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Imperial Stout
Olde Hickory Brewery
- From:
- Olde Hickory Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,406 - ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,078 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 9.2%
- Reviews:
- 161
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 06, 2009
- Wants:
- 112
- Gots:
- 149
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
4.18/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle served in a Belgian snifter. The front label has a 28 October 2021 bottling date stamp.
Pours essentially black with dark ruby colored edges and a decent beige head.
Dec 08, 2022Pours essentially black with dark ruby colored edges and a decent beige head.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.01/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up a 12 oz single from the Appalachian Vintner 8-4-22 for $5.22. Bottled 10-28-21; consumed 10-30-22.
Beer poured black with a smaller tan head.
Nose is nice, roasted malts with a touch of licorice are front and center.
Taste is a large roasted malt base that provides a licorice and dark fruit profile. Finishes with a touch of honey sweetness yet remains balanced from adequate hopping.
Mouthfeel is medium to large bodied and very smooth.
Overall a solid imperial stout that i would have again!
Oct 30, 2022Beer poured black with a smaller tan head.
Nose is nice, roasted malts with a touch of licorice are front and center.
Taste is a large roasted malt base that provides a licorice and dark fruit profile. Finishes with a touch of honey sweetness yet remains balanced from adequate hopping.
Mouthfeel is medium to large bodied and very smooth.
Overall a solid imperial stout that i would have again!
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Imperial Stout from Olde Hickory Brewery. Received 10/8/20 from @nc41 in BIF 12. Reviewed 11/4/20.
12 oz bottle stamped on front label “bottled on 06/12/19”. Stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 57 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 59.5 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Amber brown (SRM 18), clear.
Body – Black (SRM 40), as light-absorbing as a black hole. When held to direct light, same.
Head – Large (Maximum four cm, aggressive center pour), fawn, fizzy, short retention, diminishing to a one to three mm crown and a thin partial cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 4.5 – Light sweetness, toasted malt, molasses, coffee, maybe some bitter chocolate (?), no hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 4 – Begins slightly bitter with toasted malt, otherwise none of the nose transfers to the taste buds. No hops, no yeast. No alcohol (10.5 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma but gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3 – Medium, a little thicker than watery, short-lived but fizzy carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4 - Seems closer to the porter end of the spectrum except for the well-hidden ethanol. Exceptional aroma, not so exceptional flavor.
Nov 04, 202012 oz bottle stamped on front label “bottled on 06/12/19”. Stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 57 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 59.5 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Amber brown (SRM 18), clear.
Body – Black (SRM 40), as light-absorbing as a black hole. When held to direct light, same.
Head – Large (Maximum four cm, aggressive center pour), fawn, fizzy, short retention, diminishing to a one to three mm crown and a thin partial cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 4.5 – Light sweetness, toasted malt, molasses, coffee, maybe some bitter chocolate (?), no hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 4 – Begins slightly bitter with toasted malt, otherwise none of the nose transfers to the taste buds. No hops, no yeast. No alcohol (10.5 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma but gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3 – Medium, a little thicker than watery, short-lived but fizzy carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4 - Seems closer to the porter end of the spectrum except for the well-hidden ethanol. Exceptional aroma, not so exceptional flavor.
Reviewed by PEBKAC from North Carolina
3.62/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from the pretty much defunct any day now, Bruisin' Ales. Bottled: 9/13/17.
Ommegang anniversary glass. Brown, fluffy head, red tinge on a not quite black body.
Lightly charred sugar, soft meat smoke, heavy dark bread, brown booze, stone.
Tastes is old hops, brown sugar, charred coffee bitterness, burnt cookies, light whiskey, ashy finish. Low carbonation, thick but not oppressive. Alcohol is on par.
Tis okay.
Jan 08, 2020Ommegang anniversary glass. Brown, fluffy head, red tinge on a not quite black body.
Lightly charred sugar, soft meat smoke, heavy dark bread, brown booze, stone.
Tastes is old hops, brown sugar, charred coffee bitterness, burnt cookies, light whiskey, ashy finish. Low carbonation, thick but not oppressive. Alcohol is on par.
Tis okay.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A-Pours a dark color with a slight tan head and lacing
A-Aroma has cocoa and honey hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a cocoa and honey flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good Imperial Stout
Nov 03, 2019A-Aroma has cocoa and honey hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a cocoa and honey flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good Imperial Stout
Reviewed by Arjen from Netherlands
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Sampled from draught at Borefts 2019. Pours a black colour and a dense brown head with some lacing. Aroma's of red fruit, dark chocolate, roasted malts. Flavour is moderate sweet, roasted bitterish. Medium bodied.
Oct 11, 2019Rated by Newbeergeek1 from Maine
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very very nice beer. Would absolutely buy this again but not share it. Ha ha
Aug 05, 2019Reviewed by Apellonious from North Carolina
4.18/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bomber from 9/13/17 poured into a tulip glass. Pours pitch black, with a one finger dark tan head that moves quickly to a bubbly lace that retains well. Smell is roasted chocolate , cocoa, vanilla and honey. The taste follows suit, more weighted towards chocolate, with a mild amount of bitterness on the finish. The heat is well masked. The mouthfeel is medium heavy, creamy, medium light carbonation. A recommended imperial stout, especially if you like it slightly sweet and chocolately.
Nov 13, 2017
Imperial Stout from Olde Hickory Brewery
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
514 ratings
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