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Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout

Amherst, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3073.91/5.03.89/5.0Special9.5%79.9Snifter
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Commercial Description:
The "Brewer's Reserve" label is used only for limited edition beers. No time or expense was spared to create these beers! This is a good expression of our passion for brewing -- Cheers!
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 aracauna (2357), Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
May 22, 2006  
This dark brown stout is a bit sour. The bourbon is overridden by acid, but the effect is actually pretty interesting and not bad at all, at least if you’re a fan of the Flemish sours.


 Kevin (1917), Colorado, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/102/511/20
May 22, 2006  
Muddy red brown with a mild gray head. Smells of oak, cherry, lactobacillus, and grape bubbleyum. Thick chocolate flavor with a strawberry sour. Finish is powdery with more cocoa and light booze. Ap-2 ar-6 tas-4 pal-2 ov-11


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
May 22, 2006  
Dark brown in color with a relatively thin head that is tan and darkens at the edges. Big, incredibly round, but not complex aroma of sweet malt, milk, and warm, dark fruit. Overall a sourness taints the flavor profile of this beer and allows nothing to show itself properly. It reads ’keep refrigerated’ on the label. Something must have continued to ferment in this that is not necessarily positive to this beer.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 21, 2006  
(12oz bottle, thanks SpringsLicker) Clear brown-black body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, some bourbon. Taste is moderately sweet, chocolate, some vanilla/bourbon. Watery medium-full body.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 20, 2006  
Got this in a trade, TheEnemy! Thank you thank you. Pour was black gold. Small tan head. Nose had hints of coffee and roasted malts and hints of wood and bourbon. The first taste was bourbon, wood, earthiness. As this warmed, the carbonation carried coffee and chocolate to all ends of the mouth and palate.The strong coffee taste takes over mid-way thru, and always the lingering bourbon. The complexity is beyond my humble attempt at expressing it. I am really glad to have sampled this brew. This is very well made , balanced and subtle. There is only a hint of the 9.5%.


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
May 10, 2006  
Bottle: Black with a thin tan head. Not a whole lot going on in the aroma for me, a little chocolate, and a bit of bourbon but not much else. Flavor had some roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate and some bourbon. Medium boddied. I enjoyed it, but I was expecting a little better.


 JensenTaster (1585), Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2006  
(on bottle, thanx René) Oily thick, micro beige head. A mellow burnt malt aroma along with vanilla, wood and a tad og rye. Tatste is first a jaunt, a gentle one, of the bourbon, a bit out of balance with the nose. Then loads of rich malts, and a very smooth, slightly acidic finish. A finish of plums and coffebeans, with some wood too. ½ way into the bottle, the bourbon got very dominating and since I don´t like bourbon, it turned me a bit off. A handfull for sure.


badHUMAN (3), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout does not count
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
May 6, 2006  
this is an awsome beer. Its the best beer in wisconsin or the world. its hand crafted by real people with real passion for beer. no fancy names or gimmics. The 2005 batch was a bit off due too only 3 months of aging.



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