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Columbiana (2024) 12.8%, Martin House Brewing Company, United States
1 arviota
Columbiana (2024)
12.8% Imperial Flavoured Stout / Imperial Pastry Stout
Imperial stout brewed with sweet cherry puree and flacked coconut aged six and a half months in rum barrels.

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Post author: Edgeworth
Edgeworth
@ Ray's Cave
4 months ago
Columbiana (2024), United States
5.0
This is another one of Martin House's two beers to a box series. Ryan and I shared a couple of the 2022 beers and gave it an enthusiastic 5.0. Really hope this is as good. Poured with a surprisingly small head. Aroma definitely has the coconut and cherry. There is also rum mixed in. First sip brought back vivid memories of the previous version. Same flavors, which are excellent, but in different intensities. While the previous version was dark chocolate dominant with wonderful coconut and cherries to follow, this one swapped levels of flavor. Now the authentic coconut and cherry puree are dominant with the dark chocolate in a subtle background. The rum feels like a blanket over the entire flavor profile. It's both soft and subtle. As the beer warms, the rum becomes more evident and a faint oak barrel reveals itself. Overall, it's definitely a little sweeter than 2022. There was no battle for this to receive a 5.0. With the previous version in my mind, this one only reaffirmed what I was hoping for. To take a wonderful beer and change its profile while keeping it's overlaying flavors, it was an excellent move. The same but different. Well done.