Notella Horizon
Temporal Artisan Ales

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Temporal Artisan Ales
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.31%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 3.49%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 08, 2023
Added:
Aug 19, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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An imperial stout aged in an Austin’s Nichol barrel conditioned on a bunch of toasted hazelnuts and organic fair trade cacao nibs from the Philippines.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

4.16/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Temporal Artisan Ales 'Notella Horizon' @ 12.31% , served from a orange waxed 330 ml bottle
A-pour is a dark cola brown from the waxed bottle to black in the glass with a small size tan head , quickly dissipating
S-sweet Austin Nicol's bourbon barrel aging
T-semi sweet start , hazelnuts & organic cacao nibs , followed by a smooth & strong bourbon barrel aging
MF-mild carbonation , big full body (for such a small bottle)
Ov-another big & impressive beer from Temporal
prost LampertLand
Jan 08, 2023
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Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut

3.87/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
No bottling date (released on 7/24/2022); consumed on 11/14/2022

Pours a jet-brown body capped with a finger and a half of creamy, khaki-hued foam; good head retention leaves a near-blank cap accompanied by a moderate, frothy collar and a steady display of webby lacing spread around the walls of the glass.

Aromas of hazelnut fudge meld with a rich, milky chocolate backbone; edges of peanut butter cookie dough accent over time as vanilla pronounces via wispy strains of charry oak and lighter whiskey influence.

Taste brings cocoa alongside charry oak upfront into toasted hazelnut and shades of peanut creme for a nuttier mid-palate; richer milk chocolate levies elements of sweetness against slight whiskey and barrel toast undertones on the finish.

Mouthfeel shows a medium-light body sporting a moderate fluff of almost spritzy carbonation leaning into a subtle creaminess and distantly bittering char as it disperses over the mid-palate; consistently drying into the back end, a largely clean finish is accented with softer elements of roast and a mild warmth.

Vivid bakery aromatics fade to a more tempered display of nutty roast and passive barrel; an easygoing presentation short of capitalizing on initial richness, instead opting for a modest, if still satisfying, approach.
Nov 15, 2022