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Singularity 2025

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Singularity 2025 represents Imperial Stout as a concept pushed toward absolute density—a beer of massively concentrated coffee and chocolate character, built on bourbon barrel ageing that brings vanilla and dried fruit into the shadows of the roasted core. At 11.7% alcohol, it carries the weight of something meant to unfold slowly, to be shared across an evening and savoured in small measures. This is a beer for after dinner, or as dessert itself, with the structure to cellar for years. The bourbon wood doesn't soften the stout's backbone; it deepens the complexity, turning what might be straightforward richness into something layered and worth returning to across the glass.

ABV
11.7%
Bitterness
Very bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark40
PaceSipper
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
chocolatecoffeevanilla
chocolate
coffee
vanilla
roasted
dark fruit
Aroma
The nose opens with roasted coffee and dark chocolate, layered beneath vanilla and caramel from extended bourbon barrel contact.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Singularity 2025

◎ Appearance

Deep garnet-black with an opaque body that yields no light; a dense, tan head forms and clings to the glass with persistent lacing. The carbonation is restrained, befitting the beer's weight and intended contemplative pace.

opaque blackpersistent headdeep garnetlow carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with roasted coffee and dark chocolate, layered beneath vanilla and caramel from extended bourbon barrel contact. Dried stone fruit and oak emerge as the beer warms, with the alcohol present but not aggressive—a warming rather than sharp note.

roasted coffeebourbon vanilladark chocolatedried fruit

◐ Taste

The palate is densely structured: coffee and chocolate form the foundation, with bourbon wood contributing vanilla, oak tannins, and a subtle dried-fruit sweetness. The body is full and smooth, alcohol warming the throat without burning; bitterness is restrained, allowing richness to dominate across the mid-palate.

full-bodiedcoffee-forwardbalanced sweetnesssmooth bourbon warmth

◑ Finish

The finish is long and contemplative, with chocolate and roasted grain lingering well into the aftertaste. Vanilla and oak fade slowly, leaving a pleasant drying sensation and a faint coffee note that invites the next sip.

long finishroasted grainwarming aftertaste
88
hopIQ score
Aroma
88
Taste
90
Appearance
85
Finish
87
Serve at 13–16°C

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

Pint glass

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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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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