 hillfiiiiire (283), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
May 12, 2009 2006 bottle. This is a really weird beer. It looks a bit very muddy swamp water with no head and overall little carbonation. It somehow makes me just want to drink it more though. The aroma is a brown sugar, caramel, and then some bourbon. Flavor is really sweet and quite complex. It starts off with a bit of a wood character, evolves into a caramel/brown sugar sweetness and finishes with a lingering bit of alcohol, but nothing like the crazy BA beers that leave a burning in the back of your throat. And even after that remnants of plum and fruit lingers. It’s a really weird beer, but it is a really nice and complex one.
crowderm (275), Recklinghausen, Germany
May 12, 2009 2006. Murky brown pour with no head. Aroma of bourbon, wood and vanilla and chocolate covered raisins. The flavor is good, but what bumps it up to a 9 is its complexity. It takes almost a full 10 seconds for every aspect of the flavor to appear. First plum, brown sugar and grape, then bourbon, wood and vanilla, then finally a ridiculously sweet caramel/raisin finish. Smooth, relatively full mouthfeel with little carbonation. Mild alcohol presence. The way the flavor in this beer develops on your tongue is just awesome. I’m not sure I’d want to drink this all the time, but a must try.
yobdoog (1426), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
May 8, 2009 Now I have to revisit the regular version. Bottle 154/256 2006 I believe. This has to be one of my favorite things that I have drank so far. So sweet. Lots of vanilla and a little bourbon and wood. Not too much alcohol present. Smooth and delicious caramel and sugary.
petematte46 (212), Dallas, Texas, USA
May 6, 2009 What cna I say about this beer that already hasn’t been said. Complex with an amazing nose.
markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
May 6, 2009 Thanks zuluflyboy for the share of this 2005 bottle. Pours dark cola brown with almost no head, even in an aggressive pour. Aroma is bourbon, malt, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, and oak. Flavor is bourbon, malt, maple, brown sugar, and amazingly smooth mouthfeel. Lingering malty and sugary finish. The word awesome in liquid form.
Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
Apr 29, 2009 Split this with a friend. Poured brown with a small fizzy head. Beautiful aroma of bourbon and caramel. Lots of mellow bourbon up front with some caramel and a hint of fruit in the finish. Soo good.
kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
Apr 19, 2009 Bottle courtesy of zuluflboy. 2005 bottle (151/222). Pours a murky brown to black color with absolutely no head. Aroma is boozy and bourbon with lighter notes of wood, chocolate, some ripe dark fruit. Flavor is malty and boozy with notes of raisins, maple syrup, ripe dark fruit, some notes of molasses and brown sugar. Generally medium to full body with a boozy finish.
sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
Apr 5, 2009 courtesy of zuluflyboy.
Bottle#151/222.
Pours dark cola, with no head leaving some nice golden lacing.
Aroma had some light oxidation that I think played to the beers advantage. Lots of barrel / wood and booze emanate from the aroma.
Taste is loaded with barrel goodness. I am not sure how they do it, but Ale Smith has balanced the hell out of all of their barrel versions and wow these are some fine brews.
Malty with notes of chocolate and wood, some dark fruits, plenty of brown sugar some light oxidation and a medium palate. Again, taste a lot stronger than indicated abv.
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