About This Beer
The brewers aged this Stout for 15 months in 8 to 12-year-old bourbon barrels with brewer’s licorice and cassia cinnamon bark, then carefully blended those barrels to achieve peak flavor. It’s the crown jewel of Fremont’s multi-award winning portfolio and a prime example of the barrel-aging expertise that rocketed them to national acclaim.
The Rusty Nail earned Silver at the highly competitive Festival of Barrel Aged Beer, and was named a Craft Beer & Brewing Editor’s Pick!
Tasting Notes
This beast sings with layers of dark cocoa and spice atop a finely-tuned bourbon profile. The 13.3% ABV is completely cloaked behind rich aromas of caramelized sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. With the first sip, you’ll notice each element present in a thick, chewy mouthfeel full of dark chocolate, leather, Bourbon-soaked raisins, vanilla, molasses, and a touch of smoke.
Barrel Aged
Boozy
Bourbon
Intense
Noteworthy Ingredients
Bourbon Barrels
Cinnamon Bark
Brewer’s Licorice
Reviews
4.41
222 Ratings
mark2143
5.0
These guys only make good stouts. Can't fail.
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shaun141
4.5
Cinnamon and bourbon. Nuff said
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Darkstar1984
4.5
Layers of silky flavor. Cinnamon and dark chocolate
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Rowdy
5.0
It was like sipping a nice bourbon while comprehending it was a smooth stout.
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Isobeer
4.5
Taste is anise, cinnamon, chocolate heavy throughout. Notes of vanilla and brown sugar on the mid-palate. Finishes with hints of tobacco, dark fruit and barrel. Rusty nail has been a staple for a long while now. If I could rate this closer to a 4.65, I would
Efrain79 - will you stop rating like you actually hate beer ffs?
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Sibilant
5.0
Delicious but definitely strong
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mike4653
4.5
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Rustgood
4.75
Strong and delicious licorice base. A typically fantastic Fremont offering. Super smooth
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justin3562
4.0
this was pretty good
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vegancraig
4.75
Incredibly rich and decadent.
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Yldutsscott
5.0
Rusty nail is always good!
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ryan1662
4.75
Bold, big flavors but smooth. Barrel is integrated well and hits all the right notes. Would cellar well.
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daniel5048
4.0
Cinnamon, barrel. Good!!
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corey1078
4.25
Tasty but a bit too spice dominated fresh for me. Would be even better with age.
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steve1339
5.0
Rusty Nail is definitely a personal favorite! Barrel aged. Coffee. Chocolate.
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william2927
3.0
All the flavors come through nicely
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kevin4865
4.5
Good
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Mike_F
5.0
One of the greatest stouts to ever part these lips
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Papayaya
5.0
On point as usual
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jeff4185
4.75
One of the best I’ve had. Wish I could get more!!
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NoRoo
3.0
😂🤪I don't like it.
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Mikey
5.0
Perfect as usual. 🍻
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Dogless1
2.5
This is a beer for fat guys who like to drink their dessert.
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cory14
5.0
As good as it gets, whenever you are any Freemont... Buy it!
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claystar9
4.5
Strong barrel and balanced licorice/cassis. Super rich, definitely share.
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Traveler94
4.5
A truly outstanding Oatmeal stout. Amazing bourbon barrel-aged black brew with cinnamon, molasses, maple syrup, black cherry, and sticky mouthfeel.
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BcOneSeven
3.5
lots of raisins!
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destry7
4.25
Super smooth with hints of licorice and raostiness!
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sean3913
5.0
If I knew when I was going to die I would want to be drinking this amazing Stout so that the person delivering my eulogy could say “He died doing what he loved”. I have a 2013 B-Bomb that I’m saving for a special occasion and can only imagine how good that’s going to be.
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Morior88seattle
5.0
All I have to say is wow, hands down the best beer I have had since I turned 21 over a decade ago.
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Rodney133
5.0
Excellent way to end the night, absolutely delicious!
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johl95
4.5
I get hit with cinnamon spice along with a rich chocolatey taste up front and a boozy finish. It gets even better and silky as it warms up!
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brad1238
4.5
Always a solid choice. Even if you don't mind licorice, you'll probably like it in this beer
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john5589
5.0
Best BA stout I've tasted! Cinnamon, bourbon and licorice flavors come through so subtly. Expertly crafted BA Imperial Stout!
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terry709
4.5
robust and smooth with a slight cinnamon finish.
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corby1967
4.75
yum
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william3040
4.0
Gave to brother for Christmas
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josh4385
5.0
no licorice flavor which I appreciated, just barrel-y deliciousness
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I_AM_DANIEL
4.5
simply delightful
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mhenson42
4.5
awesome beer
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joshua4642
4.5
what’s to say: A smorgasbord of oat stout flavors percolate off the tongue like Bruce Lee on a expresso high!
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Phat_craft_chick
4.75
always love this beer. just happened to pick up a 2019 at a local
bottle shop and was so impressed I had to grab this as soon as I saw it.
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IowaShaver
4.5
cracked it open sept 2022… so damn good. warming, roasty, like a cozy hug in your mouth.
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Stevetingey
5.0
2020 vintage cellared for two years. Barrel aged perfection. One of the most cohesive flavor profiles I’ve ever tasted.
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Darkwind112
5.0
amazing as always
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MattBarleyWiner
4.5
amazing
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calbear
4.5
Truly a great beer. Very nice combination of cinnamon and licorice that mixes well with the stout base.
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