4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Everything about this beer sounds great, which means it will be a letdown right? Not so much! Great beer.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by MrPickles...thanks Andy! - Pours deep brown, clear with a thin tan head. Nose is sweet dark fruit, with bourbon and caramel and coffee notes. Taste burns a bit, with nice roast and big sweet caramel, bourbon, and vanilla notes. Roast on the finish--really a sipper, but it’s sweet and decadent. Slick and very little carbonation. Nice stuff.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark brown/black with quickly fading tan head. Aroma of smooth vanilla, wood, light bourbon, coconut, chocolate, and some booze. Flavor is light roasted malt, molasses/brown sugar sweetness, cocoa, vanilla, wood, coconut, bourbon, cream, and alcohol. Light burn. Residual roasted malt and vanilla. Pretty plump on the palate. A bit hot right now, but this brew was a real surprise. Good now, gonna age great.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On draught at the Central Waters 14th Anniversary Party in Amhert, Wisconsin. Pours an opaque dark brown colored brew, thick, decent sized tan head that slowly dissipates and remains tan in the ring with a film top. Aroma of vanilla and bourbon, a hint of dark Bakers chocolate, light mocha and touch of whipped cream. Taste is full bodied. Oily and thick with flavors of mostly bourbon, toasted dark chocolate malt, vanilla and a hint of creme or tartar. Finish has a very light/mild bitterness with a lingering bourbon aftertaste and then some light vanilla. The bourbon flavor profile is mostly prominent caused by the more than a year of aging and very little hop flavor presence. Definitely a one-of-a-kind bourbon imperial stout with plenty of bourbon flavor to go around.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Had on tap at the Anniversary party.
The smell is of strong bourbon and a really sweet vanilla. Just a tad of coffee that compliments the barrel and vanilla. The taste is outstanding. Coats the mouth and the vanilla/marshmallow flavor really comes through. This is excellent. Central Waters has never let me down.
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