Barred - Coffee
Eredità Beer
- From:
- Eredità Beer
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #169 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #8,502 - Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 4.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 19, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Barred is the first entry in our Strigidae series of beers. Strigidae , is the Latin term used to classify most owl species. Since owls are frequently nocturnal creatures operating in the dark, we found it appropriate to name a series of dark beers after them. The Barred Owl has come to symbolize balance, wisdom, adaptability, and intuition; each of these traits is critical to the process of making beer. We are excited to present our first imperial stout recipe brewed at the Twelve Percent Beer Project.
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Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut
4.44/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can and pouring into my trusty snifter. Beer was purchased about 2 months ago and has been in my cellar since. Date Stamp of 5/22/2023 on can.
the beer pours a dark black coffee color with no light passing through the glass. A dense tan head of 1.5cm foams up and fades slowly to a sturdy edge lining of my glass.
Aroma is roasted malts and coffee grounds. Nose is robust and is almost exactly what I expected from an imperial coffee stout that doesnt have any lactose or other adjuncts. No hop character and booze is well hidden.
First sip reveals a medium body with slightly sticky mouthfeel and very fine, fizzy carbonation. Beer does leave a little bit of a coating on my lips after each sip.
Flavor is exactly as the nose advertises, roasted malts almost to char and dark black coffee. No sweetness, no adjuncts, no hops, no booze. This feels like an olde school imperial stout example and it works very well for exactly what it is trying to do. Fun to try this impy stout and happy to have a local brewery making a nice beer. Id buy this one again for a bit of a time machine experience.
Nov 27, 2023the beer pours a dark black coffee color with no light passing through the glass. A dense tan head of 1.5cm foams up and fades slowly to a sturdy edge lining of my glass.
Aroma is roasted malts and coffee grounds. Nose is robust and is almost exactly what I expected from an imperial coffee stout that doesnt have any lactose or other adjuncts. No hop character and booze is well hidden.
First sip reveals a medium body with slightly sticky mouthfeel and very fine, fizzy carbonation. Beer does leave a little bit of a coating on my lips after each sip.
Flavor is exactly as the nose advertises, roasted malts almost to char and dark black coffee. No sweetness, no adjuncts, no hops, no booze. This feels like an olde school imperial stout example and it works very well for exactly what it is trying to do. Fun to try this impy stout and happy to have a local brewery making a nice beer. Id buy this one again for a bit of a time machine experience.
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
4.3/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
16 ounce can packaged 05/22/23.
Moderate to vigorous 55-60° pour yields a two inch mocha brown head over a near black body with lacing.
Nose of much roasted malt and roasted coffee.
Taste has the aforementioned roasts plus flavor of bitter chocolate,
and finishing with coffee bitterness and chocolate bitterness.
Very good feel with low to medium carbonation.
Overall, with its super roastiness and bitterness, his might not be for everyone;
but I enjoyed this very much and would recommend to bitter chocolate and bitter coffee fans everywhere!
Cheers!!
Nov 13, 2023Moderate to vigorous 55-60° pour yields a two inch mocha brown head over a near black body with lacing.
Nose of much roasted malt and roasted coffee.
Taste has the aforementioned roasts plus flavor of bitter chocolate,
and finishing with coffee bitterness and chocolate bitterness.
Very good feel with low to medium carbonation.
Overall, with its super roastiness and bitterness, his might not be for everyone;
but I enjoyed this very much and would recommend to bitter chocolate and bitter coffee fans everywhere!
Cheers!!
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.34/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can at fridge temp. Pours jet black with a very thin layer of brown head. The nose is classic imperial stout with some dark roasted coffee. Char, roasted malts, tobacco. The taste is super intense and super roasty. Wow. bitter dark chocolate, tar, burnt wood, tobacco, coffee grounds, molasses, and some black licorice. So flavorful! The chocolate malts really come through.
This is truly a throwback beer. No adjuncts and literally no sweetness. The burnt wood and roasted barley just get amplified as it warms. The coffee is just so great on this one. Just ends up tasting like a VERY awesome Russian imperial stout. Mouthfeel is thick and viscous. Just a lovely beer.
Nov 09, 2023This is truly a throwback beer. No adjuncts and literally no sweetness. The burnt wood and roasted barley just get amplified as it warms. The coffee is just so great on this one. Just ends up tasting like a VERY awesome Russian imperial stout. Mouthfeel is thick and viscous. Just a lovely beer.
Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio
4.35/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 ounce can, canned on 05/22/23. Thanks once again to Brutaltruth for this brew! Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch and a half frothy tan head that stuck around a while. There's also a good amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells mostly like coffee along with some dark chocolate, burnt/charred malt, dark fruit and earthiness. I think the taste is pretty much just like the aroma, but there's also some toffee and vanilla/cream flavors noticeable too. Nice balance between the roasty and sweet flavors here, and a lot of coffee which I like in my coffee stouts. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's slick and a bit creamy with a good amount of soft carbonation. I thought this was a pretty good imperial coffee stout, really need to try more of their brews soon. Definitely recommend this one if you're into coffee stouts!
Nov 05, 2023
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
4.35/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the 16 oz can in a snifter. This finely crafted brew pours a coal black with a
very nice head of brown foam that settles to a thick ring, thin layer, and sports some
very nice lacing. Nose of dark chocolate, dark coffee, faint toffee, brulee, and char.
Flavors nail it with exception; dark coffee---heavy and rich, char, brulee, leather,
dark fruit notes that appear and vanish amongst char and roast, tobacco, and
dark bakers chocolate with traces of vanilla. Mouth feel is full, smooth, rich, coating,
light soft carbonation, and a rich bitter malt finish.
Overall---WOW!
Cheers
Oct 01, 2023very nice head of brown foam that settles to a thick ring, thin layer, and sports some
very nice lacing. Nose of dark chocolate, dark coffee, faint toffee, brulee, and char.
Flavors nail it with exception; dark coffee---heavy and rich, char, brulee, leather,
dark fruit notes that appear and vanish amongst char and roast, tobacco, and
dark bakers chocolate with traces of vanilla. Mouth feel is full, smooth, rich, coating,
light soft carbonation, and a rich bitter malt finish.
Overall---WOW!
Cheers
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.12/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz can into a Saint Arnold Icon snifter.
L - Appears a deepest mahogany color and opaque in the glass, but when held up to the light it can be seen this is a brown beer with ruby highlights and crystalline clarity. Tan to light brown head is thick and fluffy initially, then pulls back to a thin sheet with big lacing.
S - Strong coffee bean note dominates the nose, a dark and bitter roast, if not espresso. The coffee aroma may be blended with roasted barley malt, but it is difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. No other components can be detected.
T - The flavors hold more complexity than the aromas, especially as the glass warms. The expected dark roast coffee/espresso is there, along with burnt grains, but later in the palate there is a slight sweetness. It seems to come from malt, but it manifests as a vague chocolate milk note. It gives a hint of sweetness that keeps the coffee and roasted grains from being astringent. Hops and fermentation character are not evident in the mix.
F - Thick body with a creamy and silky feel, but only off-dry in the finish, not cloying as you might expect with the first sip. Low carbonation. Medium hops bitterness (might be much higher on paper, but lost in the impression with so many other flavors and textures in the beer). Strong alcohol presence, but not hot or boozy.
O - This is a very nice Imperial Stout with a definite coffee character, as expected. I found the aroma one-dimensional, but nice flavors and well-executed mouthfeel made me enjoy it more than I expected at first.
Sep 10, 2023L - Appears a deepest mahogany color and opaque in the glass, but when held up to the light it can be seen this is a brown beer with ruby highlights and crystalline clarity. Tan to light brown head is thick and fluffy initially, then pulls back to a thin sheet with big lacing.
S - Strong coffee bean note dominates the nose, a dark and bitter roast, if not espresso. The coffee aroma may be blended with roasted barley malt, but it is difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins. No other components can be detected.
T - The flavors hold more complexity than the aromas, especially as the glass warms. The expected dark roast coffee/espresso is there, along with burnt grains, but later in the palate there is a slight sweetness. It seems to come from malt, but it manifests as a vague chocolate milk note. It gives a hint of sweetness that keeps the coffee and roasted grains from being astringent. Hops and fermentation character are not evident in the mix.
F - Thick body with a creamy and silky feel, but only off-dry in the finish, not cloying as you might expect with the first sip. Low carbonation. Medium hops bitterness (might be much higher on paper, but lost in the impression with so many other flavors and textures in the beer). Strong alcohol presence, but not hot or boozy.
O - This is a very nice Imperial Stout with a definite coffee character, as expected. I found the aroma one-dimensional, but nice flavors and well-executed mouthfeel made me enjoy it more than I expected at first.
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