Single Barrel Select: Heaven Hill Double Absence

Westbound & Down Brewing Company • Stout (Barrel-aged)

ABV: 16.1%

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Idaho Springs, CO

What Our Editors Thought

“Light oak and subtle nutty notes on the nose. The sip pushes midtone caramel malt with just a hint of lower roast. Subtle and sophisticated, but unassuming.”

What Our Panel Thought

“Alcohol and dark-roast cold-brew coffee dominate the aroma, with chocolate and mellow vanilla beneath. Coffee highlights the flavor, with bittersweet chocolate, brown sugar, dates, dark caramel. Intriguing port-like complexity.”

What the Brewers Say

"Double mash Imperial Stout aged 11 months in a single Heaven Hill Rye barrel."

Review printed in: The Route to Stout (October-November 2021)

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Date Reviewed: June 30, 2021