Fifteen
Central Waters Brewing Co.

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From:
Central Waters Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
99
Avg:
4.51 | pDev: 8.2%
Reviews:
56
Ratings:
350
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 14, 2020
Added:
Jan 28, 2013
Wants:
  416
Gots:
  68
Fifteen and counting. We bring you an Imperial Stout aged for 26 months in 14 year-old bourbon barrels. We celebrated with you sharing our Gold Metal winning "Fourteen Fourteen". Consider this to be the more mature, well rounded, sophisticated "Big Brother", and ENJOY!
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Ratings by sweemzander:
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Reviewed by sweemzander from Illinois

4.69/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
22oz. bottle poured into a snifter. Major thanks to Treebs for sharing!

(A)- Pours practically pitch black in color. Subtle tan froth that dissipated rather quick, but still left a light layer for quite some time.

(S)- A lovely rich chocolate and raisin caramel bourbon oak profile. Ever so slight vanilla hint on the finish.

(T)- Very similar to the smell. A lovely rich chocolate/vanilla/raisin bits. Just a superb barrel showing that surpasses its younger brother (14).

(M)- Very smooth and mellow carbonation level but fitting for what you are getting out of this. Just awesome barrel notes yet extremely smooth and drinkable for the style.

(O)- This really is just a superb showing of what a barrel aged stout can be like without having a massive cloying sweetness or thickness. At least for me, this exceeds the 14 in almost every way.
Apr 08, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

May 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.31 by TboneRN from Minnesota

Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by SimcoeKid from California

Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.56 by A_Rad from Wisconsin

Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by aasher from Indiana

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.6 by Aaron_Kerkvliet from Wisconsin

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by SkiBum22 from New York

Jan 05, 2016
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Reviewed by AppaZappa from North Carolina

4.27/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
poured into a snifter glass, nice rich brown color with absolutely no head. smell is bourbon, malt, honey, vanilla, and slight soy. taste is malt syrup, vanilla, brown sugar, bourbon and again a bit of soy before fading into sweet lingering (slightly cloying) finish. mouth was fairly thin and this one had no carbonation.

this was a fine beer, but can't say it lived quite up to my hopes. given these guys' barrel program, i thought this would be a bit more of a 'wow'. really happy i got to have it though.
Dec 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by Kurmaraja from California

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by kbuzz from North Carolina

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.56 by Brewski from Pennsylvania

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by ScottP from New Hampshire

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.73 by Dicers from California

May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.54 by Canada_Dan from Colorado

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by halo3one from Georgia

Apr 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.73 by mlhyatt from Georgia

Apr 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by markgugs from New Jersey

Apr 16, 2015
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Reviewed by WI-Beer-Man from Wisconsin

4.53/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Drank this as part of our Central Waters Anniversary tasting (Fourteen Fourteen, Fifteen, Black Gold '13, 16, Black Gold '14, 17)

Much thicker/creamier mouthfeel than 1414. This was definitely a highlight from the tasting. I would guess it is at its apex right now. Delicious bourbon notes, chocolate, vanilla and slight taste of dark fruits.
Apr 13, 2015
Fifteen from Central Waters Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 350 ratings