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Double Stack
- Imperial Stout
- 11% ABV
- Label approved Oct 31, 2023
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Great Notion's Imperial Stout. Label approved 31 October 2023; spotted on 18 September 2026 (in Great Notion's newsletter).
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 52–60°F (11–16°C)
- Glass
- Snifter: a wide bowl you can warm in your hand, for a small strong pour
About 335–385 calories and 31–44 g carbs
About 215 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Imperial Stout. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
About this beer
This is the 45th of 139 labels we have from Great Notion Brewing & Barrel House. Its label was approved 6 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
A comic-inked Santa Claus centered on the label, rendered with exaggerated proportions and expressionist energy—his massive beard and bulbous nose dominate the composition, while his arms spread wide juggling colorful orbs and surrounded by floating beer cans, candy canes, and holiday imagery against a dark teal background scattered with stars and lightning bolts. The figure sits atop a stylized chimney stack with a snowy base, the whole scene radiating chaotic, festive abundance. The beer name appears in flowing script at the top, while regulatory and brand information occupy the right panel in clean sans-serif type.
From the label“imperial stout with coffee, maple syrup, natural flavor and caramel color”
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: StoutBrewery: Great Notion