The Event Horizon
Olde Hickory Brewery

The Event HorizonThe Event Horizon
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From:
Olde Hickory Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #332
ABV:
12.25%
Score:
97
Ranked #728
Avg:
4.36 | pDev: 8.49%
Reviews:
330
Ratings:
1,846
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 11, 2024
Added:
Dec 08, 2010
Wants:
  840
Gots:
  529
Ale brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels

50 IBU
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Rated: 4.33 by SeanP99 from North Carolina

Jan 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.66 by chrismattlin from Ohio

Jun 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.46 by MJSFS from Florida

Oct 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by JamesLeung from Florida

Sep 10, 2021
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.33/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a 12 oz single from the Blue Door Bottle Shop in Hendersonville 6-28-21 for $6.50. Bottled 11-5-20; consumed 8-14-21. First sampled this at a B.E.E.R. tasting event in my 'hood in June - was impressed enough to buy a bottle!

Beer poured black as night with a very nice brown head that has some nice hang time.

Nose initially was vanilla forward but as the beer warms up picking up licorice and a touch of bourbon.

Taste initially was licorice integrated into a large malt base. Subsequent sips reveal a heavy roasted malt, some vanilla, and a very nice impartation of the bourbon barrel that leads to a well done balanced finished.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.

Overall a legit BBA, will have to look for this at the end of the year!
Aug 14, 2021
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Rated by pkalix from California

4.42/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
"Imperial Stout brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels"
i really liked this! went down so very smoothly...
Feb 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by BarrelAgedG from California

Feb 10, 2021
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
22oz bottle dated 11/22/17 and 8.5% abv.

Dark, muddy, opaque brown-black body almost floating a 1/8in cap of cinnamon colored tight bubbles and leaving a clean glass after random spots flee back to the ring.

Aromas of vanilla, chocolate, leather, char, oak, molasses, and a hint of fruitiness combine to excite and the flavors match. With temperature, the honey and stone fruits bloom.

Medium feel remains slick and finishes clean with a late chest warmth.

Overall a nice expressive imperial stout.
Dec 05, 2020
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

4.14/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A 22 fl. oz. bomber, bottled on 28th September 2016. Poured into a snifter.

Appearance: Black in colour with minimal brown head, with some spotty lacing.

Aroma: Bourbon, dark fruit, raisin, prunes, light roast, chocolate, and vanilla.

Taste: Similar to the aroma, it’s bourbon forward, prunes, raisin, followed by a roasty finish that includes chocolate, cocoa powder, vanilla, and bitterish coffee.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.

Overall: Body is lighter than I prefer, but then the ABV is also pretty low for a BA Imperial Stout. All that is just a minor hiccup in what is still a great and enjoyable Imperial Stout with big bold flavours.
Nov 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by AllOfTheCats from Wisconsin

Sep 30, 2020
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Reviewed by ChrisMon02 from Ohio

4.46/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2013 bottle consumed on 5/11/20.

Not quite jet black color with a 1 finger head that lasts longer than I thought it would. Small cap of film sits on top.

Lovely bourbon, char, tobacco, honey, cocoa and faint anise on the nose and palate.

Medium mouthfeel with light carbonation. Drinks bigger than it is without being heavy or cloying.

This was a treat. Wish I could get more although this was 8.5 abv. and the new version is 11.75. Either way, super tasty and satisfying.
May 12, 2020
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A-Pours a very dark color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has generous chocolate, honey and Bourbon hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a nicely balanced chocolate, honey and Bourbon flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A great Imperial Stout
Mar 01, 2020
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

4.31/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22 ounce bottle into a snifter. Bottled 11/22/17, had 1/19/19. Was 8.5% at this time.

Pours near black and opaque, with a one inch head of darker foam and some soapy lacing. Aromas of bourbon, tobacco, oak, caramel, toffee, milk chocolate, malt. Similar flavors- bourbon, milk chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, honey- which really pops out as it warms, some oak, light tobacco. A little sweet, but it’s not a negative. Smooth, somewhat creamy, a very good full body, well carbonated.

Really expressive flavors and aromas, great barrels. The honey works well in enhancing the flavor. Seems like a bigger beer than 8.5%. This is well worth a purchase.
Feb 18, 2020
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Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois

4.29/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12/7/18 bottle, so a year old. Standard appearance, except for almost purple edging. Smell is firstly a sweet honey, almost syrupy, then some barrel booziness, and finally mild roasty malt. Taste is malt with a blended background of sweetness and booziness as the honey and the barrel mesh. Light bodied for a boozy barrel aged stout, oily and sticky, I like it, but it’s not great.
Dec 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Oct 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.81 by BadgerNCarolina from North Carolina

Oct 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Aug 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.69 by bubseymour from Maryland

Aug 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by Unclevince from West Virginia

Jun 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by bdiiorio from Connecticut

May 01, 2019
The Event Horizon from Olde Hickory Brewery
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 1846 ratings