The Lost Abbey Brewing Company Track #10 - Imperial Stout Aged In Bourbon Barrels With Coffee and Cacao Nibs Added

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.

Tonight’s featured beer is The Lost Abbey Brewing Company Track #10 - Imperial Stout Aged In Bourbon Barrels With Coffee and Cacao Nibs Added.

From the The Lost Abbey Brewing Company website: “From the Ultimate Box Set: “A fresh track, Track 10 began as a fresh Serpent’s Stout base aged in bourbon barrels with oodles of coffee and cacao nibs added shortly before packaging. Late in November of 2011, our head brewer asked about creating a Coffee and Cacoa Nib version of Serpent’s Stout for the San Diego Strong Ale Festival. The beer was a hit with our fans. When we wrote up the syllabus for the Ultimate Box Set, we knew a version of this beer would be included. We waited until the very end of the release schedule to put this beer in a bottle so that the coffee and cacoa nibs really come through.””

Let’s get started!

Appearance: Pours extremely dark brown, nearly black with a thin dark tan head and spotty lacing.

Aroma: Bourbon, roasted coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, oak, dark fruits and slight aromas of caramel and vanilla.

Taste: Sweet and dark chocolate, coffee, bourbon, vanilla, oak, roasted malts and dark fruits.

Overall: Thick, creamy and extremely decadent, The Lost Abbey Brewing Company Track #10 - Imperial Stout Aged In Bourbon Barrels With Coffee and Cacao Nibs Added is fantastic.  This 13.5% ABV offering is surprisingly easy to take down and I plan to…again and again.

Cheers!

Mark Harvey

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