Berkshire Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

Brewed by Berkshire Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 1pt. 6fl.oz.
[ Trade by toncatcher ]. Clear dark dark red brown color with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, darkroasted, caramel, chocolate, berry, tart - brett, wood, bourbon, light licorice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and heavy bitter with a long duration, and a dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft. This works very nice with a imp.stout and some brett IMO ;O)) [20091021]

Bottled. A dark brown beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes has notes of bourbon, malt, wood, roasted malt, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruit, roasted malt, alcohol, and bourbon, leading to a dry woody and bourbon finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear brown with a reddish hue and a huge, rough shaving foam style head leaving laces. Distinct Bretty nose blending in with some Bourbon notes. Medium body, some hard roasted malts, licorice and a berry-like tartness. Subtle Bourbon accents and a lacto tartness. A little astringency in the finish. Clearly this was infected and I seriously doubt that it was intended, but it works little wonders. Nice one. 211009

Bottle. Good bretty aroma, fruity, berrylike, quite unexpected. Almost black colour, red shine. Small stable light brown head. Good citric flavour, turning milder, more woody. There seemed to be a hint of vanilla at some point, but now it is gone. There is some roasted malt in there somewhere, it is not just sour. Very nicely balanced.

Date: 05/03/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: very dark brown, wispy beige head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma with a lot of caramel sweetness leading to a bourbon candy character,
Flavor: rich chocolate and bourbon flavor, nice touch of roasted adds some balance, sweet caramel and vanilla, oak mixes in with an earthy character for a light bitterness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Near black with a medium beige creamy head. Flavour was sweet with roasted malt, brett and hints of lacto. Flavour had lacto, brett and hard roasted malt. I knew it this style would work so well. Nice one.

Dark brown. Thin head. Rich, soy saucey aroma with light fruitiness - a juicy orange component. Juicy, with blackberry, chocolate and coffee. This is complex and delicious. It has the flavour profile of top of the line espresso - one of those Intelligentia single estates. Wood, and light vanilla late. Alchemic.

(PPSG09, 22oz bottle) Dark brown body topped by medium tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, Bourbon, light vinous, chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, Bourbon, medium vinous, light vanilla, chocolate. Smooth medium-full body. A Bourbony Bourbon Bourbonator with trace elements of the underlying beer. That doesn’t mean I dislike it.

Bottle… Tar black ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Tanginess along with chocolate and espresso really stand out in the aroma. Full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. The flavor is mostly sweet and chocolaty, but offers a touch of acidity as well. Finishes crisp, moderately sweet and mildly tangy. Bottle courtesy of growler!

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured dark brown color with a large frothy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate bourbon, roasted chocolate malt and licorice aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium bourbon, chocolate and roasted coffee bitter flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable complex beer.