Lizard of Koz (2016)

Stout - Imperial / Double

This one is near and dear to our hearts. Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki wanted to make the birthday of his little sister, Liz, a special one. So he did what he does best and brewed a stout using a few of her favorite ingredients: fresh Michigan blueberries, rich chocolate and vanilla aged in bourbon barrels to round out those beautiful flavors. Liz was floored and we think you will be too.

ABV

10.5

Rating

3.899

Rating count

19,907

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shawn

Not much different from 4.5 years ago. Still too sweet...still too much choc...blueberry wasn’t bad

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Kevin L

Held on pretty well.

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Gino G.

Earlier thanks to our guy david j. Age didn’t help this beer, oof...

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Joe T.

Too sweet

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Rob S

Sadly, it is a sour now. No rating.

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Luke Schuttenhelm

Past it’s prime.

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Bob Cady

Blueberry and chocolate still present. Sweetish. Berry liquor schnapps. 2.8

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Bill Miller

So bad

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David

Cellar- same as the 2015 super sweet blueberry notes.

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Thane Cawdor

Pints January 2017

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Pete C.

Not good fresh not good aged

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TheVlk

Don't age this.

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Donny Quigley

sucked back then and sucks now. last bottle, thank God 👎 fridge spring clean 2022

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J Slip

LCI- chugged because the badgers suck and Brian couldn’t bring himself to wear a red jersey if he lost. And how is this rated so high anyway?!?! Not pleasant in any way

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Steven Holbrook

Liked it before. Now it is gross. Super sweet, bourbon taste is off too. Drain pour

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about 4 years ago

 

I Prefer Beer

Cellar time did not help at all.

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Jeff

Coronavirus cellar turd day #179. This was super sweet fresh, and has died down a bit, but still pretty damn sweet. Thin body. It does taste like chocolate covered blueberries, but there is something I really don’t enjoy about this one. Thankful not 20%.

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Becca Thomas

We waited a few years and still it’s not tasty.

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Kirk VanDer Kamp

Cellar purge. Time did not help this much.

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over 4 years ago

 

Michael B.

Boulders has been sitting on this one a few years. Good sweet stout.

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over 4 years ago

 

Will @abeardedbeerguy

Way too sweet for me. Could be because of the aging

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almost 3 years ago

 

Dennis Adams

Nice bourbon notes but a kinda over powering blueberry.

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over 1 year ago

 

Kenny D

Sorry. Did not get better with time. Syrup flavor. Would be great in a snow cone

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Scott S.

I thought the sweet blueberries would mellow with age... Nope. But does taste a little better

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Oleg T.

02.11.2016. Анис, лакрица, кислит сильно, типа ягодки, но уже совсем не туда, очень странно, либо деградировал, либо не очень понятная идея.

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Barn Stormer

I think the blueberries went sour.

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Rolo

FLN - chocolate covered blueberries still there

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Dane Foster

Cloying sweetness faded, and is a nice balance now

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Alex Baromensky

Жиденький ягодный, сладенький вдруг, неинтересный мне

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Ikuru Kitamura

アロマから強いブルーベリーを感じる素晴らしいスタウト。ボディは時間経過の影響か軽かったが物足りなさはなく飲みやすさに寄与していた印象。樽香など大きな癖はなくシンプルながらフレーバーティーのような渋みなどもあり他で体験できないような個性的なキャラクターで面白かったです。しかしブルーベリーが強いのがとてもよかった…

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Bob O B

Starting the certainly turn some. Might be better than it was based on reviews. Getting black licorice and she is sweet. Thanks Los.

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Surrounded by Eh Holes

Watching Letterkenny at Boulders on Broadway. Good times

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Jed Taylor

Flavors popping all over the place. Starts w/ big blueberries, followed by vanilla. Chocolate stout suddenly pushes forward w/ everything supported on subtle bourbon barrel. Surprising carbonation gives foamy mouthfeel. 2016 - nice cellar surprise.

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Jaime

It's all about perspective... I see infinity, Jamison sees XXX...

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Brian Kuykendall

That’s still a lot of blueberry.

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Shaun Anthony

Held up pretty damn well!

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Larry J

Pulled this Old Girl from the very back. She's sweet.

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Никита Таллер

Ликерные ягоды. Так вот где спрятался суперстишн.

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Askar

Berries

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Owen L.

Bought this on the day of my daughter's birth. Fruit is still very present

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Tom S.

Is super sweet still

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Amanda Carlson

Enjoying another cellar Sunday. This has gotten better with age. Still plenty of blueberry flavor.

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Justin

Solid after sitting a few years - would not get it again but it's solid

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Jarrod Stanton

Still damn decent!

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Robin Boyen

Kleverig zoete Imperial Stout gebrouwen m/ vanille, chocolade x bosbessen uit Michigan, gerijpt op bourbonvaten. Chocolade x vanille zijn rijkelijk aanwezig. Bosbessen duidelijk herkenbaar zonder te overheersen. Mooi gebalanceerd geheel.

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Chad A. Shull

Still plenty of blueberry and vanilla flavor left.

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Jamison

"People never understood that there was Brian and The Boz. They were two completely different people." - Brian Bosworth

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about 4 years ago

 

Uncle Paulus

Not sure how, but the lizard lives. Big thanks to a true brew friend.

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