Mismatch Brewing Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout 2021

Mismatch Brewing Co

Published July 16, 2021

In 2020, Mismatch released their first Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout, an outstanding beer that picked up its fair share of silverware. Now it's back, albeit in slightly different form. Sure, the 14 Buffalo Trace barrels haven't changed but the 2021 version has a toned down ABV – albeit still sitting at a tidy 11.2 percent ABV – and, while the original version dripped with bourbon, here that is dialled back a touch, resulting in a rich, complex, balanced beer. The limited release also been supersized into larger 500ml cans.

Pitch black is an understatement then it comes to the beer's appearance: pouring a thick, opaque, jet black with a fast-dissipating chocolate brown head, on the nose there's a decent whack of bourbon, adding some sweetness and a little vanilla amid some well-disguised roast and a smidgeon of molasses. It pours with a thick, syrupy, super viscous body in which the bourbon remains big on the flavour front; the molasses comes through more prominently too, followed by more roast, vanilla and dried dates. The outcome is a RIS that's silky, rich and incredibly decadent, with a lingering, bourbon-tinged warmth that wraps things up nicely at the end.

Matt King

Style
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout
ABV
11.2%
Name
Mismatch Brewing Co
Address

Lot 100 Chambers Road
Hay Valley
SA 5252

Phone
0412 398 046
Open Hours

Thurs to Sun: 11am to 6pm

Tours

Sat and Sun: 11am and 2pm (or on request)