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Fine Balance Brewing Company

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From:
Fine Balance Brewing Company
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 4.66%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 23, 2025
Added:
Nov 10, 2024
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Anniversary Maple Barrel Aged Imperial Sweet Stout
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Ratings by Sammy:
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.89/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Surprisingly decent, better cold with good chocolate. Sweeter when room temperature, but still not cloying. Can from several months ago from Duran Coffee.
Jun 23, 2025
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

4.27/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
473ml can served close to cold into a snifter. Duran purchase.

Appearance- An ominous black brew with a finger of the deepest tan head available. Some yellowy highlights in the tan. Good retention. Thick and almost syrupy to the eye.

Smell - Roasty qualities and definitely some maple and bourbon. Fairly intense aromatics too.

Taste - Roasty flavors up front then bourbon and maple combine for a sweet finish. In teh aftertaste, some dark chocolate shines through with a touch of wood and maybe even a small smoky element. Pretty complex, albeit nearly teeth shatteringly sweet. The roasty and semi-bitter qualities in the aftertaste save this from been way too sweet and saccharine.

Mouthfeel - Very full bodied with low carbonation, chewy and definitely sticky.

Overall - Pretty impressive barrel aged stout that really does balance the maple, the bourbon, sweetness with a quality roastiness. Very much worth trying if you can find it.
Nov 10, 2024