It's been a while since I've reviewed anything by Low Life Barrel Works out of Winnipeg! Today's sampling is a Foeder Aged Stout. 7.5% ABVNotes from their social media: Come warm your bones with our favourite seasonal, Stout beer.
Coming it at a warming 7.5% abv, this foeder aged treat leans into chocolate cocoa and dried fruit flavours while keeping a warming finish. Time spent in the oak foeder adds a layer of vanilla making this the complete winter beer.
Appearance: Pitch black stout with a moderate yellowish-beige head on top. The head leaves behind a slight amount of a lacing on the glass, not much but still a nice amount here and there.
Aroma: It's your typical stout - moderately roasted, sweet, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate. The foeder aging gives it a moderately oaky presence, slight boozy-like aroma.. reminiscent of Bourbon to an extent, fairly faint. Fairly sweet-forward for a stout.
Taste: The first thing I get is a bit of dark fruit, predominantly raisins; Then there's a moderate roasted malt presence that gives off a slight coffee presence, a nice caramel-forward sweetness, a slight hint of peat, dark chocolate, and finally a light oaky finish at the end. Very smooth stout.
Overall Thoughts: With this having a Foeder Aged experience, I was expecting it to be overly boozy and Bourbony - the aroma had a hint of what I reminisce from barrel-aged, but the tasting was so very smooth to the point that I'm shocked that this is 7.5% ABV. There's a tad bit of oakiness to it but it's more of a compliment to the Stout than anything. Props to Chris, Brian & team at Low Life for making a really, really good stout!
Appearance: Pitch black stout with a moderate yellowish-beige head on top. The head leaves behind a slight amount of a lacing on the glass, not much but still a nice amount here and there.
Aroma: It's your typical stout - moderately roasted, sweet, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate. The foeder aging gives it a moderately oaky presence, slight boozy-like aroma.. reminiscent of Bourbon to an extent, fairly faint. Fairly sweet-forward for a stout.
Taste: The first thing I get is a bit of dark fruit, predominantly raisins; Then there's a moderate roasted malt presence that gives off a slight coffee presence, a nice caramel-forward sweetness, a slight hint of peat, dark chocolate, and finally a light oaky finish at the end. Very smooth stout.
Overall Thoughts: With this having a Foeder Aged experience, I was expecting it to be overly boozy and Bourbony - the aroma had a hint of what I reminisce from barrel-aged, but the tasting was so very smooth to the point that I'm shocked that this is 7.5% ABV. There's a tad bit of oakiness to it but it's more of a compliment to the Stout than anything. Props to Chris, Brian & team at Low Life for making a really, really good stout!
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