Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Barrel Aged Narwhal Imperial Stout

9.315 ratings
9.42 pro ratings
San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Stout Blend
Stew, Vanilla & Caramel, Pork, Chocolate, Salty & Fried , Fruit Desserts
Top Notes For
Ryan Flinn

Mellow beast

Mellow beast

Feb 8th, 2015
Brandon Boesch

Wow is this easy to drink. Nose is typical chocolate, bitters, hint of spice. The palate is strikingly more complex. I get cocoa, herbs, hops. This tastes like an excellent 80% cocoa chocolate bar with just a hint of bourbon barrel. Not as much as barrel/bourbon as some. This is a sipping beer and improves with air and warmth. Part of the Ales for ALS west coast case. Will 100% buy again.

Wow is this easy to drink. Nose is typical chocolate, bitters, hint of spice. The palate is strikingly more complex. I get cocoa, herbs, hops. This tastes like an excellent 80% cocoa chocolate bar with just a hint of bourbon barrel. Not as much as barrel/bourbon as some. This is a sipping beer and improves with air and warmth. Part of the Ales for ALS west coast case. Will 100% buy again.

Aug 23rd, 2020
Emmett Reed

Liquid chocolate cake. Stellar stout. 2015 Vintage

Liquid chocolate cake. Stellar stout. 2015 Vintage

Nov 29th, 2019
Barney Selph

2015. Smooth full bodied excellent with dark chocolate

2015. Smooth full bodied excellent with dark chocolate

Dec 24th, 2016
Michael Genn

Cellared for two years. Truly incredible.

Cellared for two years. Truly incredible.

May 8th, 2016
Scott Fisher

Barrel aging softened the original

Barrel aging softened the original

Feb 29th, 2016
Chris Durall

Black as midnight -- highly appropriate on a night like tonight! Wowser $21.50 a bottle

Black as midnight -- highly appropriate on a night like tonight! Wowser $21.50 a bottle

Feb 5th, 2016
Mircea Dincă

Excellent

Excellent

Nov 20th, 2015
Chad Bohannon

Good stout that gets a great kick from the barrel aging.

Good stout that gets a great kick from the barrel aging.

Jul 9th, 2015
Bjørn Rostad

Sweet espresso.

Sweet espresso.

Feb 21st, 2015