Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S. Oatmeal Imperial Stout - Hoppin' Frog Brewery

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rAvg: 4.31
pDev: 8.35%
Reviews: 502
Hads: 575

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Brewed by:
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

Ohio, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 9.40% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (500), on-tap (1), growler (1).

Notes:
English-style Imperial Stout aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels.

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Reviews by generalnotsew:

generalnotsew

Tennessee

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Body is black as black can get. The head was a nice cocoa but didn't last very long. Lacing is very sticky. Plenty of chocolate and whisky in the nose. I also gets hints of cherry, molasses and vanilla. The bourbon is not overpowering in the least which is great. The whiskey is quite prominent in the taste along with the sweet graininess of the oatmeal. Dark raisiny chocolate is also strong. Carbonation is nicely toned down with barely a hint of alcohol warmth. One of the fewer barrel aged stouts I had and it doesn't fail to impress. Not quite up to KBS and BCS standards but it is getting very close.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2011 00:15:58 | More by generalnotsew

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t_carterb

Georgia

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-19-2013 15:53:58 | More by t_carterb

Kenai4

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-19-2013 03:54:56 | More by Kenai4

DanGeo

Michigan

3.75/5 rDev -13%

06-19-2013 01:10:32 | More by DanGeo

Scalawags

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -1.4%

06-18-2013 15:59:12 | More by Scalawags

mtomlins

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-17-2013 12:20:28 | More by mtomlins

IndyDad

New York

3.75/5 rDev -13%

06-16-2013 02:36:38 | More by IndyDad

In_Control_Mike

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +10.2%

06-15-2013 00:31:07 | More by In_Control_Mike

shehateme

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-14-2013 23:29:18 | More by shehateme

AOShabaz

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +10.2%

06-14-2013 23:24:54 | More by AOShabaz

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5 rDev -7.2%

06-13-2013 19:02:13 | More by djre4orm

twizzard

New York

3.75/5 rDev -13%

06-13-2013 14:14:31 | More by twizzard

EigenBeer

Florida

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-12-2013 02:06:00 | More by EigenBeer

goblin7704

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -13%

06-11-2013 16:52:46 | More by goblin7704

imyourhero21

California

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

06-10-2013 18:00:06 | More by imyourhero21

whoneeds8

Texas

4.59/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Bought this on my trip to Chicago in April. Just now getting around to opening it.

Poured out of the bottle, with a black cap, a thick motor oil black into a Stone RIS glass. Thin head with little retention. Scent of the bourbon hits my nose, but that's all I get, I have a terrible nose. The taste has the bourbon burst up front with a bit of a hop presence. Then bring on the oats . . . the mouth just shuts down and goes dryer than a desert. A wonderful complexity and very well balanced. No two flavors are stronger than the other. Mouthfeel is perfectly bodied for the style and dry.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 23:37:12 | More by whoneeds8