Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Amherst, Wisconsin USA

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large medium brown faomy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of vanilla and bourbon is dominating with some black chocolate notes. Taste is also a nice mix between some vanilla and bourbon with some black chocolate but without any alcohol ester. Full body with some oily texture and good carbonation. Very well done and well balance overall.

Bottle courtesy of Iowaherkeye. Pours a murky reddish brown with a 2 finger tan head and nice lacing. Nose is bourbon, vanilla and slightly sour chocolate milk. Taste is bourbon, cocoa and more sour lactic. Medium mouth feel. I think this is a bit infected, but I can tell where it used to be. Thanks Joey!

Bottle. This beer would be good if it didnt have that persistent lactose sourness to it. Infected? I almost dont think so. Oh well.

In short: A Bourbon flavoured stout with an annoying oaky sourness. Just OK.
How: Bottle 12oz, from Ughsmash thanks a lot my friend. Consumed when 4 to 6 months old
The look: Black body topped by a tan beige ring of foam
In long: Bourbon barrel presence is there but not overwhelming. Medium roastiness level. Some tar, some dark fruits, some black liquorice, some woody hops. So far so good but the beer had an oak flavour that brought an unwelcomed sournedd. Limited alcohol presence. Overall a standard bourbon stout with an oaky sourness that fits in like a nigger at the country club.

Sample at the Most Honorable SuperHappyFun Stout Tasting: Pours a medium-brown pour with a very wispy head. Very, very strong on the bourbon here. Smells like oaked cellar and vanilla. A lot of the flavor was masked by the bourbony sweetness. Some smoked character, almost bordering on salty.

Well, unfortunately, unless they were trying to make a sour stout, this guy is infected. Hard to get throught the sour off flavor to rate much of anything. I am sure the uninfected version is much better, but that version wasn’t in my bottle. I will hope for a re-rate, but unfortunately I will have to give it this score for now. Drain pour.

Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours a very dark brown with a small tan head that lasts leaving good lacing. Aroma of bourbon, coffee, vanilla, oak, and chocolate. Taste is chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, oak, vanilla, and a hint of bourbon. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol. Very good.

Sample at the Most Honorable SuperHappyFun Stout Tasting. Thanks to MIBRomeo for the trade! This beer is a dark brownish-black color with a medium and foamy beige head that recedes slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of rich malt, bourbon, oak and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of malt and butterscotch, bourbon and dark fruits. Lightly bitter hops and coffee in the background. The finish is roasted malt and butterscotch with a lingering coffee and vanilla aftertaste. Very good overall.