Gary Magnone
February 24, 2021
Beer #3 in the Los Angeles Ale Works barrel-aged anniversary series is a 12.8% pastry stout with pistachios, vanilla, and lactose that they made in collaboration with the pastry stout wizards at Bottle Logic Brewing and aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for a year.
Wizard Stash pours a deep jet black with a frothy reddish-brown head and features aromas of earthy roasty nuts balanced up against sweet and creamy cocoa.
The flavors are incredibly well-balanced and the mouthfeel is right where you want it to be, not overwhelmingly thick and syrupy like a lot of big pastry stouts can be.
The 12oz can is the perfect packaging for a beer of this type, allowing you to take down the 12.8% bourbony sweet goodness without tiring out.
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