In Between Dreams
Hidden Springs Ale Works

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From:
Hidden Springs Ale Works
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 5.19%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
13
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 25, 2021
Added:
Feb 08, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
Cognac and bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut.
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Reviewed by CraftFan5 from New Jersey

4.24/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
23 January 2021 - Beer #230

Price: $35.00 at Equilibrium Brewing in Middletown, NY

Appearance: 4 - pitch black and green, but I gotta ding it for a couple floaties. Eww.

Nose: 5 - ZOMG! Pure barrel and hazelnut. If it tastes half as good as it smells we'll be in good shape.

Taste: 4 - very nutty. Not much barrel here, but certainly plenty tasty. The flavor dies a bit on the back end.

Mouth: 4 - much thinner than expected. Quite smooth.

Overall: 4 - not a standout, and not worth the price, but a fun experience.

Cheers!
Feb 25, 2021
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.39/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured medium black from a crowler with a almost nitro like soft mocha head that fades quickly into surface islands. Smell and taste are clones: wonderfully roasted hazelnut, right in the sweet spot with those well done, with vanilla and cognac sweetness created an icing like effect to go with the hazelnut, before bourbon-boozy chocolate emerge to strike balance. Puts off hints of espresso as it warms, sneaky complex for a pastry stout. Feel is boozy but surprisingly not very warm, doesn't cloy but has ever certain sweetness, very smooth and light. Continue to enjoy HSAW's craft. The wife liked it
Dec 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.39 by Dark_Scarecrow from Virginia

Jul 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.13 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Apr 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by user785335 from Florida

Feb 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by 22Blue from Kansas

Jan 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.47 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Nov 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.66 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

May 19, 2019
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a fairly and deeply dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like big globs of hazelnut frosting, cognac, chocolate fudge and chocolate syrup - this is definitely pastry country that we are entering here.

The barrel is extremely light here - maybe a touch of cognanc, but no bourbon, and no oakiness at all. There is however a whole buttload of hazelnut here, with some secondary vanilla and chocolate.

This is thick and chewy, with a slight booziness on the very back end of each sip.

This is well done despite neither barrel coming through very strongly.
Apr 27, 2019
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.08/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The coffee and hazelnut are delivered creamily with a chocolate that's a little sweetly cloying, but not too much. However there is no barrel I'm experiencing on draft. The full body is big with a soft, fluffy carbonation and a slightly sharp, semi-dry finish bringing out some faint bitterness way in the background.
Mar 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.87 by mig100 from Texas

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by StoutSnob40 from California

Mar 03, 2019
In Between Dreams from Hidden Springs Ale Works
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 13 ratings