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Velvet Merkin 2019
8.5% Oatmeal Stout
Velvet Merkin has signature barrel-aged stout aromas, with rich flavors of dark chocolate, vanilla, bourbon and espresso. Each vintage expresses its own unique nuances owing to slight bourbon barrel variations from one year to the next.
Reviews
Grey
3 years ago
4.0
BEER: Velvet Merkin (2019)
BREWERY: Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
BEER STYLE: Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Bourbon BA)
COUNTRY: USA
ABV.: 8.5%
COLOUR (EBC): Black (157.0)
BITTERS (EBU/IBU): 24.0
AROMA: Nice one. Bit grovy musty. Rocky and bourbon.
HEAD: One finger tall, airy and fast to disappear.
GREY’S VIEW
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout.
Okay, okay! With ABV. of 8.5 this hits quite damn nice. Taste starts with Bourbon, minerals and malts. There’s hints of dry wood and milk on the background leveling the experience sweetly. Body is medium with sharp-ee and bouncy carbonation. Barrel aging has done with proper barrels, bourbon giving solid notes from itself. Aftertaste has drybread, dry forestbed and minerals with dark touch.
OTHER NOTES:
Really nice one. Easy one with nice being and all.
BOTTLED 2019
TASTED 2021