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King of Darkness

Anchorage Brewing Company

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Anchorage, AK


Tavour Rating

4.2

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Style

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Imperial Stout

ABV

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16.0%

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About This Beer

King of Darkness is a small batch collab between Anchorage, who’s world-famous dark beers disappear almost as soon as they appear, and Side Project, the #13 Brewery in the World on Untappd!

This dream team started by brewing an immensely thick and rich Stout with a starting gravity of 43º Plato — that’s gotta be one of the densest beers we’ve ever seen! Then the brewers double oak aged the brew for two years: 8 months in just emptied Willet Bourbon Barrels and 16 months in Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels!


Tasting Notes

Enormous aromas of dates and cocoa covered raisins erupt out of every espresso-black pour. The sip follows the nose with complex nuances of a whole box of gourmet dark chocolate truffles served in opulent bourbon oak. Notes of whiskey caramel, cherry cordial, and coffee liquor course through every quaff.

Complex Rich Smooth

Noteworthy Ingredients

Bourbon Barrels Buffalo Trace Willett Rye Bourbon Barrels

Reviews

4.2

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175 Ratings

patrick3503

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5.0
goddamn this is boozy. b oozy and boozy
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tim13075

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3.75
Not bad
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Macjensen

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5.0
so much barrel
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schokolade

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4.5
a bit bitter
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LibationsWithLen

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5.0
cellared
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Halvorsen99

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5.0
legit
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Sazo

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4.0
A lot of barrel, well done.
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walter374

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4.5
This beer is good and you can taste the buffalo barrel aging, and boozy great flavors chocolate, worth the experience.
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Elprofemaycol

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4.5
4.38 Rated even though I can’t reach the specific. Not as gewd as I imagined. chocolate notes to the palate.
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matthew3854

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4.5
very very great
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seokhyeon

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4.25
great!!
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kellen53

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4.75
really, really, good
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Galos11

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5.0
perfect.
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joe12768

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4.25
a little disappointing. still solid I guess
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BeardedDarin

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3.75
I cannot believe I’m leaving a 3.75 on an Anchorage/Side Project collab. I don’t even want my second bottle. It had so much potential with these heavy hitters, but maybe had infected nibs or a bad bottle? It was funky and sour. 11/13/21 BCBS Tasting.
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Brianki

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4.0
Heavy barrel and oak, decent body. But a little much umami character… almost savory with a slight bitter and abrupt finish. Not bad but expected better.
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charles1947

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4.25
decadent and incredibly strong. barrel aging really stands out.
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GAD1

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5.0
it’s actually called King of Darkness
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james7833

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4.25
bitter dark chocolate to me, not what I was expecting but still very nice
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Mitchsmet

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4.0
just okay. not sure what happened here, but this just didn't live up to potential of hype or price. I guess I'm glad I tried it but would have been happie r with $100 in my wallet
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chris7992

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2.25
just a sweetness bomb. definitely not worth the price of admission
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Mad0gg13

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4.5
boozy af
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Jmar

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3.5
super sweet and honestly disappointed from these two in a collab
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jay1989

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3.0
its no blessed
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PokerPhD

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5.0
Cellared the second one.
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Titanstout20

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3.25
not worth $100. minimal flavors, not much of a stout at all
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jorge545

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4.5
good. different
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Westum

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5.0
Thick and black as oil. It got aromas of charred oak, bourbon, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Super complex flavors of bittersweet dark chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, leather, burnt sugar, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla, roasted nuts, charred oak and bourbon 🖤🤤 Warms you up with it’s 16% ABV. Mother of god, this is good!
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jwolf82

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3.5
I expect better from ABC. Pretty damn bitter. Maybe an off bottle?
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alin

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0.25
seems infected
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czamora

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5.0
phenomenal
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Lukedutelle

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4.0
way too sweet, sort of overpowers what otherwise feels like a delicious barrel character.
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ray1283

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4.75
I can see why this is a bit polarizing given the retail price point, but I love it. Reminds me of Aphotic & other Anchorage. Thick, very rich, smoky, toasted marshmallow, umami, some dark fruit, and a marked dryness from the barrel.
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stanzi

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4.25
Big, boozy, and thicccc. Really, really good stout but falls a bit short of the $100 price tag.
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chifields

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4.25
weird flavors but I enjoyed it, teriyaki meets dark fruits, very malt forward
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Mike_F

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4.75
Nearly stained the glass it was so thick. Never seen drapes just stay in place before. Taste was very dense as well, cocoa, coffee and caramel, incredible depth. Need more!
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nick2711

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5.0
Excellent beer
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james228

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4.0
feel dumb complain that it was too hot. but it was too hot for me.
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bryant30

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3.75
not what I was expecting from this colab, huge black licorice flavors. Not worth the price point at all.
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joshmergl

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2.75
something off here
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trent216

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4.5
A bit overpriced for what it is, but definitely a great beer.
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duaine1

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4.75
Plenty of dark chocolate, oak tannins and a big raisin nose.
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Magoo991

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4.5
dark fruit, umami
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Gabrielflc

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1.0
this bottle went bad unfortunately, specially sad because of its price
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adam1473

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0.75
awful, waste of money
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I_AM_DANIEL

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5.0
yes please yes please
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Chadbo

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4.75
Thick & rich. Dark fruit & barrel.
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joe12898

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4.0
for a big beer, I had higher expectations. it's good... but not next level
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The_corrupted_1

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4.25
Super thick and chocaletely.
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anders43

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4.5
4.5
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