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Drakes Port Barrel Imperial Stout

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Drakes Port Barrel Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout formerly brewed by
Drakes Brewing Company

San Leandro, California USA

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423.71/5.03.67/5.011%41.9Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Drakes Port Barrel Imperial Stout is our classic Imperial Stout that has been aged in Port wine barrels for seven months. There will be a total of four different barrels released over time. Each barrel will be bottled and corked with a different colored wax. This way you can discover the subtle nuances that each barrel has introduced to the beer. This beer is very lightly refermented in the bottle to achieve a small amount of carbonation. It would be best served in a glass of a temperature between 45-50ºF.

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 lunaticharness (183), Roseville, Michigan, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20

Jan 15, 2004  
a very creamy woody smoky body with many port accents, came out kind of light medium brown and then gained a ruby tint - the head was small and cream like around the glass, a very soft chocolate background with a rush of nutty port flavor and dryness, a very dry oily feel as it creeps down

beersucks (4), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Overall great beer. Nice lucious creamy mouthfeel, with a smokey sweetness I enjoyed getting used to.


 Styles (1654), Taylor, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2007  
Sample courtesy of lunaticharness. Batch 1. Dark brown, light beige head. Huge aroma of chocolate and cherry, slight lacto. Flavor much the same, very vinous up front. Huge chocolate and roast through and through, slight sourness settimg in. Everything blends together quite nice.


rb (15), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/103/56/20
Oct 21, 2007  
brown, quite dry, chocolate like, medium bodied, not bad but I’ve had better


 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
<b>Date:</b> 05/20/2006<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Tasting, Noog II<br /> <br /> clear brown, whispy cream head, tart woody aroma mixed with dark malts, nice chocolate flavor lost by huge tart cherry pit flavor, very dry<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 5/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 6/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 12/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 5/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> *4<br />


 punkrkr27 (360), Clawson, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Dark brown pour. Smells of alcohol and vanilla with a little vinous quality. Flavor is red grapes, brown sugar and alcohol. Medium body with lots of alcohol warming.



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