Berserker Imperial Stout - Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.33
pDev: 9.7%
Reviews: 188
Hads: 245

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Brewed by:
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

Alaska, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 12.70% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (183), on-tap (5).

Notes:
Vicious and viscous, this menacing brew pours opaque black with a creamy maduro-colored head. Its aroma offers seductive whiskey, chewy red wine, dark fruit and lavish tobacco. Berserker Imperial Stout invades your taste buds with in-your-face flavor. Weighing in at almost 13% alcohol by volume, Berserker is completely out-of-control. Give it a good fight. Berserker Imperial Stout was aged in both red wine and whiskey barrels.

Original release of Berserker was at 10.4%, subsequent vintages have gone upwards of 12.7%. When reviewing, please list beer vintage and that vintage's specific ABV.

30 IBU

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Reviews by mfavoino:

mfavoino

Washington

4.1/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

2012 vintage. 12.7% abv poured into a New Belgium globe.

Appearance: Pours a thick black with a surprisingly big brown head. Recedes to a nice rim around the glass. Great looking stout.

Smell: Big whiskey, bourbon aroma and lots of dark roasted malts. Some light chocolate and booze.

Taste: Roasted malts combine with the whiskey flavor of the barrel. Some soy, then light chocolate and maple sweetness followed by a lingering roasted malt finish.

Mouthfeel: Thick and creamy with a smoothness that is nice for a high abv beer.

Overall: Love the big barrel flavor and roastiness. I still like Parabola and BCBS better.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 02:50:14 | More by mfavoino

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cofeeguru

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +3.9%

06-19-2013 02:37:57 | More by cofeeguru

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4.5/5 rDev +3.9%

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4/5 rDev -7.6%

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06-16-2013 13:33:37 | More by Hessian257

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4.25/5 rDev -1.8%

06-15-2013 14:17:55 | More by funhog

josephwa

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4.5/5 rDev +3.9%

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3.5/5 rDev -19.2%

06-10-2013 17:26:53 | More by TheRuss9585

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.85/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

650 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Reviewed from notes. 2012 bottle.

Appearance - Almost inky. Good sized mocha head. Collar of dark khaki foam as it settles.

Smell - Bourbon is nice but faint. Slight vinous characteristic. Oak and some dark fruits combining, probably, but it's a little more acidic than that. Lots of chocolate.

Taste - Nice chocolate. Bitter dark chocolate. Molasses. Bourbon is even fainter here. Bitter finish, seemingly from roasted malts.

Mouthfeel - Extremely bitter, not what I expected. Masks a lot of flavor. Well carbonated.

Overall - The barrel seems weak to me, but the other flavors are good.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 17:05:15 | More by Alieniloquium