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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Flanders Red Ale, The Lost Abbey, USA

Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme

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Brewery: The Lost Abbey
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: Barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Bourbon & wine barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries. You are holding in your hands one of the most elusive and sought after small batch beers known simply as Cuvee. Our Cuvee de Tomme is a blend of Old World brewing traditions and New World brewing processes. It is made from our Judgment Day ale, then aged in American bourbon and French oak wine barrels. We add some fantastic wild yeasts and sour cherries to the barrels, creating a secondary fermentation. After one year, our brewers then get together to work out the final blend. This means that each batch of Cuvee will vary slightly between bottlings. Yet, the result will always be a memorable drinking experience.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.55
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A corked and caged 1 pint 9.4 fl. oz. bottle with no clear bottled on or best before date. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: It was a dark brownish red colour, with a thin beige head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, vanilla, blackcurrant, oak, graphite, cabernet sauvignon.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, oak, with light notes of caramel, chocolate and bourbon, and a lightly acidic finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Complex and enjoyable. Loved the aroma, while the taste was good but perhaps just a touch acidic.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway, Stout - Pastry Imperial

Lervig Rackhouse Dulce de Leche

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 15.1%
Style: Stout – Imperial Pastry
Other Notes: Rackhouse. Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Inspired by the Latin American dessert, this pastry stout offers a creamy, caramel sweetness characterized by toffee, and butterscotch with a subtle vanilla finish. The bourbon flavours imparted by 13 months in the barrels contribute hints of caramel, pecan and nutmeg which complement the dessert forward notes of this decadent beer. Pour over a fresh churro and experience una delicia!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A dark yellow waxed 375ml bottle, with a best before date of 30th May 2027. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a thin beige head that dissipated fairly quickly to a ring around the glass, while leaving some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, with light nutty notes.
Taste: Sweet, chocolate, butterscotch, toffee, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, raisin.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Definitely sweet, but that was expected, and given this sweetness and the ABV, it was an enjoyable night of sipping with great aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway, Stout - Imperial

Lervig Rackhouse Triple Chocolate Coconut

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 14.3%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Rackhouse. Barrel aged Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Another big stout out of Rackhouse, this beer is a Bounty bar dipped in bourbon and drizzled in chocolate and coconut all over again. Many many many coconuts and cocoa beans were harmed in its making.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A blue glittered waxed 375ml bottle, with a best before date of 4th November 2027. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a very thin beige head that disappeared almost immediately while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Light roasted malts, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, and light boozy notes.
Taste: Sweet, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, molasses, brown sugar, and a touch of bourbon.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Definitely a sipper because of it’s richness and sweetness. The aroma and flavours were enjoyable but only in small amounts as it was on the verge of being overly sweet.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway, Stout - Imperial

Lervig Rackhouse Coconut Coffee Stout

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 12.8%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Rackhouse. Bourbon & rum barrel-aged Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This beer is defined by a natural marriage of coconut, rum and bourbon which produce aromas of coconut cream pie. Upon the first sip, light notes of honey and spice dance on the tongue before freshly-brewed coffee intertwines with the dominant toasted coconut flavours. The finish has a boozy edge which is softened by vanilla-forward sweetness and oak lactones from both the coconut and 14 months in bourbon & rum barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.22
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A copper waxed 375ml bottle, with a best before date of 9th May 2027. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with coconut like floaties and a thin tanned head that dissipated quickly while leaving sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, coconut, caramel, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, and notes of wafer.
Taste: Sweet, chocolate, coffee, toasted coconut, vanilla, oak, caramel, bourbon, rum.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, smooth, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: The aroma and flavours were nice and made for an enjoyable sipper, although perhaps on the verge of being too sweet for my palate.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Oskar Blues Brewery, Stout - Imperial, USA

Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Bourbon Barrel Aged

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Brewery: Oskar Blues Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels

Brewer Description: (from website) Oskar Blues Brewery stuffed Ten FIDY Imperial Stout into bourbon barrels for a minimum of eight months; allowing vanilla, oak, and bourbon flavors to permeate the pitch-black depths of FIDY. During maturation, the FIDY-plus-bourbon flavors mellow into a cool, drinkable, deeply complex brew at 12.5% ABV.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.44
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 12 fl. oz. can, canned on 24th November 2020. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a nice one finger tanned head that had decent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate, dried dark fruit, prunes, fig, vanilla, and bourbon.
Taste: Roasty, chocolate, brown sugar, dried dark fruit, prunes, raisin, vanilla, oak, bourbon.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: A very enjoyable and complex sipper full of great flavours.