Bluegrass Jeffersons Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

250th rating!!! bottle, pours dark brown with minimal tan head. aroma is burbon that doens’t really come through in the flavor. flavor is coffee, little chocolate, rich and creamy. pretty easy drinking for 8.5%.

Draft at the Green Leafe. Deep brown pour with a small tan head. Roast aroma. Slightly sweet with a "bourbon" like flavor. Does not taste oak aged.

Bottle: Dark brown pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of heavy roast and coffee, faint chocolate tones. Flavor is dry and roasty. Lighter on the coffee and bittersweet cocoa notes. Faint barrel aged presence. Overall, rather dry and roasty and not much barrel aged feel. Thanks to Ughsmash for sending this bonus brew.

12 oz. bottle. Pours black with a small diminishing beige head. The aroma had an initial blast of KY bourbon which ends up blending with the roasted malt and dark chocolate. The flavor is initially roasted/slightly burnt malt with moderate sweetness before giving way to dark fruits, chocolate and a touch of alcohol. A hint of bitterness in the finish. Smooth with medium body. Decent.

Wow, I really liked this one. Got little head which affected the appearance rating and may have subdued the aroma a bit. But flavor and mouthfeel are great. It was good right from the refridgerator and continued to taste great as it warmed a bit. And this is form a person who does not really care for bourbon. This might not be for you if you are looking for a distinct bourbon flavor. I thought I got just a bit of bourbon in the smell, but it certainly took a back seat to the usual roasty chocolate stout flavor. Quite drinkable. In fact I would think of this as more of a normal stout instead of an Imperial stout.