Full City Double Tempest
Amsterdam Brewery
- From:
- Amsterdam Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 6.74%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 29, 2014
- Added:
- Sep 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Double Tempest aged in Buffalo Trace barrels with Hawaiian Kona coffee.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.86/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Mason jar at Cask Days.
A - A thin dark tan crust settles to nothing. Very dark brown body, with oily, glass-coating legs. I wasn't expecting a ton from a 14% cask beer, and it thusly met my expectations.
S - Sweet Jesus this is boozy. Tons of hot bourbon, alcohol, oak, and some roast, dark coffee. Roasted malts, dark fruits, but fairly low sweetness. Pretty intense; I'm assuming this a new batch, and not the 2013 base?
T - Taste isn't quite as alcohol-laden, and some more of the beers malt character comes out with chocolate, fudge, and licorice. The coffee doesn't taste super fresh here; not sure if it was added to the cask directly or early in the brewing process, but it's surprisingly muted compared to the bourbon and barrel flavors. Reminds me of a boozier barrel-aged Speedway.
M - Thick, viscous, chewy, and sticky; pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a 14% beer. Surprisingly smooth in texture for a barrel-aged beer with coffee. Some definite heat, but not as much as the onslaught in the aroma. Very low carbonation, as anticipated.
D - The 5oz pour was too much for me to be honest. I think this probably needed additional time to mellow, then a fresh coffee infusion. Also, shockingly boozy compared to El Jaguar, which is based on the same base beer. Loads of flavor here, but not quite ready for prime time.
Oct 29, 2014A - A thin dark tan crust settles to nothing. Very dark brown body, with oily, glass-coating legs. I wasn't expecting a ton from a 14% cask beer, and it thusly met my expectations.
S - Sweet Jesus this is boozy. Tons of hot bourbon, alcohol, oak, and some roast, dark coffee. Roasted malts, dark fruits, but fairly low sweetness. Pretty intense; I'm assuming this a new batch, and not the 2013 base?
T - Taste isn't quite as alcohol-laden, and some more of the beers malt character comes out with chocolate, fudge, and licorice. The coffee doesn't taste super fresh here; not sure if it was added to the cask directly or early in the brewing process, but it's surprisingly muted compared to the bourbon and barrel flavors. Reminds me of a boozier barrel-aged Speedway.
M - Thick, viscous, chewy, and sticky; pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a 14% beer. Surprisingly smooth in texture for a barrel-aged beer with coffee. Some definite heat, but not as much as the onslaught in the aroma. Very low carbonation, as anticipated.
D - The 5oz pour was too much for me to be honest. I think this probably needed additional time to mellow, then a fresh coffee infusion. Also, shockingly boozy compared to El Jaguar, which is based on the same base beer. Loads of flavor here, but not quite ready for prime time.
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