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Splinter Black
Tröegs Brewing Company
- From:
- Tröegs Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 18.52%
- Reviews:
- 100
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 10, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 21, 2010
- Wants:
- 89
- Gots:
- 68
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Rich dark brown appearance with a fizzy tan head, low retention, sparse lacing. Cocoa, caramel, tobacco, oak. Medium to thick body, medium to high carbonation.
Oct 10, 2021Rated by brother_rebus from Maine
2.96/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.96/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Thin soy sauce
Aug 29, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Man I remember the hype behind these before they were released. I think it was prolly on the backs of splinter gold and blue that this one came in ultra hyped. Then it fell flat on the demand side, and for good reason says I.
Poured black, absolutely nothing wrong with the appearance here, other than maybe a gripload of carbonation. The head was that cherry cola head appearance. The aroma dropped a substantial amount of wood, vanilla to a lesser extent, but man, fresh cut wood.
Taste, wow, did they puree some toothpicks into this? So woody. The carbonation seemed livelier than it should have been, it was very much so. The heavy wood amount contributed lots of dryness inside the mouth.
Interesting beer, super heavy oak presence. Solid viscosity all around.
Apr 24, 2016Poured black, absolutely nothing wrong with the appearance here, other than maybe a gripload of carbonation. The head was that cherry cola head appearance. The aroma dropped a substantial amount of wood, vanilla to a lesser extent, but man, fresh cut wood.
Taste, wow, did they puree some toothpicks into this? So woody. The carbonation seemed livelier than it should have been, it was very much so. The heavy wood amount contributed lots of dryness inside the mouth.
Interesting beer, super heavy oak presence. Solid viscosity all around.
Reviewed by portia99 from Massachusetts
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
750ml C&C bottle poured into a snifter.
A - Pours near black in color, clear enough to see bubbles rising through the body up to the finger of cappuccino colored head that slowly falls leaving behind lots of lacing on the glass.
S - Roasty, a bit caramelly, light astringency, licorice, woody oak, mildy boozy.
T - Roasted malt up front, some charcoal, wood, chocolate, mild vanilla tho not nearly as present as I expected given the process to make this beer.
M - Medium-full bodied, light carbonation, roast and char, caramel and chocolate. Pretty much par for the course for the style.
O - Hoped for more than this when I traded for it, pretty much got what I expected based on reviews. Solid imperial stout, but so many excellent examples out there that this just blends with the rest of the pack.
Feb 15, 2015A - Pours near black in color, clear enough to see bubbles rising through the body up to the finger of cappuccino colored head that slowly falls leaving behind lots of lacing on the glass.
S - Roasty, a bit caramelly, light astringency, licorice, woody oak, mildy boozy.
T - Roasted malt up front, some charcoal, wood, chocolate, mild vanilla tho not nearly as present as I expected given the process to make this beer.
M - Medium-full bodied, light carbonation, roast and char, caramel and chocolate. Pretty much par for the course for the style.
O - Hoped for more than this when I traded for it, pretty much got what I expected based on reviews. Solid imperial stout, but so many excellent examples out there that this just blends with the rest of the pack.
Reviewed by haazer from Pennsylvania
4.09/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Last of 4 bottles I got at the brewery 3 years ago. Poured in a snifter.
A- Thick black brew with a highly carbonated billowy tan head. The foam leaves lacing on the glass as it comes down. Interestingly the foam is looser at the surface and much denser at the black liquid.
S- Heavy doses of vanilla and dark fruits. There's some tobacco, molasses, and a slight whiff of booze. You also get an impression of damp oak.
T- The vanilla starts out and then becomes overtaken by an astringent oak. The malts in here are deeply charred and has a slight dark chocolate flavor. There's also some tobacco profile, and a back end flavor of molasses.
M- Full bodied stout with high carbonation. This brew is thick and coat's the mouth. A slight hint of heat from the booze, but not tasted. As the beer warms up it does smooth out a bit. Not quite the "velvet" described on the card around the neck.
O- There was a lot of different opinions by people on this beer. In my experience with 4 bottles, the first three were great. This last bottle I felt was a bit more harsh, even after 3 years and probably fell into the variation others hated. Even with the bottle variation on this beer, it was not terrible like some suggested. If you were lucky to get a "good" bottle then you had a great beer. I was thankful for those, and this one too. My rating is based on the first three.
Dec 25, 2013A- Thick black brew with a highly carbonated billowy tan head. The foam leaves lacing on the glass as it comes down. Interestingly the foam is looser at the surface and much denser at the black liquid.
S- Heavy doses of vanilla and dark fruits. There's some tobacco, molasses, and a slight whiff of booze. You also get an impression of damp oak.
T- The vanilla starts out and then becomes overtaken by an astringent oak. The malts in here are deeply charred and has a slight dark chocolate flavor. There's also some tobacco profile, and a back end flavor of molasses.
M- Full bodied stout with high carbonation. This brew is thick and coat's the mouth. A slight hint of heat from the booze, but not tasted. As the beer warms up it does smooth out a bit. Not quite the "velvet" described on the card around the neck.
O- There was a lot of different opinions by people on this beer. In my experience with 4 bottles, the first three were great. This last bottle I felt was a bit more harsh, even after 3 years and probably fell into the variation others hated. Even with the bottle variation on this beer, it was not terrible like some suggested. If you were lucky to get a "good" bottle then you had a great beer. I was thankful for those, and this one too. My rating is based on the first three.
Splinter Black from Tröegs Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
172 ratings
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