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West Sixth Brewing Company - Neighborly Spirit
Price:
$23.95
Style:
Small Batch Imperial Stout Aged in Kentucky Straight Bourbon Barrels
Country:
United States
Bottle size:
750-ml
Alcohol by Volume:
13%
Shipping Costs
Small format beers (12-oz, 330-ml, 375-ml, 440-ml, 16-oz, 500-ml cans):
Our shipping boxes hold a total of either 12 or 24 bottles/cans, with flat S&H costs of $16 and $24, respectively. Feel free to order any quantity of any given beer, but if you want to pay the least shipping cost per beer, ensure your total order is a multiple of 12 bottles/cans, i.e. 12, 24, 36, 48, etc.
Large format beers (750-ml, 22-oz, 500-ml bottles):
We have boxes which can accommodate as few as 2 bottles ($15 S&H) all the way up to 20 bottles ($52 S&H), and everything in between. Beyond 20, we will start a new box.
Your shopping cart will update your total S&H costs automatically.
Other Items:
Shipping is free for accessory items like bottle openers, clothing, etc.
Discounts
Rare Beer Club:
Large format beers featured in The Rare Beer Club are discounted significantly as you order more. Buy $80 of Rare Beer: Get 20% off. $120: Get 30% off. $245: Get 35% off.
All other beer clubs:
For smaller format beers featured in our other beer clubs, and sometimes in Rare Beer Club special offers, you will save 10% when ordering any 24 (or more) bottles/cans.
West Sixth Brewing Company - Neighborly Spirit
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ABV:
13% -
Bottle Size:
750-ml -
Serving Temperature:
49-53° F -
Suggested Glassware:
Tulip, Snifter, or Glencairn Glass
To kick things off, we have the West Sixth Neighborly Spirit, a 13% abv Imperial Stout that was aged 12 months in Kentucky Straight Bourbon barrels. Originally made as a collaboration with Justin’s House of Bourbon, this super limited release is available only through the Rare Beer Club, and we’ve obtained just a handful of cases.
The West Sixth Neighborly Spirit pours an opaque deep dark brown to black with a thick, sturdy head made of tan foam. It looks quite substantial in the glass. As we leaned in to experience the aromas arising from the elixir, we were greeted by notes that spanned the entire spectrum of what bourbon barrels have to offer, such as deeply charred oak, dark caramel, toasty vanilla, sweet dark brown sugar, decadent chocolate brownie, and rich dried cherry and blackberry. The aromas continued to impress with deep, darkly toasted malt, freshly roasted coffee bean, and toasted marshmallow. With a few swirls of the glass, and a bit of warmth to the liquid, more intriguing aromas are released as notes of dark earth and baking spices come forward, carrying with them toasty nuts, chewy dates, and fragrant clove.
Our first sip of West Sixth Neighborly Spirit confirmed all the aromas as flavors and reminded us how special this beer really is and the craftsmanship that went into producing it. Big roasty stouts aged in bourbon barrels can come off as boozy many times, especially at the 13% abv of Neighborly Spirit, but we didn’t experience that here. We did, however, enjoy the pronounced deeply roasted malt, sweet dark caramel, bruleed brown sugar, charred oaky vanilla, and all the bourbon nuances that washed over our palates and left us craving more of this rich, full-bodied stout. The creamy finely bubbled mousse was complemented by a long, smooth, warm finish that lingered on, brought a smile to our faces and cheer to our souls.
The West Sixth Neighborly Spirit is the type of beer with potential for long term aging, though we can recommend drinking now with your favorite barbeque, family dinners, or caramel and chocolate desserts.
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