Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle:   Pours black, moderate sudsy brownish head, fairly nice lacing.   Big sweet rich roasted malt nose with graham cracker, soft vanilla and toffee, with some very soft Bourbon notes.   Nothing is too bright, or stands out very strongly on the nose.   However, on the tongue its a bit different.   Huge roastiness up front, sweet, a bit of dark pitted fruit like sweetness, with heaps of graham cracker, and even chocolate graham cracker.   This is all followed by some very strong young Bourbon notes.   Rather sweet, heavy but not cloying.   Big strong Graham Cracker base, chocolate and regular.   I am amazed as to how this nearly 17.5% beer is so easy to drink, not hot, or alcoholic.   Another one of those Avery brews that amazes me.   Good stuff!

12 oz bottle. Pours a syrupy black with small brown head. Nose and flavor are rife with raisin and plum, sweet chocolate ganache filling, and hints of bourbon vanilla sweetness; very little roast or bitterness to speak of. Also tingly booze on the nose. The flavor brings more dark fruit, caramel, and chocolate sweetness, with prickly alcohol becoming more prevalent as the beer warms. This is good, but not up there with the upper echelon of Avery’s highly potent brews (Rumpkin and Meph Addict I think take the cake in this category). A bit disappointing and could never drink a whole bottle, but maybe I’ll try it again if given the chance since I had it in August after a weekend of drinking the best saisons and session beers on earth.

Bottled. Pitch oily-black with a small brown head. Aroma of sweet preserved fruits, roasted malts, oak, bourbon. Extremely sweet, extremely thick, raisins, preserved plums, bourbon with a (maybe too) strong alcoholic note cutting through. Full bodied, massive, full frontal overload - would prefer a few hops to balance out the finish. Drikable only in small doses

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of chocolate, roasted malt, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, chocolate, and soy sauce, leading to a dry, alcoholic, and roasted finish.

Bottled. Pitch black coloured. Dense brown head. Aroma of roast, wood, chocolate, port, liqoiurice, Flavour of roast, vanilla, wood, alcohol, chocolate, brown sugar, liqourice, just a tad of coffee. Full bodied. ends on a roasted and light sweet bitterness with nice alcohol bite on lips and palate. Nice

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a pitch black with a smallish brown head. Sweet roasty aroma, sweet Bourbon as well. Very rich body, sweet roast, dark dried fruit and loads of Bourbon heat. No real bitterness. The alcohol is not exactly hidden but it’s not really boozy or cloying. 150812

Bottle @ Camons tasting, courtesy of adnielsen. Black with a small dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and very bitter. Sweet and very bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily and smooth. 120712

Black as night with a thin tan head. Deep, layered nose with black currant, chocolate and cigar box. Full bodied with dark, bitter chocolate, bourbon notes and roasted malts. Low carbonation, soft mouthfeel which is a lovely contrast for such a big beer. Like sipping top end whiskey, smooth and delicious.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate woody bourbon aroma. Roasted malty woody chocolate and licorice flavor with hints of bourbon. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate bourbon finish.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured a black color with a moderate to large frothy brown head that lasted and produced sticky layers excellent lacing. Heavy roasted malt, licorice, dark fruit and woody bourbon aroma. Full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Heavy complex dark sweet stout flavor with a heavy smooth dark fruit bourbon woody finish. Very well balanced complex barrel stout. This is a standout beer.