18 of the Best Hazelnuts, Blind-Tasted and Ranked

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Summit Brewing Co Summit Oatmeal Stout (86)

"Summit Oatmeal Stout in bottles offers notes of hazelnut, caramel and chocolate. Full and sweet with a robust body, it finishes bright and crisp."

Burial Beer Co Walking Through the Abyss into Nonsequitur (87)

“Imperial stout with Onyx decaf coffee, toasted coconut, hazelnuts, cinnamon, vanilla bean.”

Single Hill Brewing Company Overstory with Hazelnuts, Vanilla, & Chocolate (89)

“Dessert flavors of hazelnut, vanilla, chocolate with our blend of barrel-aged imperial stout.”

Summit Brewing Co Summit Oatmeal Stout (89)

“Notes of hazelnut, caramel, chocolate. Sharp and sweet with a more robust finish.”

Pure Project Brewing Hazelsaurus Rex (89)

A massive imperial stout, with a smooth sippability and flavors of hazelnut and coffee that linger on the pal-ate.

Cellarmaker Brewing Company Entangled Worlds (89)

“Toffee-drizzled brownies, hazelnut fudge, double chocolate chip cookies, Nutella-filled crepes collide with the barrel spice.”

Brothership Brewing Barrel-Aged Space Debris: Hazelnut + Vanilla + Chocolate + Coconut (2024) (91)

“Roasted hazelnuts, vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, toasted and raw coconut.”

Pure Project Lost Monarch (91)

"We added organic Huehuetenango coffee from Guatemala (roasted by our friends at Mostra) and organic Oregon hazelnuts to this imperial stout, resulting in a myriad of aromas including nutty coffee, pizzelle, vanilla, bakers chocolate and toffee. Flavors of rich hazelnut and mocha mingle among a decadent, velvety mouthfeel."

Burial Beer Co Anno Domini MMXXI (2021) Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Coconut, Hazelnut, and Mexican Vanilla Bean (92)

"This Imperial Stout is aged in Caribbean rum barrels for over a year, and after racking back to steel, we aged it on accompanying doses of macaroon coconut, toasted hazelnuts and Mexican vanilla bean. Sip longingly on toasted coconut daiquiris, hazelnut rum cake, drizzled with vanilla creme anglaise and washed down with a stiff Nutella frapp with Bacardi floater."

American Solera BA Distractions Grasp (92)

"Collaboration with Horus Aged Ales ... with coconut, vanilla, and hazelnut coffee."

Woven Water Brewing Company Obsidius (92)

"Aged in Old Forester barrels and conditioned on hazelnuts, cocoa nibs, and toasted coconut."

Soul & Spirits Brewery The Weight - Chocolate Covered Hazelnut (2024) (93)

“Hazelnuts, brown sugar, and Ghanaian cocoa nibs give Nutella vibes.”

Maplewood Brewing Company Barrel Aged Cuppa Hazelnut (94)

"This variant is blended from Cuppa aged in Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill and Weller barrels for 12 to 18 months. The Weller barrels’ age is notable: 7, 15 & 16 year were included in this blend. Conditioned on cacao nibs, vanilla, coffee, and hazelnut."

Moksa Brewing Pastry Mode (94)

"Treated with ... raw coconut, half-pound per barrel of vanilla beans, and finished on hazelnut coffee."

Reuben's Brews Chocolate Box: Hazelnut Praline (96)

"Imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with hazelnut, cocoa nibs, and vanilla beans."

Finback Brewery Grazing on the Ordinary (96)

"An imperial snack stout brewed with coconut, hazelnut, and milk sugar."

American Solera Lizard Bites (98)

“Imperial stout aged in rum barrels with coconut, hazelnut, vanilla, marshmallow.”

Cerebral Brewing Mysterious Forces (99)

"A blend of 5 year Laws Rye Whiskey Oatmeal Stout and two different 7 Year Willet Rye Whiskey Here Be Monsters. Conditioned on Toasted Coconut, Hazelnut, Madagascar Planifolia Vanilla & Lactose."