3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 23, 2013 Bottle. Thanks to adnielsen for sending. Pours a deep black with a brown head. Bourbon, vanilla, oak, chocolate aromas. Flavors of bourbon and chocolate, with some alcohol/burn on the finish. Doesn’t taste like a 17% beer, maybe more like a 12%.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a thick black with 1 finger of mocha head and some moderate lacing. Nose of dark chocolate, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Thick, syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet caramel, bourbon, vanilla, dark fruits. Very tasty.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle, courtesy of ablackshear. Thanks! Pours a thick, jet black color with a mocha tan head. Aroma is chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, roasty. Heavy on the palate with smooth, creamy carbonation. Flavor is sweet, very sweet, lots of oak and vanilla, bourbon, licorice, molasses, chocolate, a touch of smoke, with a sweet, chocolate, bourbon finish. Absolutely excellent. The 17%+ doesn’t show at all. Well done Avery.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Chocolate fudge and vanilla aromas. Chocolate fudge flavors. Overall a fantastic stout.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Well, this may be the new benchmark for brewing enormous stouts. Easily the biggest stout I have tried, and it drinks just as good as a lot of em (that I have rated). The only thing detectable regarding the booze in this guy is the buzz that ensues. Yes, it’s very sweet but is balanced incredibly well with a huge roastiness full of coffee, melted candy bar, vanilla, bourbon, wood and bitter dark cocoa. Every time I go back to smell this I get something different. Crazy complex and intriguing on all counts. Viscous mouthfeel with an excellent amount of carbonation. Avery really knocked this out of the park, I am truly wowed. Bottle courtesy of bhensonb. Thank you sir, may I have another?
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a solid clear dark brown/black with a tiny caramel ring of head. Aroma of intense coffee and chocolate, roasted malts, some wood or oak, and bourbon. Flavour is intensely bourbon, wood and roasted malts, very boozy but works. Very rich chocolate, and some coffee notes. Burns a little so perfect for a chilly autumn evening. Delicious and sensual.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Pours pitch black with a dark brown head. Smells nutty, chocolate, coffee, and of big bourbon flavors. Taste is bold, roasted, bourbon sweetness, chocolate, coffee, and mild molasses. Full-bodied with a smooth texture and super soft mouth-carbonation, Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout finishes with a bold roasted and bourbon notes.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 25, 2012 About 9 months on this. Thick pour into a tulip. No head or lacing. Nose is stewed prunes and fig, soy, oak, and sweet bourbon. Flavor the same minus oak with a dark roasted finish. Full bodied but not too oily. Alcohol apparent in mouth but no heat in the back of throat...pretty amazing given the level on this. Great with chocolate desert. Stellar and very well done. Dangerous.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle. Pours a dark, oily brown. Aroma of strong molasses, brown sugar, raisin, bourbon, peat, alcohol. Flavor of molasses, caramel, wine, raisin, peat, wood, vanilla, brown sugar. Oily with no head.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours black with a small beige head. Great aroma of chocolate, brown sugar/molasses, bourbon, dark fruit, oak and a hint of vanilla. Very smooth and great flavor with notes of chocolate, light coffee, oak, bourbon, dark fruit, roasted malts, light smoke, and light vanilla. Similar finish with just a touch of alcohol. Tasty, warming and smooth. Hard to believe its almost 18 percent abv.
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