Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Indeed The Queen Whiskey Barrel-aged Imperial Stout

Indeed The Queen Whiskey Barrel-aged Imperial Stout.


Canned: 2/06/20. 10.5% ABV, 55 IBU, Indeed Brewing, Minneapolis, MN.

Thoroughly black, utterly opaque, slim brown head.

In the nose: big cocoa and espresso. Deep and dark. Charcoal, molasses and more. Touch of vanilla. Barrel-aging effects are coming in. 

In the mouth: thick, rich, viscous. Massive mouthfeel. Some sweetness, just enough bitter, huge malt. Usual suspects at play in this RIS, all the richness and decadence, wrapped up in the whiskey barrel. All the depth is being plumbed, without going too far overboard. 

Yum, I must say, a dum dum. 

An Imperial Stout aged in whiskey barrels for 7 months, this beer pours pitch black with a creamy tan head. The aroma is a marriage of whiskey, oak, dark malts, vanilla and raisins, backed by an inviting mouthfeel full of smooth whiskey, dark chocolate, oak and vanilla flavors.

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