Central Waters' 10th Anniversary Imperial Stout infused with peruvian coffee and aged in a bourbon barrel.
3.9
503 reviews
Amherst, United States
Community reviews
4.0Bottle at Craig's. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is huge roasted coffee, coconut, caramel, fudge, taste is chewy, fudge, bitter, roasted coffee, light sweetness, bit thin.
4.112oz bottle at home via trade from WI. Black pour with a lasting creamy tan head. Coffee up front followed by dark chocolate, bourbon, oak, dark malt, vanilla, caramel. Low carb, full body. Rich chocolate, vanilla, bourbon finish. This is top notch, delicious.
4.2Bottle at home. Dark brown, creamy beige head. Lots of vanilla, toffee, caramel and warm sweet bourbon notes on top of roasted malty espresso coffee note, praline chocolate, some soja, leather, medium bitter. Nice bourbon praline linger. Central Waters hallmark medium-firm body making it easy drinkable, medium carbonation.
4.1Dark brown with small beige head. Nice coffee aroma. Coffey, roasted grain, some dried fruit and a bit of hops on the background.
3.8From backlog. Thin, heavy with coffee notes, roastiness, some stingy bourbon and vanilla. Okay.
4.1Bottled at 11.2% ABV. Deep brown to black. Small beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, oak, vanilla, a hint of bourbon. Medium body. Taste: light sweet, soft roast and coffee, dark chocolate, delicate barrel. Hoppy ending. Light to medium bitterness. Very good
3.9355ml bottle @ Sori Taproom.
Poured near black with a thin brown head.
Aroma has roastedness, licorice and coffee.
Flavor has coffee, licorice, chocolate, sweetness. Balanced, nice stout.
3.6Bottle. Poors black, initial some brown foam, gone. Aroma is chocolate, some coffee. Taste chocolate, some bitterness, some coffee. Nice. (Arnhem 201905)
4.1Bottle at kandinsky. Aroma of delicious bourbon vanilla, oak, chocolate, red fruit, caramel and molasses. Taste has nice smooth bourbon, chocolate, red fruit, mild acidic coffee and oak. Really good.
3.9355 ml bottle.
Pours black color with a small beige head. Strong vanilla and bourbon on the nose, chocolate, licorice notes, toasted malts and hints of coffee. Flavor is sweet with vanilla and caramel, some chocolate notes, licorice and malts. Fairly balanced but maybe tad too much vanilla here, quite tasty still.
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4.2Black with thin head. Aroma and flavour are intense with sweet vanilla Bourbon. Also roasted bitter coffee. Sweet chocolate notes in the finish. Warming.
4.2Bottle, 330 ml from de Bierliefhebber. Shared with Max and kajser27. Brown with beige head. Very nice coffee aroma, chocolate, malty, sweetish, some bitterness in finish. Medium bodied.
4.2Tap at new bohemia golden valley with samalito and commonmac. Black with small white head. Boozy and coffee nose. Rich chocolate coffee flavor with sweet elements throughout.
Very long lasting finish is the defining feature. Layered and very good.
5.0I only have about 75 letters to say about this wonderful, fantastic, aromatic, soothing, warming, magnificent, sampling of what a Imperial Stout should taste like. Simply heaven I say, simply heaven.
4.3Bottle. Dark brown color, yellow-brown foam. Aroma: coffee, good sweet coffee, a little chocolate, bourbon, a little vanilla. Taste: soft coffee, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, soft, very good, good balance.
4.1Bottle @Luppolo Station (Rome). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma color cappuccino abbondante e persistente. Al naso note di caffè, cioccolato fondente, leggera liquirizia. In bocca è equilibratissima, rotonda, corposa. Una piacevolissima sorpresa!
3.9Bottle at biercab. Black colour with tan head. Borubon, chcolate aroma. Sweet, bourbon, chocolate, coffee and vanilla taste. Medium to full body.
4.3De Labirratorium. En copa Teku. Viendo Westworld 2x06. El cafe le da un toque agradable aunque oculta una importante parte del rico sabor a madera de la version base. Sigo echando en falta cuerpo
3.635,5cl-fles van bij Dranken De Caigny te Essen. U: Zwart met een beige schuimkraag. G: Melkchocolade, stofferig, toffee en karamel. S: Zoet. Chocolade, karamel, vanille en koffie. Alcoholwarmte. Toch ietwat waterig. M: Redelijk volmondig met een lichte carbonatie.
4.0Mahogany color with tan head. Aroma has really nice butterscotch, toffee and bourbon. Taste follows with the nice butterscotch, burnt sugar bitterness and woody finish. Medium body and carbonation. Quite easy drinking for it's high ABV.
4.5Dark brown color, tan head, aroma of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, caramel and cherry, medium bitterness, medium sweetness, medium body, average carbonation, excellent.
3.9Bottle sample at a tasting at zvsn place. Deep red-brown with beige head. The aroma has lots of coffee, wood, bourbon, alcohol, vanilla and coconut. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, vanilla, wood, toffee and coconut. Full-bodied.
4.3Donkerbruin bier met crèmekleurige schuimkraag die langzaam inzakt tot fijn laagje. Volop koffie in neus en mond. Verder nog chocolade, caramel, houttonen, milde bourbon. Erg mooi in balans. Koffiebitter in de afdronk. Heerlijke stout.
3.933cl flesje. Helder donker bruin kleur, fijne romige bruine schuimkraag. De geur van koffie en chocolade. Smaak is zoet, koffie, toffee en vanille. Medium lichaam, veel koolzuur.
3.51/XII/18 - on tap @ Billie’s Beer Festival Day 2 (Antwerp), BB: n/a - (2018-1883) Thanks to the RateBeer crew for sharing today’s beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: sweet, lots of caramel, fruity, chocolate, bit dusty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots of alcohol, bit watery, very roasted, lots of dark coffee. Aftertaste: roasted, coffee, bitter, dry finish.
3.6thought I had tried before but happy to have a new rate; dragged to TX from a WI trip last summer. coffee! one of the most coffee in a nose ever. some barnyard also. taste is black coffee, barrel, sweet, chocolate. maybe too much coffee and too sweet. nice palate. enjoyed; just not at top of stout rankings.
3.3At a tasting, medium bubbly head, clear deep brown color with lots of reddish hues, aroma of aromatic coffee, mellow chocolate, hint of earthiness and a whiff of vanila, lots of chocolate in flavor with some coffee, alcohol, hints of umami and vanialla. alcojhol a bit too strong, Nice and enjoyable.
4.0Bottle at a tasting. Brown with reddish hues and beige head. Aroma of coffee ash bourbon. Flavors of roasted and dark malts, moderately sweet, coffee, chocolate, ash, oak, vanilla, bourbon. Full-bodied. Great.
4.112floz bottle, dated as 06.05.2018 (I think that what it means, and I think it's BOD), $4.50 single, pint glass. Pours dark with a small amount of head, dark chocolatey, mildly roasted coffee, creamy-sweet full bodied goodness.
3.9Bottle sample at a tasting at zvsn's place. Very dark brown to black, tan foam. Bourbon, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, roast, a bit ashy, sweet, some alcohol, full-bodied, rounded. Great stuff.