Bottle Logic Darkstar November
Imperial stout brewed with molasses and rye & aged in bourbon barrels
Like the Stealth aircraft that inspired it, this bourbon barrel aged stout is shrouded in mystery. While its secrets may remain hidden forever, you hold in your hand a piece of the puzzle. End transmission.
(from 2014 label)
Decoded images from Eve's transmissions unveil this year's release of Darkstar November, the barrel-aged beer where it all began. Snippets of sweet molasses, spicy rye, velvety vanilla, and bourbon-soaked chocolate oak have been detected and will prove to have thoroughly infiltrated this ... Imperial Stout.
2022
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2014: 13.7% aged 8 months
2015: 13.2% Buffalo Trace
2016: 13.8%
2017: 14.1%
2018: 14%
2019: 14.09%
2020 / Batch 007: 14.76%
2021 / Batch 008: 14% viscometer 5
2022 / Batch 009: 12% viscometer 6
Like the Stealth aircraft that inspired it, this bourbon barrel aged stout is shrouded in mystery. While its secrets may remain hidden forever, you hold in your hand a piece of the puzzle. End transmission.
(from 2014 label)
Decoded images from Eve's transmissions unveil this year's release of Darkstar November, the barrel-aged beer where it all began. Snippets of sweet molasses, spicy rye, velvety vanilla, and bourbon-soaked chocolate oak have been detected and will prove to have thoroughly infiltrated this ... Imperial Stout.
2022
(from https://www.toasttab.com/bottle-logic-brewing-1072-n-armando-st/v3/add/0ccc4de4-9c06-4a89-a981-a69ae9171b53/da8f1963-89ad-4a0a-9da3-c34b1d5b0bd4)
2014: 13.7% aged 8 months
2015: 13.2% Buffalo Trace
2016: 13.8%
2017: 14.1%
2018: 14%
2019: 14.09%
2020 / Batch 007: 14.76%
2021 / Batch 008: 14% viscometer 5
2022 / Batch 009: 12% viscometer 6
4.1
158 reviews
Anaheim, United States
Community reviews
Bottle at home. Pitch black, creamy beige head. Intense roasted malty chocolate, boozy bourbon, toffee, vanilla, molasses, as it warms it gets some light portorized vinous red fruits. Nice chocolate boozy linger. Big body, soft but lively carbonation, sticky mouthfeel.
500ml bottle. Sweet, heavy and roasty with some bourbon, toffee, vanilla and syrup, some rye and coffee. Quite heavy.
Rocznik 2018 pity w formie bottle sharingu. Piwo nie z tego świata. Nalewa się smoła, gęste, czarne, nieprzejrzyste. Aromat wywala pod komos - kokos, wanilia, praliny czekoladowe, odrobinę szlachetnego alkoholu. Gęste, bardzo słodkie, oblepiające, prawie konsystencja syropu klonowego. Lekko pikantne od żyta, melasy raczej bym nie zgadł. Bardziej obstawiałbym jakiś kajmak, czy też dodany kokos. Pralinki czekoladowe, nugat, kokos, gorzka czekolada. Piwo nie z tej ziemi.
50cl bottle pours a leggy, cola brown with some thick, khaki head. Nose has chocolate, malt, booze, vanilla, nougat. Flavor is the same, cola, vanilla, nougat, chocolate. Less booze than the Red Eye had.
Bottle Logic 2.0 tasting. Black with beige head. Roast, some coffee, chocolate, some spicy barrel. Good one.
Sample at MBCC2019, Copenhagen. Colour is very dark brown with small brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, some chocolate and roasted malts. Heavy.
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol, bourbon, dried fruit, vanilla.
Body: Full body, lo carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, bourbon, dried fruit.
Bottle shared by Pierluigi @Luppolo Station (Rome), thank you my friend! Al naso note di cioccolato, liquirizia, caffè, vaniglia, botte, leggera cannella. In bocca è dolce, rotonda, calda, avvolgente. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Giù il capello!
Tasted from bottle. Just a perfectly done BA stout. Pours black with beige head. Aroma of molasses, bourbon, caramel, maple. Thick and chewy. Moderately to heavily sweet. Flavor with lots of molasses and caramel, chocolate, bourbon. Excellent.
(MBCC 2019 GREEN SESSION)
Aroma: vanilla, dark druits
Taste; sweet,Flavour of vanilla, sweet chocolate, cacao and wood.
Palate: full body, low carbonation.
Overall: Tasty one, yet not crazy good.
Tap @MBCC2019, Green Session. Black, beige head. Caramel, cocoa, aroma. Sweet flavour, roast, caramel, chocolate, bourbon.
Oily black pour with darker tan head. The rye shines in this 2018 pour on tap. Chocolate, rye, roast and lots of barrel without being overly sweet and boozy. Another fantastic BA beer from BL.
Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Copenhagen , 2019. Pours black with a creamy beige head and lacings. Roast, wood, coffee. Smooth, soft and full bodied with a long finish. Niice.
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Tap at MBCC. Pours black-dark brown. Aroma and flavor are sweet, chocolate, barrel, roast, malt. Overall: great.
From tap at MBCC 2019. Very dark, nearly black mahogany color with a tan colored head. Rather mild aroma of boozy bourbon, wood, some vanilla, lightly burnt roasted malt, coffee, some licorice, burnt wood, some dark chocolate. Full body with a medium sweetness and a light bitterness along some booze. Flavor of sweet and lightly burnt roasted malt and aggressive and boozy bourbon - dark chocolate, some molasses, coffee, burnt wood and licorice.
Aroma: 7
Appearance: 4
Taste: 7
Mouthfeel: 4
Overall: 14
Fat på MBCC 2019, grön session. Mörk brunsvart med krämig beigebrun krona. Fikon, russin, johannesbröd, mocca, kakao, bourbon, kaffe. Ganska stor med fin hetta från fatet. Mycket gott!
On tap at MBCC '19, Green session, 14 % abv. Dissipating tan-coloured head, pitch black in the glass, spotty lacing. Dark chocolate nose with a bourbon touch. Mixed taste of chocolate malts, oak, bread, dark syrup and molasses beneath. Warming, bourbon-driven chocolate to a long-lived ending. Good drinking. (Copenhagen 11.05.2019).
0,05l from tap at mbcc green. smells of lavender, cinnamon, spices, light chocolate. nice smell. full body soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of bourbon, flowery, lavender, cinnamon, spices, bitter choclate. finishes light to medium sweet with notes of cookie dough, cinnamon and some lavender. rather nice one, but also a bit on the weird side
7, 4, 7, 3, 17
Provsmak på MBCC 2019. Svart med ljusbrunt skum. Mustig. Bourbon och vanilj i smak och doft.
WeWork tasting (20.01.2019). Dark brown pour, some light brown foam. Chocolaty nose, cocoa and liquid bitter chocolate. Taste has good spicy choco body, bit chillies there dry and not that sweet. Deep fruity base but covered with spicy chocolate, burnt black bread there. Decent.
Super boozy and simple with dark chocolate, raisins and plums but way too boozy. Big full body and way too boozy. Needs three years. Way too fresh. Maybe can rate later
Pitch black pour, tan head... viscous body... Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, roasted malts, vanilla, bourbon barrel... Flavor is sticky molasses, rye, dark chocolate, roasted malts, maybe a hint of anise... light bourbon barrel notes on finish... very well done BA stout, average cold but excellent as it warms...
Bottle Logic Share, Zuidhorn, zwart en nagenoeg kraagloos, aroma enorm veel bourbon, chocolade, cacao, vanille, zoet, smaken zijn alcoholisch, redelijk zoet, glad, zacht, chocolade, cacao, bourbon, volle smaken en enorm complex, ik vind dat de rogge erg veel toevoegt aan de volle smaak, volle body, plakkerig zoet, amazing
Draft. 2018 version at 13.8%. Huge aroma of chocolate. Flavors are richly chocolatey too, with a teeny bit of rye kick. Also fig. The bourbon and the molasses are pretty hard to find. Blended beautifully -- I can't find the abv at all.
11/17/18 (Chicago): 2 oz 14.1% ABV pour at FOBAB into taster glass. Black pour, thin tan lacing. Malt, chocolate and coconut aroma, whiskey faint. Chocolate and whiskey the predominate taste, light coconut, balanced. Creamy mouth feel, smooth. Overall very good offering!
W aromacie dużo czekolady, mocno beczkowe, melasa lekka jest. W smaku półsłodkie, lekka palona goryczka. Na finiszu lekko kwaskowa kawa, suszone owoce w tle i kakao. Wysycenie zerowe, alkohol świetnie ułożony, degustacyjne
Bottle at bumba. Aroma of bourbon vanilla, caramel fudge, booze and cherry. Taste has soft cherry, bourbon vanilla, caramel fudge, chocolate and oak. Long right finish. Fantastic.
500ml bottle from trade shared with brother and Vanessa. Aroma: light molasses, caramel, alcoho and a bit of chocolatel. App: pitch black small brown frothy head. Great lacing and color. Taste and palate: full body, liquoreux but sweet, light acidity and bitter finish. Overall: really like this one. Another Bottle Logic that I loved. Their mouthfeel is amazing. Great balance. Molasses isn't too present. Excellent.
Bottle: Poured a pitch black with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon and vanilla. Taste is vanilla and roast, boozy bite.