District ChopHouse Bourbon Stout

Brewed by ChopHouse & Brewery D.C. (owned by Rock Bottom)
Style: Stout
Washington, Washington DC USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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On tap at District ChopHouse in DC. Pitch black. Nose is definitely bourbon and wood. Sweetmalts, roasted malts, vanilla, faint molasses and choco-notes. Taste is lots of bourbon and wood with big roasted malts and fruit. Little vanilla coming through here as well as light chocolate. Body is smooth and creamy. Light alcohol warmth on this as well. Finishes with wood and bourbon notes, sweet malts, vanilla and roasty notes.

On tap 5 oz. sample at the District Chophouse & Brewer in downtown Washington, DC. Hazy and opaque, bright mahogany with an off-white head and fair lacing. Aroma of bourbon, whiskey, vanilla, chocolate, toffee and oak. Taste begins and ends intensely of whiskey. I've had some whiskeys that did not taste this strongly of whiskey. Other flavors include bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, alcohol, roasted malt and molasses. Very full body but no carbonation. An intense, solid stout, which, to my mind, would benefit from less whiskey and more carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Draft->pint. Pours a deep brown with small tan head. Aroma is faint, has some chocolate, roasted malt, bourbon. Taste is watered down chocolate with notes of bourbon. Thin and watery, disappointing.

Pours a dark brown w/ a thick tan head - nearly perfect appearance. The aroma is of subtle chocolate w/ a touch of roastiness. The taste is rather disappointing after the look & smell. Essentially a guiness. The taste is very light for a stout - too light in my opinion. I could easily crush a handful of these but that’s just not my thing. Ok.

Really, really, really did not like this one when I had the ask version at the Chophous and Brewery. To say that it has "overtones" of bourbon is a drastic understatement! All the goodness that usually comes with a stout was vastly overpowered and lost as a result of the overpowering bourbon taste. Being a good beer drinker I finished it, but just barely. Had I wanted a bourbon, I’d have ordered one!

Cask at the source. Murky dark brown color, completely flat. Aroma of bourbon! that overpowers the beer. Taste is dilute bourbon. Lacks body. Maybe this one had been on for too long, so I should re-try it. Disappointing.

Draught at the brewpub. Good vanilla aroma, a bit of cigarbox. Black colour. Small light brown head. The flavour has a lot of port and vanilla. Sweet whiskey note. Very thin mouthfeel.

Sampled with kristen at the brewpub while traveling back from Monica and Jesse’s wedding. Clear dark brown pour with chestnut highlights and fair tan head. Fantastic roasty chocolate aroma perfectly accented vanilla from the bourbon barrels. Flavor is not quite as good, but has a smooth bourbon backbone throughout. A little woody tannen and almost Astringency dries out the mouth. Good warming sensations. Nicely done brew

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a black color with a longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and bourbon vanilla aroma. Smooth roasted malty chocolate and bourbon flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate bourbon and vanilla finish.

Stouts are good, but I prefer Imperials. Black pour with beige head. Aromas of roast, chocolate and coffee. Taste matched aroma , but with the addition of bourbon. A warm alcohol finish. It was a little thin, but good.