About This Beer
The Rusty Nail is an epic Oatmeal Stout made with brewer’s licorice, smoked barley, and cassia cinnamon bark. And it spent 15 months in 12-year-old Bourbon Barrels!
Tasting Notes
Every sip of this beast swells on the palate with layers of dark cocoa and spice, atop a finely-tuned whiskey profile. This 2021 vintage clocks in at 12.3% ABV, though rich aromas of molasses, cinnamon, and vanilla cloak it well.
Complex
Rich
Barrel Aged
Smooth
Decadent
Noteworthy Ingredients
Bourbon Barrels
Cinnamon
Brewer’s Licorice
Reviews
4.52
196 Ratings
james8020
2.0
Individually, I like bourbon, licorice, and cinnamon. But … together this really just tastes like cinnamon flavored NyQuil. So, not a pleasant experience.
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Galos11
4.25
so unique love how all the flavors work together
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Kmpease
5.0
Brilliant
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clayton222
4.5
I feel like they turned the adjuncts up as compared to last year. Almost spicy cinnamon and a noticeable licorice finish. Might do a side by side with last year’s.
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Gabrielflc
4.75
amazing barrel work
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ed11609
5.0
one of the great beers I’ve tasted—smooth, rich, velvet.
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alexander155
5.0
simply an amazing beer
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chris1174
4.5
So good!
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uber
4.5
👍
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r4bid
5.0
One of the best Fremont beers around. Just the right amount of cinnamon on top of the barrel.
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matthew212
5.0
An absolutely amazing beer. Tons of flavor, especially the cinnamon presence. Big boozy barrel that is just awesome. Glad I got more than one, and I’ll buy it any time I see it here.
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patrick3503
5.0
licorice present and sweetness. tingly cinnamon aftertaste. good barrel work as always
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cory14
5.0
ALWAYS buy Freemont!!! they do everything so darn well. Never disappointed, and always impressed
5
jtwallen
4.5
Wow! As advertised!
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jeremiah373
4.5
strong!
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Danjitsu39
4.5
outstanding as always.
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tony1880
4.75
Fantastic!!
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seokhyeon
4.0
good
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benjamin691
5.0
Delicious
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HoppySquatch
5.0
favorite stout ever!
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tim13075
4.5
Rusty Nail is always phenomenal!!
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Rowland
4.75
simply amazing. licorice and cinnamon are so well balanced.
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MikeVitale42
4.0
Very much a cinnamon-forward stout. The licorice is sorta there at the end of the palate, after ya swallow.
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zach2412
4.5
delicious spiced stout
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TSDM340
4.75
Fantastic barrel aged stout!
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ShonT
5.0
one of Fremonts very very best- would buy many more
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danie14
4.5
this has become my favorite annual BA Fremont stout offering
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Brandonsbeer
5.0
One of the best.
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BeardedDarin
4.75
Yes cinnamon is there for sure, but it is wrapped in a nice sweetness balanced by a bitterness of dark chocolate. Taste is mostly smell and it’s like brown sugar doused Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I really love it and how each sip makes you want more. Thank goodness I didn’t pick up on licorice as I hate it. This is a boozy slapper that will put hair on your chest!
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CharlieZombie
4.0
this Is a great beer, this year I found It to be a little too boozey, still very good
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Avobandit
4.75
Excellent! Balanced and smooth. One of the best I have ever tasted. I didn’t detect much licorice, mostly cinnamon and chocolate. Would be perfect if it were slightly thicker.
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rodeo720
4.0
Cinnamon, Sweet
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shawn2115
5.0
Delicious, well-balanced, licorice and cinnamon with hints of chocolate.
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Asbeel
4.5
Pretty tasty. Can’t wait to see how the other bottle tastes in a year!
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Bossbold
4.5
That is straight delicious! Licorice and cinnamon yum. Happy New Years! Fuck off ‘21 you were terrible.
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mark2143
2.25
This was disappointing. Almost no barrel presence at all. Not what I've come to expect from these guys.
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sherv00
4.75
damn tasty oatmeal stout!
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sean4751
4.75
Well worth the money. Licorice with the cinnamon bark was extremely pleasant (and I don’t even like licorice)
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RobertTM
5.0
Absolutely Fantastic!
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randy1067
4.5
Excellent bourbon barrel taste that hits the spot! Above average body! great!
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terry709
4.5
yeah….. this is just good!
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mark3461
4.25
awesome beer.
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vegancraig
4.75
one of the best beers out there
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JAK408
5.0
One of my all-time favorites. Licorice was pronounced and delicious. Cinnamon was a wonderful complement. And of course the barrel notes were world class.
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Bangarangel
4.5
top end drink for sure
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stephen34
4.0
a bit too much cinnamon.
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rich187
3.5
too much cinnamon for me
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EricRThompson
3.75
A classic!
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calbear
4.5
Truly a great beer. Very nice combination of cinnamon and licorice that mixes well with the stout base.
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johndubo
4.25
Really tasty. Kinda thick. Nice raisin notes.
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