 brewandbbq (227), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jan 21, 2008
Pours dark, opaque brown, with barely translucent mahogany edgework.
A tan head rose to an inch-plus, and fell slowly to barely cover the surface. Fairly decent lacework with some errant threads of foam.
Aromatics have bourbon leaping out of the glass. Dark chocolate, roast coffee, and vanilla follow through.
The nose finishes with a hint of oaky tannins.
The mouthfeel is medium and thinnish for an Imperial stout.
The pallet has a well balanced mix of dry chocolate, caramel, and coffee beans as a base. The bourbon is larger than expected by the nose, and the character of the base beer gets a bit lost under it.
The beer is very smooth and quite warming, with plenty of boozy alcohol, but not hot.
Bitterness is minimal and it finishes fairly quick except for the bourbon, which continues to warm with successive breaths.
Very tasty, but aside from the bourbon barrel component, the rest of the beer is a bit timid
cakanator (40), Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Sep 15, 2008 22 oz bomber. Thank God I have two of these. I need to get more of the old batch which sat 8 months in Beam Barrels. Poured dark brown and smelled like a fine bourbon with oak and sweet aromas. Full bodied with plenty but not over done bourbon flavors oak vanilla caramel... just about everything. One of the first Bourbon barrels I had. Amazing.
Rciesla (1580), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
May 26, 2008 Draft. Pours a dark brown nectar with a thin head. Aroma is chocolate, bourbon, oak, caramel, and sweet candy. Taste is that but the mouth feel was so thin and the etoh didn’t come through as much as i’d like.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2008 <b>Date:</b> 05/03/2008<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br />
<b>Source:</b> Tasting, Cellar Party<br />
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<b>Appearance:</b> very dark brown, wispy beige head, bits of drippy lace, <br />
<b>Aroma:</b> sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma with a lot of caramel sweetness leading to a bourbon candy character, <br />
<b>Flavor:</b> 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, <br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 8/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 8/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 17/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 4.1/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 8/10<br />
<b>Score:</b> ***+/4<br />
ChainGangGuy (1810), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
May 4, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, dark brown body with a smallish, wispy, beige head.
Smell: Dark malt aroma full of notes smelling of homemade fudge, chopped walnut meats, and dark caramel. And it’s plenty bourbony, sure, with the usual accompanying notes of wood, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Taste: Rich dark maltiness makes up the bulk of the flavor with more of the chocolatey, nutty notes from the nose. Quite sweet. Brief hint of fruit. The warming qualities of the brew hit you right away, though the actual bourbon flavor, for me, was surprisingly light and scattered amidst the heavy malts. Though, the warming finish does pick up a good amount of wood flavor.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Mild, gentle carbonation.
Drinkability: A very fine bourbon-bumped RIS! None of its qualities are so overbearing as to slow you down from finishing this one off.
shp555 (1377), lilburn, Georgia, USA
May 3, 2008 Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, chocolate, alcohol, oak, vanilla, and some caramel. Flavor is malty, caramel, oak, vanilla, bourbon, and a sweet bourbon alcohol finish.
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