Style: Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

ABV: 10.9 IBU: 58.0

83/100
Aroma: 9
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 3

Thirsty Dog Brewing Company Barrel-Aged Siberian Night

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What the brewers say

“Our Siberian Night Russian imperial stout aged for 11 months in fresh bourbon barrels. The dark chocolate malt yields a milk chocolate flavor that blends perfectly with the vanilla flavor from the barrel.”

What our panel thought

Aroma: “A prominent roastiness, with even a touch char and black licorice. A light sweet chocolate rounds it out, but the roast dominates. Nice sweet malt roast. Chocolate. Some vanilla. Toast.”

Flavor: “Moderately sweet cherry chocolate with a touch of roast and some vanilla underneath. A nice chocolaty flavor, but it has a hard time rising over the roast. Some barrel character, but overall the roast dominates.”

Overall: “Fairly true to style in all respects. The heat on the finish is a bit detracting. Other than that, pretty easy drinking. A singularly roast-forward stout with just a touch of barrel character. The chocolate was nice, but the booze was pretty hot throughout this beer.”

What our editors thought


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