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Big Bad Baptist

Epic Brewing Company
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🌍 United States · Imperial Stout · One of 75 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ

Epic's legendary imperial stout aged on coffee beans and cacao nibs in bourbon barrels. Rich, decadent, and complex with waves of espresso, dark chocolate, and vanilla.

ABV
12%
Bitterness
Very bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark45
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

roasted
100%
coffee
100%
rich
60%
chocolate
60%
vanilla
60%
full-bodied
60%
dark fruit
60%
boozy
60%
oak
30%
bitter
30%
smooth
30%
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Featured inThe Best American Stouts

About Imperial Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

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.

Finding a similar Imperial Stout

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, coffee, rich character as Big Bad Baptist will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Big Bad Baptist

Serve at 13–16°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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