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Brownings Bourbon Imperial Stout

Brownings Bourbon Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Brownings Brewery

Louisville, Kentucky USA

bottled
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333.42/5.03.38/5.0Special-11.9 Snifter P  Stats

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From the rolling hills of Woodford County and the metropolitan riverfront of Louisville,comes the marriage of bourbon-soaked,white oak barrels and a high gravity imperial stout. Rich with flavors of vanilla,toffee,espresso and chocolate, Browning's Bourbon Barreled Imperial Stout is a delicious expression of Kentucky craftsmanship.

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 502Flavors (185), Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Bomber into sniffer. It had a light (brown) pour for an imply but looked nice in the glass with a nearly black body and a substantial creamy cappuccino head. Its aroma was rich and included primarily notes of vanilla, oak, and sweet chocolate. The flavor was pretty weak however and out of balance; some good flavors were floating around in there (bourbon, vanilla, and molasses) but were very faint, undeveloped, and watered down. It was too watery and carbonated on the palate for an impy, but still pretty smooth and pleasant. Overall: if your at Brownings’ brewpub you might as well try this because it will be fresh, but otherwise, it isn’t anything I would really buy again if looking for an impy.


 esjaygee (687), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/58/20
May 25, 2008  
On tap at Brownings brew pub. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of bourbon and light vanilla. Taste of bourbon (yuck) which is too overpowering to go with some light sweet malts. Smooth with little to no bitterness. I can’t stand it when my beer tastes solely like liquor. Maybe someday they’ll make a whiskey that tastes like a stout.


 jjpm74 (2760), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of bourbon, raisins, lots of sweet malt. Tastes spicy and lightly soured with some bourbon and mild alcohol presence. Nice!


 TheBeerOrg (1371), Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Pours near black with reddish hues and a mostly maintained tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, vanilla, and chocolate. Taste is toffee, bourbon, vanilla, and sweet coffee. Full bodied with moderate carbonation. A bit too much bourbon for my taste, too long in the barrel.


 jcr (811), Jasper, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 25, 2007  
22 oz bottle. 2007. Somewhat disappointing because the bourbon dominates rather than compliments the beer. Small, receding tan head. Dark brown body. The aroma presents roasted malts, coffee, molasses, oak and, of course, bourbon. The flavor is moderately sweet, moderately to heavily acidic and moderately bitter. Thin to medium body and watery texture. Alcohol-bourbon taste in the finish.




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