FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout - Buffalo Trace Barrel
Imperial Stout aged 225 days in 12 year old Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels. Single Barrel versions AND the bottled blended version (From multiple Buffalo Trace barrels of varying ages) all go here.
Vintages:
2011 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel Blend) = Yellow Wax
2013 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Burralo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2014 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2016 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2018 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Bright Yellow Wax
2022 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
Vintages:
2011 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel Blend) = Yellow Wax
2013 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Burralo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2014 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2016 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
2018 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Bright Yellow Wax
2022 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Buffalo Trace Barrel) = Yellow Wax
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184 reviews
Truckee, United States
Community reviews
Bottle at home, yellow wax. Black pour, beige creamy head. Sweet roasted malty bourbon, creamy, soft, honey. Big body, low carbonation.
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Bottle, shared at THT Nov. '17, thanks kermis. Black color. Beige-brown head. Aroma's: sweet, fruitt, honey. Retronasal it's sweetish, honey, woody, boozy. Flavor is moderate sweet with big wood/tannine notes. Above medium bodied. Long finish, dry from the wood, with moderate bitterness. Ambit different from my previous Eclipse experiences, but still great!
Shared at the November THT. Pours black with a tan head. Honey, chocolate, woody, vanilla, flowery.
Bottle shared at THT November. Almost black with light brown head. Deep fudge and flowers on the nose. Vanilla, honey, soft roast, cocoa, light coffee notes, old wood. Very light flowery aroma, a bit thin on the malts but it all comes together nicely. Good sweetness with medium bitterness. Over medium bodied with slick feel. Very good, one of the better Eclipses I've had.
THT November at Kwartje. Bottle shared thanks to kermis. Black with tan head. Big sweet roasted chocolate malts, hazlenuts, honey, vanilla, dry red wine woody, cocoa powdery notes. Big sweet and bitter. Full body and soft carbonation. Boozy but so soft and nice.
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Bottle shared at THT November. Black with a tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, loads of wood from the barrel coming out, chocolate, vanilla, honey, toffee, coffee and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with alcohol warmth in the finish soft carbonation.
Bottle at salthorse. Pours deep brown, nose is wood, vanilla, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, chewy, roasty, oak.
Beer shared at RBAG 2017. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, soy, dark malts, raisin, and chocolate. Taste is caramel, vanilla, dark malt, currants,
Tap at Imazato. Deep ruby brown with a sweet molasses and whiskey. Medium bodied, maybe a bit light. Smooth and silky with a boozy whiskey heat, oaky and sweet. Really good but I was hoping for a fuller body.
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, from and with Matt Hartley (thank you!), savoured October 14 2016; eye: black, opaque, ring of brown head, light lacing; nose: bourbon, woody, roasted barley, coffee, light fruity, slight molasses, caramel; mouth: bourbon, woody, roasted barley, coffee, light fruity, slight molasses, caramel, finale in coffee with presence of alcohol, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, de et avec Matt Hartley (thank you!), savourée le 14 octobre 2016; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brune, légère dentelle; nez : bourbon, boisé, orge torréfiée, café, léger fruité, très léger mélasse, caramel; bouche : bourbon, boisé, orge torréfiée, café, léger fruité, très léger mélasse, caramel, finale en café avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tap at Imazato, rare one-off keg, 2015 in origin perhaps? Black pour with dark tan head. Sweet bourbon aroma, chocolate, coconut, a little barrel character. Flavour similar to nose, sweet notes of bourbon and choc, vanilla/coconut flourishes in sips every so often. Bit of fizz up front, slightly harsh on the backend, throat warmth. Decent.
Tap at Imazato. Pitch black with a low head. Nose is not so impressive, vanilla, chocolate, soy, bourbon. Rich chocolate and vanilla flavor, booze and very sweet, like chocolate marshmallows, berry, apples. Airy body like a marshmallow too. Good but too single-mindedly sweet. Probably would be much better in a year or 2.
Black pour, off white head. Roasty aroma is mellowed out by the bourbon, bringing vanilla and sweetness. The taste has chocolate, coffee, roasted malts and a nice sweet bourbon alcohol aftertaste. Mouthfeel is light and creamy with soft carbonation.
65 cl bottle @ home (2014 vintage). Pours black with a tan head that leaves some lacing. Aroma and flavour are bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, roasted malt, liquorice, and tobacco - with a slightly bitter finish.
Pours black with a tan head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, soy sauce, whiskey, oak and graham cracker aroma and flavors. Full body and moderate carbonation with a dark chocolate, booze and roasted malt finish. 2016.
Pours a dark brown with a frothy, beige foam. Nose is sweet roasted grains with hints of dark chocolate, and dried fruits. Taste is on the sweet side with a nice bitter nip. Complex flavor profile: bitter cocoa, booze, oak, spice, anise, coffee. Very nice brew.
From a 22 oz. bottle. Pours black with tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak and prunes. Flavors same. Smooth and tasty.
Bottle at Big Matt’s Eclipse tasting.Dark black pour with a light mocha head. Bittersweet chocolate malt, roasted, some brown sugar but slightly burnt, vanilla, wafers, mild carbonation and moderate+ body, sweeter and boozier with lots of bourbon and vanilla.
A deep dark stout with a thin brown head. In aroma, nice fruity chocolate malt with light licorice, alcohol warmth, bourbon barrel, nice and smooth. In mouth, a beautiful sweet fruity chocolate malt with vanilla, coffee crisp, vanilla, alcohol warmth, dark fruits, complex and beautiful. Bottle at Big Matt’s Eclipse tasting.
Pours Pitch Black. Aroma of choko Vanilla, oak, Bourbon, roast, Brown sugar. Taste is rather sweet loads of barrel, quite thin Body for a imp.
Style et résumé: Imperial stout BA bourbon.
Comment: Merci Patrick. Bouteille vintage 2014.
Portrait: Un liquide brun foncé avec une mousse beige. Un nez d’alcool et de chocolat. Ça sent très bon. Une bouche de chocolat, de bois, de caramel avec un bourbon vanillé bien intégré. Une superbe texture. Finale longue et sucrée. J’adore.
Note: 9/10
Vintage 2014. Belle robe et col mousseux brun de belle figure. Au nez, riches notes de bourbon avec de la noix de coco et du chocolat et du caramel et du chêne et de la vanille et des fruits. Large représentation olfactive. Le goût est tout aussi généreux, très malté mais jamais trop sucré avec un alcool qui se manifeste comme un fin renard. Une bouche soyeuse, facile comme un dessert qu’on savoure lentement. La finale se fait sur des notes de malts rôtis et de mélasse. Superbement facile à boire.
Bottle, 2013. Pours opaque black, small brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, good lacing. Aroma is roast, cocoa, bourbon, hint of smoke, vanilla. FLavor is medium sweet, light bitter, bourbon, cocoa, roasty malts, vanilla. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. This is one of the good ones.
Negro opaco y espuma beis. Aromas de cacao, vainilla, bizcocho, licor. Cuerpo denso, sabor de chocolate, vainilla, final de amargor quemado y licoroso.
Dark brown, beige foam. Aroma is sweet, velvety, soft roast and vinous dark chocolate. Dark fruits and raisins in steroids. Taste is mind-blowing and full of mixed chocolate, bitter cocoa, barrel booze, bit of oak, spices, dark fruits, salty bacon, liquorice, coffee and so on, so on. Crazy good.
Poured into a wine glass showing pitch black with sparse latte foam.
The nose shows a lot of smoke, oak barrel, notes of latte, and sweet hints of molasses.
The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied. The first impression shows a lot of buttery popcorn flavor with the same silky buttery mouth feel. Upon the second swig and warming up, a more vanilla forward flavor appears finished with smoked bourbon on the end.
Bomber @ FiftyFifty Charity Tasting: Vintage : Served in a taster:
Black body with creamy tan lacing.
Aroma is roast, bourbon, hair, brown sugars, light caramel, apples, earthy, molasses...
Flavour is roasty, molasses, bourbon, light liquorice, some soy, light bitter, light brown sugary..
Aftertaste is bitters, roast, bourbon, caramel, molasses...
Low carbo, creamy mouthfeel, close to full bodied.
2011 Bottle. Pours dark brown, with a brown head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, roasted malt, dark fruit, molasses, and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, vanilla, caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, and alcohol. Body is medium to heavy, with a lasting sweet finish. This one has aged really well.
65cl bottle (2014 vintage), served in Snifter. Pours black with nice tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, biscuit, bourbon, charred oak and dark fruits. Taste is similar, slightly different compared to the Woodford reserve version, which has more vanilla character and less smokiness. The bitter kick is more intense on this one. Creamy mouthfeel, perfect carbonation. The weak point is the price, the rest is awesome.