Barrel-Aged Cake or Death
Verboten Brewing • Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Misc. Ingredients
ABV: 14%IBU: 72
90
Overall
Aroma
10
Flavor
18
Mouthfeel
4
Appearance
3
Loveland, Colorado
What Our Editors Thought
Dark roast cacao nose dives deep into the chocolate pool. The sip is moderated by the vanilla and coconut bourbon character, but still pushes a hard cacao line to cut through the sweetish body.
What Our Panel Thought
The flavor is much sweeter than expected despite its noticeable alcoholic warmth. The chocolate notes be-come less semisweet/dark and become more cocoa powder and milk chocolate-like. The vanilla and caramel notes that are likely barrel-derived complement the chocolate and create a fairly pleasant mélange.
What the Brewers Say
Brewed with five different kinds of chocolate. Aged in bourbon barrels.
Review printed in: Stouts for All Seasons (Oct-Nov 2019)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: September 18, 2019