Barrel Constrictor Henry McKenna Vanilla Cacao (2022)
Alpha Acid Brewing Co.
Belmont, CA
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About This Beer
The Alpha Acid team created this hyper-limited variant of their Barrel Constrictor Imperial Stout specifically for San Francisco Beer Week 2022! Most of the batch sold out in pre-sales, and the remaining bottles vanished from the taproom as soon as they were released. To make it, the brewers used real cacao nibs and Tahitian vanilla to accentuate the whiskey caramel notes from 13 months in Henry Mckenna bourbon barrels, a specialty label produced by Heaven Hill Distillery.
Tasting Notes
It’ll entangle your taste buds in coils of rich, fudgy flavor from real cacao nibs and smooth creamy Tahitian vanilla. A whopping 13 months in Henry Mckenna bourbon barrels add flickering hints of oak, caramel, and whiskey. The thick body totally hides the massive 14% ABV so well, you won’t even notice it until it wraps you up.
Thick
Rich
Chocolate
Bourbon
Imperial
Vanilla
Noteworthy Ingredients
Cacao Nibs
Tahitian Vanilla Beans
Henry Mc Kenna Bourbon Barrels
Reviews
3.9
28 Ratings
nick5404
4.25
very nice, a little thinner than I hoped otherwise well done
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darundgren
3.0
This one was just okay. Too much vanilla in the mix for me.
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mhenson42
4.25
great beer . tastes like bourbon county
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czamora
4.5
solid barrel aged, low key on vanilla but still a solid stout
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alex4625
2.75
It's boozy, slightly thin/watery. My buddy really liked it, just not my kind of bba stout.
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charles1345
4.5
such a good one wish I had grabbed two
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marco456
4.25
hit at an excellent Taste of the vanilla cacao it was a beautiful beer to be drinking as a stout it was excellent nice smooth taste nice finish it was wonderful nice winter beer that keep drinking hope they make more
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lou1176
0.0
all their varieties of barrel constrictor are off the hook good
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christopher3798
5.0
Very delicious Vanilla.
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