4.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20Excellent beer from central waters, really nice flavors plus a high alcohol by volume combine for an excellent stout, best beer brewed by central waters and they make a lot of em.
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
This beer is so close to KBS it isn’t even funny. KBS has a little more chocolate on the palate but the two are so similar but this is a little more available. The bourbon barrels they use or their aging process provides a beer that isn’t taken over by the bourbon. It just adds hints of vanilla to the nose of this brew.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce thanks to Justin. Bourbon and vanilla in the nose and body. Bit of chocolate. Thin overall. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smells like bourbon and oak as well as roasted malts. Alcohol notes as well. Tastes very bourbon like as well as the slight oaky flavor. Very smooth and balanced. A great barrel aged beer.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark brown, like weak coffee. Looks transparent. Beige head. Lots of fine bubbles. Pretty good retention. Aroma is brown sugar, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, a little booze and mild booze. Taste is fairly sweet. Lots of chocolate. Dries out some towards the end. A bit prickly in the mouthfeel. Pretty good barrel presence. Solid imperial stout.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from 12oz bottle. Pours dark brown with thin tan head. Aroma is some rye whiskey, coconut and vanilla and the aroma of a porter, not a stout...some metallic aroma there. Taste follows the nose.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice sample pour of deep dark with full khaki head. Nose is bourbon and chocolate, very nice. Smooth rich malt. Flavor is nice bourbon without overpowering. Chocolate and rich. Nice
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Chef Paul’s. Snifter. Just a terrific aroma of coconut and sweet cream. The beer pours a heavy dark black, no head at all. Very thick, sweet. More vanilla and licorice. Only knock is that it thins out a bit at the end, but otherwise this is very good, will get again.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Fresh from bottle. Decent aroma of malts. Taste is great and boozy. Palate is too thin. One of the first noticeably terrible mouthfeels I’ve encountered. That said, this almost works as a "session" imperial stout. The flavors aren’t amazing, but once you adjust to them, this becomes very drinkable, and for the price, could serve as a nightcap beer or the like.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Holy mother of pearl. This beer was one of the best brews I’ve ever gotten my paws on. Delicious, earthy tones, pours super jet black with a minimal head. On the nose is oak, bourbon, brown sugar, and delicious roasted malt. The texture is thick and oily, with a healthy dose of carbonation to power the aroma. An incredible beer, I wish I could drink this every day.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle. Aroma is coffee, unsweetened chocolate and minor levels of bourbon. Appearance is midnight black, no visible through all the darkness, brown foam and some low amounts of lacing. Taste is big chocolate, ice cream, wood, and bourbon. Palate is big bodied, smooth, dessert style. Overall, a well-balanced, malt-driven and heavy beer. Good work and encouraging evidence of Central Waters’ capabilities.
|
