Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Pours an intense black color with a hefty khaki chocolate milk head. Laces in a thin sheet that clings tenaciously. Aromas of sweet woody vanilla and a wisp of smoke. My eyes close and I inhale deeply to enjoy this scent. Flavors give the palate a nice dose of woody vanilla again, along with some roasted coffee bean, bitter baking chocolate, and a warming shot of bourbon. Minimal carbonation lends to a creamy mouthfeel. Such a drinkable beer; the bourbon notes are solid yet not overpowering. A good one.

Poured a nice thick two inch head of mocha foam which left a sticy lace as it subsided. Pitch black in the glass. Smell: HEAVENLY.... smoky bourbon, coffee, molasses, dark chocolate. Taste: WOW. Homerun! Again, bourbon, coffee, etc. Moutfeel: Amazingly smooth for the higer than average ABV. Thick and coating...even creamy. Very light alcohol tingle. I find this stuff to be amazing. Drinkabilty: Simply outstanding. I can’t seem to get enough of this amazingly smooth, yet complex BBS. Likely the highest rating I’ve given to any beer.

I picked this up on a trip to Madison. pours a black tarish color with slight brown head and lacing. The smell is whiskey esque with a good sense of toffee, nuts, and light whipped chocolate. The taste is lighter than expected, but with a thick, and slightly bitey mouthfeel. I get a lot of toffee and nuts. Zero fruit sense. A little roasted bitterness, and molassis. Perfect as an after dinner drink, or paired with a thicker stock soup.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc & mabel -- my bottle courtesy of Secret Santa. I’m pretty bourboned out so even though this is a small bottle, I thought it best to share it with my friends. Pours a murky reddish-brown with a small diminishing tan head. Nice aroma of roasted malt, bourbon, chocolate and hops. Flavour’s roasty and not too bourboney, which is nice. It’s a little lactic and has coffee notes and some alcohol in the finish. Medium to full bodied. This is pretty good though I don’t think I could drink a whole bottle of it to myself.

Get some chocolate and bourbon in the aroma.Pours dark with a big tan head.Flavors are of chocolate and roasted malt.Full mouthfeel with chocolate and some alcohol in the finish.

Bottle. Deep dark brown in color with a little off white head. Bourbon vanilla aroma. Chocolatety notes. Fruity, caramel and vanilla oak flavor. Raisins and plums. Borubon notes. Sweet tasting. Finish is chocolatey. Medium bodied. Smooth tasting. Nice beer. Drinkable.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, jerc & mabel - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Black with ruby-brown highlights. Lots and lots of bourbon in the aroma and flavour, sitting on top of a relatively thin and average stout, as far as I can tell. As Jer says, the bourbon flavours are nice, but with such a weak seeming beer to back them up, it’s a bit of a let-down.

Pours nice and black with a small head. Has a wonderful bourbon aroma mixed with chocolate malt aromas.Smooth as silk bourbon flavor with a great malt backing and a heavy alcohol ending.This stuff is great!