Tyranena Devil Over A Barrel

Formerly brewed at Tyranena Brewing
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

big thanks to brad for this long time want! nice very dark brown pour with a thick creamy dark brown head and beautiful thick lacing on the glass. aromas meld a good bit of sweet bourbon and bitter coffee to balance it out nicely. the mouth feel is super creamy, but not super heavy, very, very smooth. the taste is on par with any coffee impy stout i can think of, and the bourbon and coffee are a great combination. the sweet syrupyness of it is cut by the drying bitter roast finish. a great imperial porter with both heavy stout and lighter lager characteristics blended together nicely.

Bottle thanks to ditmier. Pour is almost black with a small brown head. Aroma is lots of burnt coffee, roasted malt, light alcohol presence, faint vanilla, and a touch of bourbon. The burnt coffee is the dominant aroma for sure. Flavor is more subtle than aroma. Still lots of dark roast coffee but with a nice balancing sweetness from the malt. Bourbon is not an overwhelming force here, more of an afterthought with it’s presence most noticeable deep into the finish.

Bottled. Blackish coloured. Dense light brown head. Aroma of coffee, sweetness, vanilla, chocolate, wood, ligth roast. Flavour of marzipan, chocolate, sweetness, light roast, light vanilla, light herbs and cocoa. Quite smooth and complex. Medium to full bodied. Has a barreldense, marzipanny and sweet light bitterness in the end. Quite an experience. Huge thx. to Santa Mike for this very nice beer.

Bottle:   Nearly black, moderate to thin foamy light brown head, a few rings of lacing.   Strong nose of coffee, soft bourbon.   Semi-sweet chocolate like roasted malts on the tongue, with a good dose of coffee beans and bourbon.   Certainly comes across as an Oatmeal Porter.   Amazingly well balanced.   Finishes with coffee and bourbon notes.   Sweet lactose lingers.   This one is amazingly well balanced.   I wished I had more of this.   Not brash and not over the top, built just right in my opinion.   Thanks to Skyview for the bottle!

This is the first review I’ve decided to do this way, the short way. While I feel that beer reviews are useful...I think that my brief raw feelings toward a beer is more useful. Brewers Gone Wild Bottle poured into an oversized Duvel glass on 9/8/09 Appearance - black, tan head, 1 finger head, light carbonation Smell - bitter chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, complex Taste & Feeling - Smooth sweet chocolate, coffee, sweet roasted malt, medium to heavy mouthfeel, smooth drinker, but still a cokplex sipper Overall 5 words - delicious, coffee, smooth, drinkable, I wish this wasn’t a one time only beer

bottle, pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma is nice and full of oats and coffee, smells great. Flavor is wonderful. Soft bourbon notes with vanilla and a bitter coffee finish with some sweet roasted malt and oat flavors. Nice porter!

Very lucky to sample this gem at Darkness Day. Pour is very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is lovely coffee, vanilla, chocolate and a little bourbon. Flavor is bitter with a little sweet complexity. Palate is rich, lush, thick, creamy. Easy to drink and complex.

As you might be able to tell from the beer description, there’s a LOT going on here, but it all blends together superbly to make an absolutely delicious sipper of a beer.