End Of Days - Pipeworks Brewing Company

MostlyNorwegian

Illinois

4.58/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Umm. Wow. Pulled this one out to let it warm for about 45 minutes before serving and that really still wasn't enough to pull everything Beejay and crew put in back out of it. Nice light boozy ring in the swirl showing off the 8.2 abv inside. There was a sort of dark caramel color in the base of the glass translating into a very dark brown almost black up top. You can't see through the glass that's for sure, and I don't recall much head, so it must've been thin and died out pretty quickly. I'm not terribly concerned about the carbonation because this is a kind of beer where the flavors should have a lot of room to be themselves and the carbonation needs to be natural in in its presence to the point of taking a back seat to them.
Really well done for where the flavors introduce themselves into the palate and tasting. The peppers only seem to say hello in the most polite way on the back and afterwards with a pleasant warming that sort of mimics the alcohol ringing the glass from swirling. Up front, it's a dance between the vanilla, lactose, cinnamon and cacao. That's also where the smell is. The cacao, and the vanilla seem most prominent from what I can recall. The ancho peppers are in back someplace, and just as in the tasting, they take their time to be detected.
This isn't a beer I'd want too many of in one session, but it's definitely one that is remarkable in what it sets out to do. Which must be something between a desert beer and a breakfast beer. Definitely one to pour into a goblet of some sort to let warm up as there is a lot to talk about with it, if talking about beer is your thing. This is a beer that could handle quite nicely placed into the right kind of barrel and given the time to grow and develop. Definite creeper potential.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2013 22:02:11 | More by MostlyNorwegian

thegerm87

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%

06-20-2013 01:42:15 | More by thegerm87

chippo33

Vermont

3/5  rDev -20.4%

06-19-2013 21:34:02 | More by chippo33

Stevedore

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bomber from batch #136 poured into Russian River snifters and consumed with a friend today, 6/14/2013.

Aroma: Lactose, roast malts, a bit of vanilla and small hints of pepper heat. It's a delicious smelling beer with a lot going on, but the nose isn't particularly explosive here. (4)

Colour: Fairly typical looking dark cola body with a nice fluffy 1cm tan head that dissipates slowly. Lacing is there, but it all becomes a thin tan collar in the end. Nothing special but a nice dark and appetizing beer. (4)

Flavour: Sweet lactose mixed in with a bit of roasty malt sweetness. There's a bit of vanilla and chocolate bitterness, and the back end is a very subtle spiciness. I think the beer would be much improved if the spiciness was a bit more noticeable, but overall a nice delicious combination of flavours. (4)

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, semi-decent carbonation. Leaves a finish that isn't particularly dry nor refreshing. Very drinkable at 8.2%. Aftertaste is mostly cocoa bitterness with very, very small hints of spice. (4)

Overall: Tasty milk stout, very drinkable with a decent bit going on. However there is no one ingredient that really stands out from the background combination and I think having a little more vanilla or pepper spice would make this beer stand out a bit more. Nevertheless I really enjoyed drinking this beer and would buy it again. (4)

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 04:59:40 | More by Stevedore

Rand_ale_Thor

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

06-14-2013 15:25:41 | More by Rand_ale_Thor

MNPikey

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

06-10-2013 01:41:11 | More by MNPikey

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4/5  rDev +6.1%

06-06-2013 16:43:18 | More by SkeeterBoganski

savagepm

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%

06-06-2013 00:29:40 | More by savagepm

TastyIsBeer

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -27.1%

06-03-2013 01:32:48 | More by TastyIsBeer

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

06-02-2013 13:32:34 | More by ajzy

csparace

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

06-01-2013 22:25:03 | More by csparace

Drucifer

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

06-01-2013 06:00:40 | More by Drucifer

hansgruber

Indiana

4/5  rDev +6.1%

06-01-2013 02:40:04 | More by hansgruber

Lewie8619

Indiana

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-24-2013 13:43:44 | More by Lewie8619

Hoozierdaddy

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-24-2013 05:20:56 | More by Hoozierdaddy

ChugginOil

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-22-2013 19:02:09 | More by ChugginOil

OGunner77

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-21-2013 01:33:15 | More by OGunner77

ERRL710

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-20-2013 19:35:23 | More by ERRL710

prender1482

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-18-2013 00:32:44 | More by prender1482

bcm75

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-17-2013 00:32:51 | More by bcm75

pstam87

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-14-2013 01:52:42 | More by pstam87

EROCK75

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%

05-13-2013 15:25:59 | More by EROCK75

Kubrickx

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-12-2013 18:36:23 | More by Kubrickx

mjohnson17

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-11-2013 15:10:08 | More by mjohnson17

inlimbo77

Delaware

3.93/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

22oz, bottled 3/29/13
The Bruery tulip

A: Deep dark brown color. Not a lot of light getting through. Light tan head. Specs of lacing. Good carbo.

S: Milk chocolate. Sweet lactose. Creamy. Not catching too much spice on the nose.

T: Touch if spice. Milk chocolate. Some bitterness from roast and coffee.

M: Full bodied. Creamy.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 15:54:00 | More by inlimbo77