Main Boss

Name: Main Boss
Brand: Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Rating: 3.7 (221 reviews)

Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Minneapolis, MN

Tavour Rating

3.7

Style

Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry

ABV

12.0%

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A Note on This Beer

The flavor wizards at Fair State Brewing Cooperative and their buddies over at Pulpit Rock Brewing say that today’s beastly Stout was “inspired by rum drinks.”

I know what you’re thinking – this is a 12% ABV Imperial Stout!! How is it anything like those hurricanes or rum runners that got me all loopy that one year at Mardi Gras?

Well, let me assure you that this boozy behemoth is something much more spectacular – not to mention, far more sophisticated. The brewers infused Main Boss with coconut, vanilla beans, molasses, almond, and bitter orange, layering it in rich decadence with a tropical aura. Fair State also added orgeat – their housemade almond-citrus syrup – for extra sultry complexity!

Let the luscious brew linger on the tongue, and, sure enough, this treat brims with notes of dark spiced rum elegance.

Forget those poor-decision rum drinks of Mardi Gras – Main Boss is the leveled-up version!

*Men’s Journal places Fair State’s tasty creations on their list of 50 Best Craft Beers in the U.S.!

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Reviews

3.7

221 Ratings

rglahn

4.5

The flavor is a desert.

slayitb

4.0

Very smooth especially for how boozy it is.

nick4285

4.0

Maple, thick, not overly sweet, not to roasty either. Not bad, couldn't drink more than one in a sitting though.

Crumpers

4.0

That THICC almond stout be hitting hard. Very nice to drink as a dessert drink at the end of the night. Not crazy sweet, just right for me.

GetKrunkHoe

4.0

Good. Definitely on the sweeter side. Smaller pours is best

adrian23

3.0

I’d say it definitely lived up to its name “Main Boss.” It’s not exactly my cup of tea which is why my score reflects it but I would highly recommend it to those that are fans of stouts

nick1916

3.5

Very sweet

Admiral_Ackbeer

3.5

Nice and creamy, hint of almonds, but a little too much coconut sweetness for me

christian1828

4.25

I got a lot of the thick molasses goodness that was promised. Can’t complain about getting this one. Cheers to the Main Boss

patrick37

4.5

Tastes great wish I had bought a few more. Not too sweet, love the almond flavor coming through at the end.

AmericanAres87

4.0

Thiccc like Hershey’s chocolate syrup. Smooth molasses and a kick of booze make this an amazing pastry stout. While I enjoy a sweet stout this was a little too sweet for me, but it does everything they set out to do when they brewed this boss up.

Tasmanian_bevel

3.75

Was a pretty good stout at the end of the can. Nice and heavy in content. I’m just not much of a stout guy. Description raised my interest. Will probably go with sometime more basic next time around

Darkstar1984

4.0

Nice flavor and texture

JellyMan196

3.75

The orgeat flavors are throwing me off a bit.

brennen31

3.75

There’s a lot going on here. It doesn’t totally work but it’s still pretty good.

frank1280

4.75

Fantastic flavor combo, super molasses forward and an almond-citrus finish.

alvaro84

4.5

Tasted like concentrated coffee with a bit of vanilla creamer. I'm not huge on stout but this was forsure an enjoyable experience.

javier458

1.0

I dont want to give this a bad rating because I feel I got a bad can. Tasted oxidized 🤦‍♂️

jonnyyusonny

3.75

Like eating a chocolate cake with coconut icing

greg2706

3.0

The almond flavor from the orgeat is overpowering and it’s all I can taste.

steve1580

4.0

16oz can from Tavour. Black oil slick of a pour, a few bubbles, then still. Rum, coconut, chocolate make up the aroma. Taste is chocolate and sweet, coconut, rum notes. Slick and creamy. And the burn, yea, you can't forget that. While the aroma can seem harsh, the taste is much smoother.

jaidyn2

3.0

Very sweet. Booze forward with molasses and coconut to follow and finished with a citric astringency.

andelain

1.0

I love stouts, but this flavor profile was off. I don’t think the coconut went with it.

indydaved

4.25

Almond and orange forward for sure.

CJ898

3.75

It was different and not in a bad way. Just didn’t seem as some of the ingredients mixed. Felt as if each flavor was independent and not completely blended together. Still a good stout, just different.

barroom_zero

5.0

Fantastic. Slight coconut flavor up front, but the almond finish is amazing. Very smooth and goes down too easy.

craig1578

3.0

Nice balanced mix of ingredients

logmelspec

3.5

Relatively thick and sweet

pheonixcaldwell

4.0

Pretty solid.. Literally. Very thick. The almond citrus makes this next level though

pfar

3.75

molasses cookie with a side of almonds- definitely a slow sipper

vincent677

4.75

Like the mouth feel. Doesn’t taste like it’s 12%, very drinkable. Almost like a palate cleansing after dinner brandy. Chocolate chestnut goodness!!! It is 12% though so recommended small pours.

brian8524

2.0

Too much going on. Hit like a soda

Myke_Logik

1.75

Don’t get the flavors. Very flat and mineral-like aftertaste

cristobal10

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal the flavors are exhilarating..

rachael267

2.0

Although I can taste all of the flavors stated, the ABV is just too much and overpowering. It burns going down, which I don't like in my beer

zach2412

3.75

Good sweet start, mellowing out to a soft finish though a little underwhelming end

scott3995

3.25

Slight metallic aftertaste

david210

4.25

Definitely get the citrus bite cutting into the molasses flavor almond rounds it out at the end

ericksen.greg

5.0

A fantastic stout with a beautiful bourbon backbone. I could drink this all day!

james8083

5.0

Probably the best stout I've ever had. Perfect flavors for my taste preferences.

jsl37900

4.25

austin2565

4.5

I don’t know why it only has a 3.69 rating... this is pretty damn good. Bit on the sweet side but not overly sweet. Great bite on the back end

BeardedDarin

3.5

It’s not bad. It gets better as it comes to room temp from cellar temp. A little thin, but good flavor.

kenneth1052

3.5

Pastry Stout is right this is a bit too sweet.

james7833

4.0

Beer!

mathieux68

0.75

Orange dominates all other flavors. Definitely will avoid beers with oranges in the future.

TrothSolace

3.0

It was an imperial stout. Not a great one; not a terrible one.

danielle2484

3.0

Plain stout,could taste a bit of the almond extract but that's it definitely no coconut or molasses

Buggiez

4.75

12% of smooth coconut, almond goodness. A beer I don’t want to have to share. Also- a great beer for fighting bosses in Borderlands 3. I wish I lived in MN to join the collaborative. Reviewed live at twitch.tv/brewedforgaming.

calbear

3.75

Sweet orange and molasses flavor leads off. The rum follows closely behind raising awareness like a hurricane! Medicinal aftertaste is a little off-putting.