20 oz. Bottle
One of the bottles that I picked up in a gift pack - hoping this one is better than the Apple Brandy version (which was mediocre) and St. Vincent's Dubbel (which I didn't enjoy at all).
Pours very dark brown, pretty close to black, with some dark khaki colored foam that starts at about 2 inches, but fades eventually to about half an inch. Strong sweetness on the nose, definitely a clear rum scent (alcohol, sweetness, a bit of spice). There's some nice vanilla notes as well, and the tiniest bit of roasted malt in the nose.
The taste is really spot on for the description of the beer - I'm really very pleasantly surprised by how well the smokey malts in this imperial porter really work with the spicy/sweet rum characteristics to create a nice harmony of flavor. There's some really good chocolate malt in there as well that bridges and connects all of these flavors. Moderate low carbonation, and a very well hidden 12% ABV (there is a slight alcohol tint, but definitely no burn - a lot of it is the rum presence).
That being said, none of these flavors are particularly strong - none of them pop or are particularly exciting, it's a much more mellow harmony than I was expecting for the type of beer and the price tag ($20).
Don't get me wrong, this is a good beer. My only issue is that I don't believe it's spectacular enough to merit the $20 I paid for it.
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
One of the bottles that I picked up in a gift pack - hoping this one is better than the Apple Brandy version (which was mediocre) and St. Vincent's Dubbel (which I didn't enjoy at all).
Pours very dark brown, pretty close to black, with some dark khaki colored foam that starts at about 2 inches, but fades eventually to about half an inch. Strong sweetness on the nose, definitely a clear rum scent (alcohol, sweetness, a bit of spice). There's some nice vanilla notes as well, and the tiniest bit of roasted malt in the nose.
The taste is really spot on for the description of the beer - I'm really very pleasantly surprised by how well the smokey malts in this imperial porter really work with the spicy/sweet rum characteristics to create a nice harmony of flavor. There's some really good chocolate malt in there as well that bridges and connects all of these flavors. Moderate low carbonation, and a very well hidden 12% ABV (there is a slight alcohol tint, but definitely no burn - a lot of it is the rum presence).
That being said, none of these flavors are particularly strong - none of them pop or are particularly exciting, it's a much more mellow harmony than I was expecting for the type of beer and the price tag ($20).
Don't get me wrong, this is a good beer. My only issue is that I don't believe it's spectacular enough to merit the $20 I paid for it.
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
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