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Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout
No-Li Brewhouse
- From:
- No-Li Brewhouse
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,797 - ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,359 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 11.14%
- Reviews:
- 73
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 06, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 71
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark brown color with a foamy tan head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of coffee and roasted malts. Taste is black coffee, caramel and vanilla. Smooth and creamy.
Nov 06, 2023Reviewed by TheAwkwardBanana from Washington
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Toasty, roasty, coffee, toffee. I was worried this would be too sweet or syrupy for me but this is actually really nice. Lingering coffee aftertaste but not too heavy. Almost reminds me more of a porter than a stout. Not bad!
Nov 06, 2023Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
4.28/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
can into glass
Medium amount of light brown head. Completely opaque, nearly black look. Smooth and ample, heavily roasted grain aroma, with just a hint of toffee. A touch of sweetness during mid-taste, smooth but heavy mouthfeel, rounds out the taste. Really good.
Nov 11, 2022Medium amount of light brown head. Completely opaque, nearly black look. Smooth and ample, heavily roasted grain aroma, with just a hint of toffee. A touch of sweetness during mid-taste, smooth but heavy mouthfeel, rounds out the taste. Really good.
Reviewed by Rice13860 from Washington
4.75/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I personally think that wrecking ball stacks well against Icicle brewing's dark persuasion, which is favorite beer. But now that I found something just as good that is closer I am going to have a hard time choosing between the two. Went to No-Li's beir hall and asked for the darkest beer they had. Being the light weight that I am and it being 9.5% after one I need to sit here for a bit. Like others have said the dark color and coffee/brown sugar flavor make it go down so easy that you really need to be careful if this is your drink of choice.
Sep 26, 2022Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington
4.54/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured form a 12 ounce can. An opaque black color with a thin brown head. The smell is OK but the taste is very bold. A rich charcoal and chocolate flavor. A very drinkable and flavorful imperial stout.
Jan 09, 2021Reviewed by Raymysterio911 from Washington
4.38/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.38/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
The Wuhan Flu has stopped Lagunitas products in eastern washington so gave this a go. Damn nice stout! A man's version of Guinness. Nice bite but not bitter. Nose is tad skunky but the taste is surprisingly smooth. No Li wasnt my pick.. until now!
Sep 17, 2020Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4.13/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2019-12-22
12oz can served in a big snifter. I don't see a date on it. The label has changed versus the one in this listing.
Pours black with a small head. Fairly low carbonation. Smell is anise and dark roast coffee. Maybe a little yeast.
Taste is pretty RIS. Anise, coffee, a little molasses sweetness, plenty of bitterness.
Mouthfeel is fairly thick, but not sticky. Overall, good.
Dec 22, 201912oz can served in a big snifter. I don't see a date on it. The label has changed versus the one in this listing.
Pours black with a small head. Fairly low carbonation. Smell is anise and dark roast coffee. Maybe a little yeast.
Taste is pretty RIS. Anise, coffee, a little molasses sweetness, plenty of bitterness.
Mouthfeel is fairly thick, but not sticky. Overall, good.
Reviewed by Mister_Faucher from Washington
3.92/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz bottle picked up at QFC in Bothell, Washington.
No dating on the bottle. Poured in to a Samuel Smith pint glass.
Look- Pretty much opaque, dark mohagany color. Solid mocha colored head that slowly fades to a light foam ring around the edge of the glass, light lacing. No carbonation streams visible.
Smell- Roasted malts, brown sugar/caramel, coffee and dark fruit, chocolate, a bit of toasted nuts, a little boozy, spicy/herbal notes.
Taste- Roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate, dark fruits (raisins and dates), caramel/brown sugar, spicy licorice/anise and citrus rind notes.
Feel- Medium bodied with a syrupy/oily texture. Pretty bitter and dry finish, moderate carbonation on the tongue.
O- A nice enough imperial stout but not very complex compared to some of the big hitters in this style. Easy drinking despite the high ABV. Worth giving a shot if you see it.
Dec 09, 2019No dating on the bottle. Poured in to a Samuel Smith pint glass.
Look- Pretty much opaque, dark mohagany color. Solid mocha colored head that slowly fades to a light foam ring around the edge of the glass, light lacing. No carbonation streams visible.
Smell- Roasted malts, brown sugar/caramel, coffee and dark fruit, chocolate, a bit of toasted nuts, a little boozy, spicy/herbal notes.
Taste- Roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate, dark fruits (raisins and dates), caramel/brown sugar, spicy licorice/anise and citrus rind notes.
Feel- Medium bodied with a syrupy/oily texture. Pretty bitter and dry finish, moderate carbonation on the tongue.
O- A nice enough imperial stout but not very complex compared to some of the big hitters in this style. Easy drinking despite the high ABV. Worth giving a shot if you see it.
Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout from No-Li Brewhouse
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
291 ratings
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