Lakes & Legends Barrel Aged Stout.Imperial Stout aged on American White Oak. .
8% ABV, Lakes & Legends Brewing, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I’ve been sitting on this crowler a little under two months. Of course, a beer like this can last longer, but I have limited space in the fridge and I just feel like drinking it tonight. It was filled on the brewery’s penultimate night of operations, 12/29/23.
Full-on ebony, complete opacity, tight brown ring of foam.
In the nose: chocolate, charcoal, ash. Caramel, toffee, raisins. Exceptionally malty beast.
In the mouth: Along comes vanilla, big time, side saddle with oak. Clean, dry, full bodied, lush and almost overwhelming. Hearty. Massively malty, and only slightly sweet. Getting more complicated and complex as we go. Caramel and toffee, vanilla and oak sit shoulder to shoulder in the spotlight, remaining balanced and dry. Barely a swab of sweetness, which is a relief. I’m sick to death of pastry stouts , marshmallows and shit.
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