3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Enjoyed at Coles. Big bourbon cask aroma, very good bourbon taste at that, supported by some chocolate malts. Above average mouthfeel. Yeasty, a bit of sourness in mid-sip offset by the vanilla in the wood. A RIS with some complexity. Dark colour.A big beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle thanks to mcbackus. Shared with KAggie. Pours black with a brown head. Nose is of wood and bourbon. Taste is of bourbon, ash and chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium and chalky with a dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Cole’s. Black, dark tan head. nose is bourbon barrel, hugeh rich malt, cocoa, a little milk/cream, vanilla. Flavor is bourbon, lost of malt, milk chocolate, some fruit. I’d love to try this without the barrel aging.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: FEB 25, 2009 750 mL bottle purchased from Chucks Liquor in Bowling Green, KY. Shared with a group at the inaugural Barrios’ tasting. Poured a dark brown/almost black with a two finger brown head. The aroma was bourbon and vanilla with an alcohol note. The flavor was vanilla and bourbon, with smoked meat present, and a serious lack of roasted malt. The palate was above average, with a creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation and a full body. This was an above average beer. I am glad I was able to share this with a good group.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
4 oz. sample at Cole’s in Buffalo. Pitch black with a brown head. The aroma is roasty with coffee and light bourbony notes. The flavor is a touch on the boozy side, with dark chocolate, roasted malt and bourbon. Not bad.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by Nqualls at Barrios tasting. Pours a beautiful black with a one finger brown head. Aroma is full of bourbon- vanilla, oak, and alcohol. Full bodied, but with not a lot of heft in the texture. Flavor of vanilla, oak, and coca- but could use a bit more dark roastiness for my tastes. Lots of residual sweetness. Overall a nice beer, but a bit heavy on the bourbon for me.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 19, 2011 Bottle from MaltOMeal shared at the Houston Impy Tasting II. Thanks, man! Pours a beautifully thick black with a nice head of beige. Aroma is straight-up chocolate with bourbon-soaked oak chips in the background. Tastes of bourbon-infused chocolate; bourbon is very prominent throughout, especially in the lingering finish. Though assertive, the bourbon never overpowers; the oak presence seems to quell it to desireable levels. Nice mouthfeel. Above average for sure.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Barrios’ Impromptu Tasting to pop Smitty’s Surly courtesy of nquallys. Pours a dark near black with dark brown head. Nose almost hot, oak, bourbon, smoke. Amazing flavors of ham, bourbon, vanilla. Creamy body. Very good. Just missing a little roast.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours black with a huge, thick dark chocolate head. Aroma of sweet milk chocolate. Flavor of harsh alcohol initially with a chocolatey finish. Slight nuttiness and cookie malt. Surprisingly, the bourbon is extremely mellow--I only got hints of alcohol but no specific bourbony notes. Very nice. I would like to have this again.
8/4/8/4/16 (4.0/5)
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Courtesy of Yaniv, thanks man! Dark brown with a dark tan head, thin. Chocolate, dark fruit astringency. Small hint of vanilla oak, but not bourbony. MEdium body and carbonation, a bit oily, but not quite viscous or thick or sticky. Coconut sort of bourbon impy, though the bourbon isn’t so forward, more oaky. Oaky astringency. A bit creamy. Acid. A healthy dose of diacetyl. Alcohol. Lingering bitter roast is where the roast really comes out the most. Decent, but 20 bucks a bottle? Ehhhh.
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