Surly Brewing Company ( Minneapolis, MN)
( http://surlybrewing.com/ )
Russian Imperial Stout
12% ABV
Barrel-Aged
"...This massive Russian Imperial Stout brings waves of flavors; chocolate, cherries, raisins, coffee, and toffee. Barrel-Aged Darkness is a limited edition variant that spent over three months aging in Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey barrels"
So what's with all the Stouts?
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This is an Epic of Discovery. Like the first human to explore a trackless jungle, I don't know what I'll find around each bend in the river, each clearing, what makes a previously unheard noise or unseen image as it comes into view. I can only journal what I find at each step of the journey, wherever it leads....
This day it lead to Darkness. One of my faithful Brew Review Crew members unearthed this particular sample and shared it with me before we descended into a spell of Lovecraftian madness...
The black container, covered with arcane graphics was intriguing; opened and poured into a waiting snifter, it offered up a viscous black liquid topped with stiff brown foam. This impenetrable liquid was scented with molasses, dark malts, and oak. Consumed, it felt rich, almost syrupy, sweet with a subdued bitterness. Dark roast malts predominate, the very essence of Stout-ness. It showed a very intentional, and seductive, combination of Barrel Aging and Imperial Gravity to create a draught fit for a barbaric king, glowering down at his kneeling subjects from the top of his jungle pyramid throne, their fate and his inextricably entwined, determined by his ability to consume this otherworldly brew and Live....
(once my head cleared, the purple prose vanished quickly, like the foam on a cheap Lite beer)
Find It. Buy it. Try it.
No. Buy two, drink one, save one.
My Rating: 4.75
Untappd: 4.47
Prost!
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