Style: Milk Stout
Container: 16.9oz bottle
Glassware: Treehouse Stemmed Sample Glasses
Notes: Impermanence is an imperial milk stout brewed with coffee, chocolate, and maple syrup. Below these additions lies a complex base of chocolate, caramel, and dark crystal malts. A kettle addition of lactose serves to amplify the decadence of this uniquely Tree House offering. (9%)
The final video in the “Nerdsense Casting Couch” series from Mike’s bachelor party in Vermont!
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Container: 16.9oz bottle
Glassware: 4oz tasting snifters
Notes: Batch 3 (Spring 2016): Aged in apple brandy, port, bourbon, and Mount Gay rum barrels before blending. (10.5%)
We lined 4 Imperial Stouts we thought were top notch yet mostly easily accessible.
After lining them up, we had our lovely assistant pour them while Mike and I twiddled our thumbs in the other room.
The order of the stouts was then written down and sealed in an envelope. Were your hosts able to figure out which beer was what or did they brutally fail? You’ll have to watch to find out!
I’m thinking Mike regrets doing this. He make’s some great faces throughout this review! Let’s just say the score is Shaun’s…
Style: Imperial Stout with Coffee
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Goblets
Notes: Speedway Stout’s ominous, pitch-black appearance has become a hallmark of this modern-day classic. Chocolate and roasted malts dominate the flavor, supported by notes of dark fruit, toffee, and caramel. A healthy dose of locally-roasted coffee from Ryan Bros. Coffee, Inc. added to each batch brings out the beer’s dark chocolate flavors and enhances its drinkability. (12%)
Rating: 4.5/5
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
Corey is back for this review so they can dive into another delicious Stout with coffee!
Style: American Stout with Coffee and Vanilla
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: Smooth caramel & chocolate notes get a massive coffee rogering. Competitively intellectual flavor that makes you feel smarter than you look. (7.5)
Rating: 3.75/5