Imperial Stout Trooper - Bourbon Barrel Aged - New England Brewing Co.

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167 Ratings

rAvg: 3.89
pDev: 14.65%
Reviews: 95
Hads: 72

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Brewed by:
New England Brewing Co.

Connecticut, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (94), on-tap (1).

Notes:
2012 - 375ml bottle, label changed to hunched groucho barrel. 10% ABV

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Reviews by Zodijackyl:

Zodijackyl

Connecticut

4.8/5 rDev +23.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Reviewed from notes circa 2011 at Tomato and Basil, Fairfield, CT. This was from a NEBCO night where a bunch of their beers were featured.

Pours black with a dense, mocha-colored head. Smells like dark roasted malt and chocolate, similar to a good chocolate biscuit. Very pleasant feel, smooth and comfortably bitter. Taste has a bit of wood and roasted feel up front, with tons of chocolate and caramel malt flavors that are balanced across the palette. The body seems to have a good blend of the bitterness of the darker roasted grains and the sweetness and smoothness of lighter ones. A bit more mellow in grain character than regular trooper, a bit more bitter from the touch of wood flavor. Excellent beer overall, don't miss it if you have a chance to try it.

Serving type: on-tap

01-22-2013 20:13:05 | More by Zodijackyl

More User Reviews:

mltobin

Connecticut

4.2/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

375 mL from this past winters release. I poured it into a NEBCO flute.

The appearance is black with a small tan head. Its` nose contains bourbon, roasted malts, dark chocolate and caramel. I tip it back for a sip and I taste chocolate, toffee, more of that bourbon, oak and a bit of vanilla. It tastes very nice and warms you up. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a pretty decent a mount of carbonation to it. All things considered, another very good beer from the crew at NEBCO.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 00:56:31 | More by mltobin

jkane101

New Jersey

3.25/5 rDev -16.5%

05-14-2013 00:23:32 | More by jkane101

BMart

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +2.8%

05-13-2013 16:56:39 | More by BMart

josephwa

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +22.1%

05-11-2013 22:03:20 | More by josephwa

harrymel

Washington

3.25/5 rDev -16.5%

05-10-2013 06:00:25 | More by harrymel

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

05-08-2013 00:15:15 | More by cadaugherty

wyatt13

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

04-28-2013 13:53:17 | More by wyatt13

Bizoneill

Connecticut

4.5/5 rDev +15.7%

04-26-2013 15:32:43 | More by Bizoneill

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

04-15-2013 05:37:42 | More by Kelp

Saltee

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -10%

04-12-2013 14:55:13 | More by Saltee

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

4/5 rDev +2.8%

04-11-2013 01:36:22 | More by Atomicskis5

ManMoosePig

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

04-11-2013 01:03:55 | More by ManMoosePig

unclejazz

New York

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

04-05-2013 22:54:22 | More by unclejazz

chippo33

Vermont

3.25/5 rDev -16.5%

04-04-2013 01:03:30 | More by chippo33

Hamburgers

California

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Vintage 2012. Bottle #1140. Pours black with thin brown head. Aroma is dried fruit, vanilla, easy on bourbon. Smells like a BBA barley Wine. Flavor is sweet, fruity and again easy on the bourbon. Medium body with good carbonation. Very good. Ready to drink now which is fine cause I am drinking it now....

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 06:35:07 | More by Hamburgers