Imperial Eclipse Stout - Elijah Craig (12 Year) - FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.47
pDev: 8.72%
Reviews: 189
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Brewed by:
FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 9.50% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (175), on-tap (13), growler (1).

Notes:
Imperial Stout aged 200 days in an Elijah Craig bourbon barrel.

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Reviews by Overlord:

Overlord

California

4.53/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Significantly better than the four roses version.

Pours black with a dark brown border. All of these beers surprise me with their aggressive bubbling/head and lighter than expected consistency.

Smells like delicious vanilla laced bourbon, just a bit of dark chocolate, much stronger sweet milk chocolate, and more bourbon. Surprising notes of wood, smoke, and leather. Smells great.

Taste is wonderfully complex, with balancing dark roasted malts that provide just a slight dash of bittering espresso with a big heaping of bourbon, alcohol laced vanilla, and a surprisingly rich and deep lingering aftertaste of smoked bourbon laced leathery sun dried plums. Only off-note is a kind of strange burnt raisin acridness ... not sure what that is, but barely noticeable.

Just a fine, wondrous beer with rich, perfectly blended flavors that does not try to do too much. I'm starting to think brewers are just going overboard with putting too much random shit into beers. It's nice to see someone take a straightforward recipe, age it the perfect length of time, and produce something truly remarkable.

*like all the beers in this series, could use a touch more body.

****SECOND BOTTLE OF THIS FAR INFERIOR. OH GOOD GOD.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2011 05:36:39 | More by Overlord

More User Reviews:

powz87

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -16.1%

05-20-2013 17:20:12 | More by powz87

deereless

Colorado

4.68/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A: Medium viscosity, tightly packed head that dropped quite quickly and kept a espresso colored ring around the edge of the glass, the beer itself is obsidian dark with only a hint of light sneaking in at the edge - 4.50, S: Intensely sweet nose of candied figs, pureed dates and plums, there is also some noticeable whisky and deep charred wood, amazing nose all-around - 5.00, T: The nose did not mislead the palate on the sweetness factor, extremely sweet - candied prunes and baker's chocolate, vanilla and whisky are also evident, mocha-like flavor and a hint of smoke buried in the beer, the layers of malt don't disappoint - 4.50, M: Medium mouthfeel with a velvety chew, envelopes the tongue - 4.75, D: All around an exceptional beer and a wonderful sipper, the nose is one of the most exciting and complex I've experienced in quite a while - 4.75

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 23:56:13 | More by deereless

Kraig

California

4.99/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Excellent Stout beer. Slight honey flavor was outstanding. I also enjoyed the oak barrel flavoring. The oak barrel flavor and the honey flavor compliments each other greatly. This is an extremely dark beer and definitely named appropriately.

I highly recommend this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 18:30:27 | More by Kraig

chossboss

Oregon

4.75/5 rDev +6.3%

05-17-2013 04:35:10 | More by chossboss

chippo33

Vermont

3.5/5 rDev -21.7%

05-17-2013 00:53:08 | More by chippo33

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5 rDev -4.9%

05-16-2013 20:14:37 | More by carlosega

cmdmzmjm

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -4.9%

05-16-2013 02:08:27 | More by cmdmzmjm

mvdillman

Indiana

4.75/5 rDev +6.3%

05-15-2013 18:10:20 | More by mvdillman

pcarney8

Virginia

4.75/5 rDev +6.3%

05-15-2013 14:56:37 | More by pcarney8

Damian

Massachusetts

4.46/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Drank from a 22 fl oz bottle
Served in a snifter
2012 vintage

Review #475

Pitch black with a creamy, frothed saddle brown head. Spotty lacing and a wispy film on the liquid.

Strong bourbon notes in the nose with toasted oak, vanilla, tobacco and chocolate. Sweet and boozy. Roasted dark malts, smoke and a boatload of barrel.

A heavy-handed helping of bourbon came through up front with sweet barrel character and oaky tannins. Chocolate, molasses and vanilla lead into the robust back bone. Lots of roasted dark malts. Boozy chocolate cake, brownies, tobacco and a dash of smoke. Finished boozy and warm with lingering vanilla.

Full bodied, milder carbonation. Creamy, sticky and smooth on the tongue.

Overall, an excellent beer even though this probably was not worth the $30 price tag.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:02:01 | More by Damian