Cognac Barrel Aged Dark Lord De Muerte - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

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63 Ratings

rAvg: 4.02
pDev: 17.41%
Reviews: 16
Hads: 47

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Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Indiana, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 15.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (16).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by birchstick:

birchstick

Missouri

4.1/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle #308 of 817 - 2012 Vintage

A - pours black with a chocolaty head on it

S - soy chocolates and lots of spicy pepper notes float in the air above the glass

T - sweet chocolate malts open this one up. Cognac barrel characteristics take over the taste profile, but these are very quickly completely overwhelmed by lots of spicy peppers, which dominate the beer from here on out. I like this, but I think the pepper could have been dialed down a bit.

M - smooth bodied with a little bit of carbonation; a very spicy, dry finish to it

D - overall, this is a solid DL variant, however I think the spices could have been more complementary than dominant in the taste profile. As any of the barrel aged variants of DL, I would recommend this to try.

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Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 03:15:01 | More by birchstick

More User Reviews:

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

3/5 rDev -25.4%

05-23-2013 00:03:57 | More by oldp0rt

smartassboiler

Illinois

4/5 rDev -0.5%

05-18-2013 22:30:10 | More by smartassboiler

Jeffo

Netherlands

1.5/5 rDev -62.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Thanks to a few people we were able to put together the entire vertical and almost all the BA variants. Lots of fun gents!

From a 750 into a snifter
2012 vintage
Bottle 203 of 817

APPEARANCE: Just like all the rest of them. Pours relatively clear for an imperial stout. Produces a small, one finger medium-looking head that quickly fades to a wisp and ring. Black body in the glass with some carbonation evident. Only a ring remains until the end and leaves no real lacing down the glass. A little too light a pour and an average head at best.

SMELL: Very scary. I'm sure they were going for this though. There's a hint of cognac and oak in there, but this is mostly chillies and leather, and not in a good way. I would definitely trade it in for what's behind door number 2 if I had a chance.

TASTE: Yikes! The chillies are just overpowering here. Not a nuanced approach at all, this is an all-out bomb. A hint of dark chocolate at the swallow as well, but this is just chillies and more chilles. Too hot and spicy for anyone but the most seasoned in this department. Undrinkable.

PALATE: Slightly lighter than the base beer, but still big enough. Just like the other DL variants as well. Medium body with medium levels of carbonation. Creamy enough, goes down fine and finishes rather sticky on the palate. Piles of chili heat drowns out the booze and heat, but the spiciness is just absurd.

OVERALL: This is for the people who seek out the hottest, most dominating suicide sauce for chicken wings. I understand the desire for extreme, but in this case, this is extreme gone wrong. Dominating, one-dimensional, painful, and emotionally scarring. Words like sadness, revenge, hurt, insult, disappointment, waste, anger, violence, etc., come to mind. I had a few sips and passed the rest off to my man Doopie, who personifies all the nouns above. Undrinkable drain pour.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 12:54:25 | More by Jeffo

StoutFest

Illinois

4.75/5 rDev +18.2%

05-05-2013 00:40:15 | More by StoutFest

VAbdoyan

California

3.5/5 rDev -12.9%

05-02-2013 07:03:27 | More by VAbdoyan

hopswap1

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +5.7%

04-29-2013 00:39:50 | More by hopswap1

sgoro

Illinois

3/5 rDev -25.4%

04-27-2013 02:20:47 | More by sgoro

t0rin0

California

3.75/5 rDev -6.7%

03-03-2013 00:53:16 | More by t0rin0

Hopbully

Virginia

4.75/5 rDev +18.2%

02-28-2013 05:47:24 | More by Hopbully

markmcconv

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +5.7%

02-17-2013 01:53:52 | More by markmcconv

DrGonzoDDS

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +11.9%

02-17-2013 00:36:51 | More by DrGonzoDDS

ChicagoNick

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +11.9%

02-16-2013 20:26:33 | More by ChicagoNick

Azrael

4.25/5 rDev +5.7%

02-12-2013 05:04:20 | More by Azrael

Thorpe429

Illinois

3/5 rDev -25.4%

02-04-2013 11:34:50 | More by Thorpe429

starrdogg

District of Columbia

4/5 rDev -0.5%

02-04-2013 05:49:24 | More by starrdogg

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.68/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25

750 mL bottle, red wax, Thanks Chris!

Pours a dark viscous, opaque dark milk chocolate with a trace light tan head. Aroma is slightly hot, with booze and green peppers and slight cognac sweetness, but overall it is surprisingly mild. Thick and syrupy body, covers the palate with a silky, smooth coating. Flavor starts with a strong cognac and rich malt chocolate presence before holy hell peppers! So hot and very little else is making sense to me midway through the palate and long into the finish.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 02:04:05 | More by yourefragile