Maple Barrel Aged Fayston Maple Imperial Stout - Lawson's Finest Liquids

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rAvg: 4.32
pDev: 9.72%
Reviews: 46
Hads: 75

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Lawson's Finest Liquids

Vermont, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (45), on-tap (1).

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Reviews by jrallen34:

jrallen34

Illinois

3.93/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

drank from a Cigar City snifter... A light black body with some brown. A medium tan head rises quickly, ok retention, not much lace... A hot nose of alcohol, maple, and molasses. Not bad... The taste is still a hot but totally tolerable because its pretty sweet. Lots of maple, which is good, some smoke and caramel too... This is pretty good, would enjoy this again in the future with some more age.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2011 14:37:35 | More by jrallen34

More User Reviews:

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.75/5 rDev +10%

06-17-2013 11:29:45 | More by Slatetank

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

06-16-2013 04:55:52 | More by orangesol

Hendry

Vermont

4.75/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

From the 4/20/13 Lawson's 5th Anniversary, pours an opaque brown,1 finger tan head like a root beer float reduces to a permanent cap, supreme lacing.

Aromas are roasty & deep, espresso & cocoa bean, maple in the center, slight vanilla bean.

Flavors are bold and roasty, slight maple sweetness without coming near cloying,slight alcohol detected.

Moutfeel is heavy: this is a sipper and a glass of water is recommended alongside this rich imperial stout.Carbonation is excellent.

This pricey little number was worth every penny @ $15/12.7 oz., and it doesn't come around very often, so be sure to snap them up if you are lucky enough to see them.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 02:26:45 | More by Hendry

elephantrider

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

06-03-2013 03:31:40 | More by elephantrider

ncaudle

Virginia

4/5 rDev -7.4%

05-28-2013 18:14:28 | More by ncaudle

Dyelawn

Maine

4.75/5 rDev +10%

05-26-2013 23:14:49 | More by Dyelawn

SkiBum22

New York

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

05-24-2013 03:25:48 | More by SkiBum22

HevvyMetalHippie

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

05-11-2013 15:40:07 | More by HevvyMetalHippie

Kelp

New Hampshire

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

05-04-2013 23:34:20 | More by Kelp

JonnyBeers

British Columbia (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

05-01-2013 07:43:21 | More by JonnyBeers

Alieniloquium

Florida

4/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

375 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Black with a smaller head than the base. Still retains what it had well. Sugary legs on the swirl.

Smell - Buckets of maple. The maple liquor really comes out. Chocolate and really roasty coffee. Less chalky than the base beer.

Taste - Sharp maple liquor flavor up front. Lots of sweet maple. Oaky. Lots of that bitter chocolate and some of that chalkiness.

Mouthfeel - Hotter than the base. Much sweeter. Medium carbonation.

Overall - Better than the base. I love maple. This is pretty intense, but tasty.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 02:13:20 | More by Alieniloquium

Jwale73

Rhode Island

3.94/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

375ml wax capped bottle served in a taster. Brewed December 2012. Pours slightly darker than cola with a loose, mocha-colored head that dissipates into a swirl and a creamy band around the shoulders. Some lacing, but poor retention. Nose expresses dark malts, molasses, a roasty quality and perhaps a trace of vanilla. Taste consistent with nose; however, no real maple character comes out until the beer reaches room temperature, and at best, it is minimal. The flavor profile is more or less dominated by an ashy character. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with a carbonation just shy of lively with some acidity present as well. Overall, a decent beer, but not worth the price point and virtually no maple character present. Not sure if I would invest in another bottle.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 23:54:21 | More by Jwale73

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev -1.6%

04-25-2013 22:52:38 | More by onix1agr

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +4.2%

04-21-2013 03:13:49 | More by oglmcdgl

HopLuva

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +10%

04-16-2013 19:22:22 | More by HopLuva

oline73

Maryland

4.29/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from the bottle into a snifter. I was lucky enough to have this along side the other three versions.

The beer pours a dark brown, almost black color with a layer of off white head. The smell is sweeter than the regular version. I'm also getting some roast and mild alcohol. The taste is also sweeter with more heat than the regular version. I'm getting some maple syrup and dark fruit. The finish has a roasty component to it along with some alcohol heat.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 03:08:30 | More by oline73

Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.38/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Bottle to HFS Sniffer

A: very dark brow in color like a cup of black coffee. It has no head there is not even a slight lacing around top. It is completely opaque about as dark as it can get in that regard, quite thick as well definitely motor oil status on a sluggish pour.

S:Rich and chocholately in smell you can definitely smell the maple syrup/barrell effects however that being said there is more then a hint of alcohol in there two though it is not overpowering from the other smell.

T: Wow so it is a lot like the nose in that there is a lot of rich chocolate flavor with hints of vanilla but not in that there is no alcohol that is impressive considering 11% is pretty high abv. Outside of the chocolate you can definitely taste the maple with syrupy sweetness it really balances the taste and makes it really drinkable for its feel and abv.

M: The feel is thick, chewy (toffee like) and syrupy there is basically no carbonation it does go down easily despite how heavy it is. If you like your stouts like chocolate syrup this is right up your ally I enjoy it but its not perfect.

O:I really like this beer another amazing stout from Lawson's and I think this is the best of the three. The bourbon barrel one has great flavor but it a little more overwhelming the maple barrel brings out the maple much more so and makes it smoother and richer in flavor in feel from the standard version. I am really impressed and I highly recommend this beer if your lucky enough to get your hands on it.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 03:32:27 | More by Pinknuggets