Imperial Stout

HideOut "Campfire" Imperial Pastry Stout

HideOut “Campfire” Imperial Pastry Stout

Name: Campfire Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 8.1% Review Year: 2020 With HideOut’s Campfire, an imperial stout brewed using a S’mores-inspired recipe, you can have your beer and your cake too. The Cubao-based brewery released Campfire last February, its third dessert beer in three …

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BrewDog x Amundsen Bryggeri “Mallow Mafia” Russian Imperial Stout

BrewDog x Amundsen Bryggeri “Mallow Mafia” Russian Imperial Stout

Name: Mallow Mafia Brewer: BrewDog (United Kingdom), Amundsen Bryggeri (Norway) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2019 The beer punks of Ellon team up with the non-conformists of Oslo for a massive treat, the Mallow Mafia, a “Russian Imperial Stout” brewed with the additions of coffee, cocoa, …

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Hopman: Ales of Suspense - The Old & The New

The Old and the New: A Discourse on the Beers of Belgium

In November, David Wagnon of Brouwerij Van Steenberge flew to Manila for the third time to spread the gospel of fine Belgian beers. Founded in Ertvelde in 1784, Brouwerij Van Steenberge is part of a long list of proud Belgian breweries. Like other breweries in the country, Van Steenberge employs traditional Flemish brewing techniques that …

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Tired Hands “Cryptical Envelopment” Coffee Stout

Tired Hands “Cryptical Envelopment” Imperial Stout

Name: Cryptical Envelopment Brewer: Tired Hands Brewing Company (United States) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 9.6% Review Year: 2019 Cryptical Envelopment is an Imperial Stout brewed with Brazillian coffee beans, vanilla, pandan, and lactose by Tired Hands. The name of the beer is a tribute to the song of …

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Novo Brazil Brewing “Corvo Negro” Imperial Stout

Name: Corvo Negro Brewery: Novo Brazil Brewing Company (USA) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 11% Review Year: 2019 Corvo Negro, which translates to “Black Raven” in English, is an Imperial Stout brewed based on an award-winning Brazilian recipe by the California-based brewery, Novo Brazil. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an Imperial Stout (20C) …

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Moersleutel “Smeerolie Coconut Milkshake” Imperial Stout

Name: Smeerolie Coconut Milkshake Brewers: Moersleutel Craft Brewery/ De Moersleutel Beer Engineers (Netherlands) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10.0% Review Year: 2019 De Moersleutel Beer Engineers or Brouwerij De Moersleutel, is a brewery run by four Dutch siblings. These “beer engineers” claim to only brew for people who love …

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