4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Goddamn I loved this beer ! You can smell the bourbon and taste it in the beer, lot of sweet nots and even caramel a bit. I liked the warmth of this beer. The best beer I had this evening.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (341 ml). Tasted side by side with last year batch. Reddish brown with a low beige head. Aroma is of bourbon, vanilla, malt, toffee, caramel and slight dark fruits. Quite boozy. Taste is moderately sweet with bourbon, vanilla, malt, toffee, caramel and dark fruits. Mouthfeel is somewhat oily. Medium body. Less complex than previous batch. Maybe it will become better with some age but right now it’s an average bourbon barrel beer with a strong bourbon presence. I think that this beer should be merge with the previous batch in RB database.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 341ml.
Pours deep red/brown with low beige head. Aroma is of bourbon toffee, malt, alcohol, vanilla. Taste is of bourbon, alcohol, caramel, toffee, some bitterness, vanilla. Palate: Medium body, near-dry finish. Overall: Pretty good, interesting beer. Not too cloying sugar-wise or anything. The bourbon takes alot of place (more than what I recall of previous version), but it does’nt bother me too much. Looking forward to see this age a bit more. I prefer the other batch.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours almost clear brown, red tint, with a small beige head, little retention and lacing. bourbon, a lot. some nutty malts, brown sugar, some sweetness - not cloying this time (as opposed to previous versions), some coconut, tingling spices, very hint of oxidation. average carbonation, light body - weak, medium long relatively dry grassy-citrusy finish. warming alcohol. less bourbon and booze (from previous versions) gives place to the beer to express itself, although their double brown ale seems to be lacking a bit in the body and in roastiness - but maybe it’s all because of the big bourbon in there. would like to try the non-barrelled version.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light bourbon notes in the aroma. Flavors of salted caramel. Body is less full than the previous edition. Not bad, but far from its former self. Of course I’ll stock a few, just in case....
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma:Oak vanilla,caramel,toffy....
Appearance:Dark brown,light beige head...
Flavor:oak,vanilla,caramel,light rosted malt...
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bouteille de 341ml - 10.6%alc/vol
Brassée en Hiver 2011
Vieillie en fût de Bourbon pendant 9 mois
Embouteillée en Novembre 2012
Degustée en Décembre 2012
Apparence: Une brune foncée, quasiment opaque, avec un léger collet beige éphémère.
Arôme: Au nez, on détecte des notes de caramel, chocolat, bourbon, cuir, chêne et même abricots.
Goût: Présence d’alcool au travers de la saveur de vanille, sucrée, sans trop, goût torrifié, avec un retour sur le goût de bourbon.
Palais: Bière lisse, carbonation moyenne et long fini en bouche.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille 341ml. 2012. Couleur brune avec des reflets rougeâtres, presque opaque, Mousse beige foncée disparaîssant rapidement en laissant un anneau sur les parois du verre. Arôme de bourbon prenant pratiquement toute la place, boisé, alcool, fumée, noisette, caramel brûlé. Goût de bourbon encore une fois très présent, boisé, caramel, sucre, vanille, alcool en fin de bouche. Carbonation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen.
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