
Our exciting Cactus Catalog blend, Christmas Cactus, returns this year showcasing some of our favorite aging stouts from our cellar. An equal blend of twenty six month Buffalo Trace Imperial Stout, twenty eight month Wild Turkey Rye Imperial Stout, and a team favored ten month Wild Turkey Rye Kingsnake base. Conditioned on New Caledonia vanilla beans, together this blend is giving extremely rich brownie batter with a balance faint tobacco throughout. Decadence carried into an enjoyable rye spice, given its extended time in oak.

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orson
@ Hoptimaal1 year ago

4.4
Christmas Eve turns into evening. It's time to gradually settle down. One Imperial Stout suits the occasion well, especially one named Christmas Cactus.
The aroma features vanilla, cocoa, rye, whiskey, chocolate, and a good amount of bourbon. Such a good and promising aroma. It really brings to mind top-tier Imperial Stouts. When an Imperial Stout is in a can, you don't often think that it would be comparable to the best ones. Here I specifically mean barrel-aged, usually Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stouts, which this one is.
The mouthfeel is medium-carbonated, thick, balanced, slightly sweet, smooth, and good body.
The taste includes vanilla, cocoa, bourbon, rye, oak barrel, dark chocolate, and a hint of caramel.
The aftertaste is very pleasantly gentle, bourbon-like, and cocoa-like. It leaves a nicely warming bourbon sensation in the mouth and chest.
This might be the best canned Imperial Stout I've come across. A very high-quality and enjoyable beer.
Merry Christmas to everyone! đ
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Jouluaatto kÀÀntyy iltaan. On aika pikku hiljaa hiljentyÀ. Siihen kÀy hyvin yksi Imperial Stout. Ainakin nimeltÀÀn jouluinen Christmas Cactus.
Tuoksussa vaniljaa, kaakaota, ruista, viskiÀ, suklaata ja aika reippaasti bourbonia. Ompas hyvÀ ja lupauksia herÀttÀvÀ tuoksu. Ihan vie ajatukset kÀrkipÀÀn Imperial Stoutteihin. Silloin kun Imperial Stout on tölkissÀ niin ei useinkaan ajattele, ettÀ sieltÀ löytyisi ihan huippuihin verrattavissa oleva olut. TÀssÀ tarkoitan nimenomaan tynnyröityjÀ, yleensÀ Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stoutteja millainen tÀmÀkin on.
Suutuntuma on keskihiilihappoinen, ryhdikÀs, tasapainoinen, makeahko, pehmeÀ ja aika paksu.
Maussa on vaniljaa, kaakaota, bourbonia, ruista, tammitynnyriÀ, tummaa suklaata ja hieman karamelliÀ.
JÀlkimaku on tosi kivan lempeÀ, bourboninen ja kaakaoinen. JÀttÀÀ suuhun ja rintaan kivasti lÀmmittÀvÀn bourbonin.
Nyt on kyllÀ ehkÀ paras tölkki-imppi, joka on tullut vastaan. Oikein laadukas ja nautinnollinen olut.
Oikein hyvÀÀ joulua kaikille! đ
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