I love about their barrel aged beers.
May 15, 2025