Luxury (2024)
Highland Park Brewery
- From:
- Highland Park Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 10.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 24, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The 2024 version includes the following:
Imperial Stout aged in a Heaven Hill rye barrel for 20 months
Imperial Stout aged in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel for 11 months
Imperial Stout aged in a Woodford Double Oak barrel for 18 months
Imperial Stout aged in a Heaven Hill rye barrel for 20 months
Imperial Stout aged in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel for 11 months
Imperial Stout aged in a Woodford Double Oak barrel for 18 months
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.15/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured a few degrees warmer than fridge temp. Pours jet black with almost no head. Looks like a thick one! The nose is pretty much what you'd expect from a big vanilla stout....vanilla! Lots of it. Tons of rich milk chocolate, a touch of raisins, molasses, and a touch of bourbon. Lovely.
The taste follows the nose perfectly. Tons of vanilla, some bourbon, a lot of chocolate, a hint of coconut, slight taste of whoppers, a hint of walnuts, and a nice layer of dark fruit. That said, vanilla and chocolate are the main players. Very nice integration, if not a tad uni-dimensional.
Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Fairly short finish.
Nov 10, 2024The taste follows the nose perfectly. Tons of vanilla, some bourbon, a lot of chocolate, a hint of coconut, slight taste of whoppers, a hint of walnuts, and a nice layer of dark fruit. That said, vanilla and chocolate are the main players. Very nice integration, if not a tad uni-dimensional.
Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Fairly short finish.
Reviewed by jbakajust1 from Oregon
3.47/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.47/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours a jet black crude oil with a thick brown head that drops to a thin ring quickly. No lacing, but good legs after each sip.
Smells of vanilla, oak, whiskey, candied raisins, alcohol, and a mild cocoa finish.
Tastes like Bourbon and vanilla.
Rich and thick mouthfeel, light bubbles, and a flabby finish.
It's an enjoyable beer, nicely aged. Notes of Bourbon are smooth, no hot alcohol. But it finishes flabby and sweet. I would prefer more bitterness and roast, and maybe a slightly lower pH.
Apr 27, 2024Smells of vanilla, oak, whiskey, candied raisins, alcohol, and a mild cocoa finish.
Tastes like Bourbon and vanilla.
Rich and thick mouthfeel, light bubbles, and a flabby finish.
It's an enjoyable beer, nicely aged. Notes of Bourbon are smooth, no hot alcohol. But it finishes flabby and sweet. I would prefer more bitterness and roast, and maybe a slightly lower pH.
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