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Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star (2018)

Fremont Brewing

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Seattle, WA


Tavour Rating

4.48

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Style

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Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal

ABV

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13.6%

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A Note on This Beer

Fremont’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Stout is world-renowned. It’s the 4th highest rated Oatmeal Stout on the planet according to BeerAdvocate. It was also crowned the #1, “epitome” of the Stout style when it beat out 144 other contenders in Paste Mag’s BA Stout Blind Taste Test.

This is THE Stout that keeps Dark Beer fans clamoring for every annual release. And today, Fremont unlocked their vault, and gave us a stash of the 2018 vintage to share! 

To create this decadent Stout, the brewers blend 24-, 18-, 12-, and 8-month Bourbon Barrel-Aged Dark Stars aged in 7-12-year old Kentucky Bourbon barrels. It’s a veritable symphony of rich, roasty flavors, and three years of aging allows the elixir to mellow and form additional complexity. 

On the nose, you’re greeted with aromas of melty cocoa, roasty coffee, and warm whiskey. The smooth, motor-oil pour holds rich, bourbon-infused chocolate truffle flavors, accented by whispers of dark espresso. Nuanced notes of luxurious vanilla, earthy oak, and sultry caramel complexity come through on the 13.6% ABV finish.

If you move quickly and procure a bottle, you could host the event of the year for your crafty friends with a BBADS tasting party. Or, keep all of this decadence to yourself. Once it’s in your hands, it’s entirely up to you how you enjoy this world-class stunner.  

Rated 4.47 on Tavour!

Tavour strictly supports independent beer. Fremont Brewing is certified independent by the Brewers Association


Reviews

4.48

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233 Ratings

Bearblitz

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3.0
Meh
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mppavese

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4.5
Amazing bourbon barrel goodness.
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charles37

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4.25
The classic we all know and love... Solid, sometimes outperformed by its brethren, but always a treat.
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betsy34

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4.75
Fremont wins again
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Evoul

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4.75
Coffee
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Dannygdandan

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4.75
A little subdued at this point but delivers everything you could ask of a BABS. Excellent
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michael3297

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5.0
Smooth, boozy and sweet solid stout would buy again
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Mad0gg13

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4.0
bourbon is strong
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seokhyeon

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3.0
not bad
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matthew212

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4.5
Don’t know how this rates so poorly. Excellent beer. Plenty of barrel and roasty malt.
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cory14

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5.0
Always buy Freemont! they only continue to impress me and never disappoint
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zach2412

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4.0
solid, syrup heavy stout
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adam4119

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4.25
OG is surprisingly my favorite.
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terry709

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4.5
top notch!
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Avobandit

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4.25
Very good stout with a lot of mature complexity in flavors.
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bob113

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4.75
smoother finish
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ryan220

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4.5
bold barrel
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rodeo720

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4.0
Coffee, Dark, Bitter
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rodney314

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5.0
This Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark star delight, can only be describe as red velvet cake 🎂 marinated in Bourbon 🥃!!! If Santa 🎅doesn’t bring you any for Christmas 🎄 well, that just means you my friend are on the naughty 😈 list‼️‼️😂😂
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Jasmine

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4.25
tasty!
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jtwallen

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4.5
Big booze, lots of barrel, roasty and malty. Subtle dark chocolate and very light coffee. Solid.
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Gshadow

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4.5
licorice and barrel
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sherv00

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4.75
even after aging for 4 years this is still well balanced and very tasty
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william3230

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4.5
love Fremont, really opens up as it warms
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Rustgood

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4.75
This beer really aged well. Super smooth and rich; flavor was big and bold
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Jklaroche

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4.5
Dark malts with a hint of charred oak play a stronger role, balancing notes of dark chocolate, bourbon spice, and a lingering hint of vanilla.
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PlyCrkSky

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4.75
Fremont brewing always turns out great stuff! this was great to share. lots of flavors going on. try it!
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EricRThompson

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4.0
Still amazing after 4 years!
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StefanoSPQR

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4.5
delish
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