About This Beer
For this year’s annual release, the brewers at Matchless blended two of their favorite dark beers — a Russian Imperial Stout and an Oatmeal Stout aged in Westward Whiskey barrels — and decided to leave out any additional adjuncts to really highlight the barrel character.
Tasting Notes
Rich caramel notes and a gentle smokey flavor ripple through the roasty malts. Sophisticated hints of woodspice and top-shelf bourbon follow, lingering on the palate. Couple that with the boozy 11.8% ABV, and you’ll be feeling warm and cozy no matter what the weather’s like outside.
Malty
Rich
Boozy
Noteworthy Ingredients
Bourbon Barrels
Reviews
4.1
142 Ratings
Ahotpablo
3.75
too thin
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anton54
4.75
Bourbon barrel upfront with notes of vanilla, coconut, and cocoa nibs. On the tongue there’s additional charred barrel notes with espresso and milk chocolate. Excellent!
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larry970
3.75
pretty damn good. be better if a bit thicker and a hair sweeter
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shawn2443
4.5
Great depth! Definitely on the sweet side, but the bourbon barrel is prominent in the nose, and finishes very smooth. Nice stout!
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Stonecliffe
2.75
too thick too bitter, not my Stout.
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darundgren
4.5
This one was a surprise. I thought I was in for a pretty average BA stout experience, but it was deep and uncomplicated in the best ways. Just a beautiful marriage of brew and barrel.
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calbear
4.25
Nice malts and dark fruits. Good stout base to support it.
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