Style: Imperial Stout Container: 500ml Bottle Notes: Time spent in bourbon barrels gave an already complex beer even more complexity and flavor intensity, layering additional caramel-like and vanilla flavors on top of those already present. Aromas of rich coffee and dark chocolate are followed by nutmeg and cinnamon; a lush, heavy mouthfeel laden with charred oak and toffee engulfs the palate on the first sip. (10%)
Another head to head! Reid joins Shaun again to try some Imperial Stout goodness…with coffee…oh and one is aged in bourbon barrels. Get your hoola hoops ready because we are about to get fit!
Style: Triple Dry Hopped IPA
Container: 32oz Crowler
Glassware: Foam Glasses
Notes: Imperial Stout with Coffee, Vanilla and Maple Syrup…one of the cans is barrel aged..(14%)
Rating (Regular) – 3.5
Rating (BBA) – Shaun – 4.75 & Reid – 5
Shaun 4.75
Oh shit! When was the last time we reviewed a Night Shift beer that wasn’t part of a head to head?! Morph 50? Maybe! Who cares though because we have 2016 fucking Darkling!
We’ve reviewed a vertical of Ten Fidy, Ten Fidy by itself, Java Bourbon Barrel Aged Ten Fidy and Rum Barrel Aged Ten Fidy. Now, it’s time for just plain ole Bourbon Barrel Aged Ten Fidy…it’s actually not plain at all…it’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Ten Fidy for christ sakes!
Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 19.2oz stove top can
Glassware: Treehouse Teku’s
Notes: Aged through four seasons and from a blend of the top Bourbons around, this Ten Fidy has morphed into a monster of cranked up flavor. Espresso, burnt sugar, rich chocolate, caramel notes are now driving alongside the vanilla, oak, bourbon from the barrel and been smoothed out during maturation. (12.9%)
Rating: 4.5/5
We got some Sexual Chocolate followed by it’s bourbon barrel aged twin! This is a ballsy delicious imperial stout by Foothills Brewing!
Style: Imperial Stout
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Teku Glasses
Notes: A cocoa infused Imperial Stout. Opaque black in color with a dark brown head. Big chocolate aroma with notes of espresso, blackstrap molasses, dark sweet toffee and dark fruit. Smooth dark chocolate backbone with complex notes of coffee, dark toffee and dark fruit. (9.75%)
Rating: 4.5/5
Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Teku Glasses
Notes: Same as above but aged in bourbon barrels…so it’s better…
Rating: 5/5