The Bruery Mocha Wednesday. Imperial Stout, Bourbon-barreled, with cacao nibs and coffee.19.2 % ABV. The Bruery, Placentia, CA.
Black as darkest night, absolute opacity, brief brown head.
In the nose: abysmal, in the grandest meaning. Bourbon barrel, cocoa, coffee, ashes, soot, embers, firewood at the bottom of the pit. Sweet and evil.
In the mouth: Everything's cranked up to eleven. Big on the chocolate, huge with the coffee, rich with the bourbon, and absolutely brimming with the booze. All the usual suspects are at play, running rampant on the palate. Thickness, richness, big beyond measure. Wow, wow, wow.
I feel like I haven't said enough. Maybe an extra Wow?
Mocha Wednesday is the perfect follow up to a Black Tuesday. We've taken our bourbon barrel aged imperial stout and added cacao nibs from San Francisco based TCHO along with freshly roasted coffee from OC's own Portola Coffee Lab. The result is an invigorating version of our popular stout; layered with notes of rustic dark chocolate and bold, fruity coffee beans.
I didn't know it was nearly 20% when I drank it. Holy crap.
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