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Angel's Share Barrel Works

Basqueland Brewing
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🌍 Spain · Imperial Stout · One of 75 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ

Basqueland's flagship barrel-aged imperial stout — aged in bourbon barrels for 28 months and infused with vanilla beans. The eighth creation of the Barrel Works series. Rated 4.2 on Untappd with 1,514 ratings — Spain's highest-rated beer. Rich, warming, and deeply complex with bourbon oak, dark chocolate, vanilla, and roasted coffee.

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 44 dimensions

vanilla
100%
roasted
87%
full-bodied
80%
dark fruit
70%
chocolate
65%
smooth
60%
alcohol warmth
55%
rich
50%
coffee
45%
caramel
30%
molasses
25%
oak
25%
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About Imperial Stout

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What is a Imperial Stout?

Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Angel's Share Barrel Works

Serve at 10–16°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Can be cellared 2–5 years. Develops dark fruit, leather and port-like complexity with age.

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