High Caliber Society #3 - 2024
Cartridge Brewing

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From:
Cartridge Brewing
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 19, 2026
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Feb 19, 2026
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Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with maple and spices. Ale aged 12 months in Buffalo Trace barrels.
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
1 PINT 0.9 OZ bottle
Served in a snifter

This beer pours almost black with the ever so feintest ruby light coming through when I hold it up to the light. It is topped with an inch of tan head that disappears quickly leaving minimal lacing.

Some chocolate. Plenty of oak. Hints of booze. Some sweetness from the maple.

The taste follows the smell. Some chocolate. I get a little more maple in the flavor. The back end is dry and oaky. Hints of booze as it reaches room temperature.

Kinda thin body for an imperial stout with a dry mouthfeel

Not a bad stout. It just seemed thin to me is my biggest gripe.
Feb 19, 2026