Bluegrass Jeffersons Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Brewed by Bluegrass Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Louisville, Kentucky USA

Chared barrel and vanilla bourbon characteristics in the aroma. Pours thin and black with a weak tan head. The base stout is a pretty typical stout, the saving grace is the bourbon barrel flavors. Not a very complex beer but likable.

Black with no head. Sweet, syrupy aromas of coffee and chocolate. A bit on the thin side, and a little slick. Flavor is sweet milk chocolate, smoke, and lots of bourbon. Very good ,but it could use just a touch more body.

Bottle from KY. Pours black with a dissipating offwhite head. Nose is musty with light bourbon notes, roast. Not a ton of oak, except for that bourbon note. Light bitter notes on the nose as well. On taste, has bourbon sweetness, though not hot at all, really. Actually, I was expecting the worst and this is super drinkable. Moderate sticky bourbon notes that make you throat clog a touch. Sweet, though light bodied. Decent.

dark brown black pour with a lot of head, chocolatey taste with slight bourbon smell. Not overly hoppy.

bottle courtesy of cletus, thanks man! pours black with a minimal dark brown head. lots of nice brown yeast confetti in this one, looks awesome! nose is of lacto, coco and a lot of bourbon, like a bourbon chocolate milkshake. smells sort of like when you have the eggs, brown sugar and butter mixed for cookies, but haven’t added the flour yet. from the smell i was expecting a big bourbony mess, but not so in the flavor. flavor is nice with burnt, coco, a hint of bourbon that tingles my lips a bit, and a good creamy mouthfeel. up front. the palate is a lil disappointing in the back as it falls thin and flat. would love for this to have a fuller mouth, it would be stellar.

Shared by Jerc and Mabel. Appearance: Pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma: Nice, rye bread, peat, chocolate and some sweet alcohol. Flavour: Dusty chocolate, malt, coffee, lactose and a nice hop profile too.

pours as your typical stout does with slightly more head. Black liquid, tan foam. I was taken aback by the heavy brown sugar character that overpowers chocolate and bourbon. Some dark fruit there also. This one is pretty light on the bourbon and unfortunately there aren’t many other robust characteristics to back this up. Vanilla and dark fruits are here. Mouth is med thick bodied and med carbonation. A bit too much carbonation. I wouldn’t have this one again. While it is an easily available ba stout, it’s worth the extra effort to get a kbs.

Bottle, aged after approx 2 years. Pours dark brown/black with ruby edges and a quickly fading light brown head. Subtle nose of mocha, wood and a twinge of sulfur. Well-balanced and flavorful - notes of medium roast, chocolate, caramel, earthy hops, oak and a slight bourbon character. Pleasant sweetness level. The body is a bit thin and watery for the style with moderate carbonation.