Barrel Aged Shadow Of The Moon
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

Barrel Aged Shadow Of The MoonBarrel Aged Shadow Of The Moon
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From:
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #231
ABV:
8.9%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,604
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 4.09%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
45
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 11, 2022
Added:
Apr 09, 2015
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  7
Pours black as night with aromas of sweet chocolate, dark roasted malt, molasses, licorice, dark fruits and a fair amount of booze. The flavors start off with plenty of chocolate slowly giving way to hints of dark fruits, molasses, licorice, day old coffee and dark malt. The back finish is pretty sweet with quite a bit of booze lingering on the palate long after consumption.

89 IBU
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Ratings by schris:
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Reviewed by schris from Illinois

4.24/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
My pour (bomber into tulip) gave rise to a thick head, surprisingly light in color. Not much to the smell, a little roasty malt mixed with a hint of grain alcohol. On taste, though, the beer really shines. The bourbon character is strong and persists all the way through a sip, the way I like it. Someone who prefers their BA beers to be less "hot" may want to sit on this bottle for a while. It's deceptively boozy for a beer that tops out below 9%. Flavor progression: heat, caramel/chocolate malt, bourbon, and then a lingering heat again. Glad I didn't know how much I liked this, because if I had, I would have spent too much money at the brewery buying more.
May 25, 2015
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22oz bomber
8.6% ABV
L: near black/dark brown body; thin tan head
S: big chocolatey nose; bourbon, smoke, oak, caramel, spice, vanilla
T: big flavors: dark chocolate, smoke & char, oaky bourbon, caramel, spice, raisin, vanilla, cherry, anise
F: fuller body, ample carbonation, drinks bigger than the 8.6% it is; nicely balanced finish
O: a lot of really good things going on with this one - great complexity and balance!
Jun 11, 2022
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage bottling. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery, roast, char bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, licorice, dark fruit, roasted nuts, biscuit, dark bread/crust, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 8.6% and barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged imperial stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Fantastic balance of rich malts, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hop presence/balance. Light residual sweetness with lingering bitter/tannic dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected. Feels like an English styled Russian Imperial Stout all the way through.
May 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by stortore from Illinois

Feb 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.87/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Very dark brown, might as well be black, with shiny mocha edges and a swirling mocha carbonation.

I get notes of smoky char with bourbon heat first and foremost, with raisin, cocoa, roasted nuts and pine supporting. There is a lot of bourbon and smoke, eschewing the campfire but in keeping with barrel char.

Complex enough, but rounding out a bit hot for me.
Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by UCLABrewN84 from California

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Oct 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.32 by JGrahonya from Illinois

Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by hilgart1 from Illinois

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by fthegiants from California

May 15, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
650ml bottle. Served in a snifter glass.

Pours a dark chocolate brown body, nearly black, two finger mocha head with short retention, not much lacing at all, thin film. Smells of dark chocolate, cocoa, fair bit of smoky bourbon, mild char, touch of espresso. Flavour is similarly big and bold, lots of cocoa, bitter dark chocolate, smoke, bourbon, char, sweet molasses. It's got a nice big char bitterness to it. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, good depth, a sipper with a fair bit of heat even now. Bitter char on the finish accentuated by sweet molasses. A big beer with appropriate body and mouthfeel, lots of flavour and complexity.
Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.42 by lupercmda from North Carolina

Mar 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by Brewski from Pennsylvania

Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by RichH55 from Illinois

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by sweemzander from Illinois

Nov 11, 2015
Barrel Aged Shadow Of The Moon from Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 45 ratings