Comfortable Silence
Highland Park Brewery
- From:
- Highland Park Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12.7%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 4.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 10:31 PM
- Added:
- Apr 04, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Comfortable Silence is a barrel aged imperial stout. Without all the noise of adjuncts and extended aging. Comfortable Silence is a beer that is meant to show the other end of the flavor spectrum from Infinitefinite. While Infinitefinite wants to show off the aggressive end of double barrel and extended age treatments (extra char, extra oak/wood, and extra umami focused flavors), Comfortable Silence is here to show off the brighter flavors of a comparatively 'younger' barrel aged stout (at least compared to Infinitefinite) before the beer gets even deeper into the wood to pull out the deeper flavors within the barrel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by micada from New York
4.57/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2025 version. I think this is my first non-collab HPB. Pours a deep ebony color with a scant dark cola fizz perimeter ring. Aroma is slightly new essences for me, maybe a bit of aromatic root beer or cola along with a velvety vibe. First sips are interesting. The aromatic root beer / cola is still as a nuance, but in an adult beverage way. The malts are dark but smooth, like a cold brew coffee without the coffee flavor. The Woodinville barrels are new to me, but likely contributing to those aromatic notes. I know I keep using that word, but it fits. Lively, but with a subtle heft behind it. Approachable ABV, with no warming, but a relatively quick pleasant buzz. It’s a really good choice as I on the back porch, enjoying the comfortable silence after a rather focused week at the job.
Upgraded the mouthfeel and taste after it aerated and warmed over 30 minutes. Really delicious.
May 02, 2026Upgraded the mouthfeel and taste after it aerated and warmed over 30 minutes. Really delicious.
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