3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20On tap at Old Dominion Brew House (restaurant, not a brewpub) in Hyattsville, MD.
Opaque, very deep brown with small tan head and excellent lacing.
Aroma of vanilla, wood and roasted malt with a hint of coffee and chocolate.
Taste of vanilla then the oak, roasted malt and toast.
Medium body and above average carbonation. Oddly, the mouthfeel at the finish is a little thin. Otherwise, an excellent mouthfeel.
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3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours pitch black with a thick billowy two finger tan head. Outstanding head retention and lacing.
Aroma of vanilla and dark roasted malt. Some hints of cocoa and just a very, very faint touch of peat. I don’t get any oak at all. A little bit underwhelming.
This same disappointment carries over into the taste. Vanilla and a touch of coffee up front along with a little caramel and peat. No real oak at all in the taste either which is disappointing considering the name of the beer. Very full mouthfeel and a sticky finish.
Overall, I was expecting quite a bit more out of this. It taste very much like a run of the mill American stout. Really no oak or smoke whatsoever.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Cheers to my first beer from Delaware! Quite a nice one to start on too! Quite a sweet whisky like aroma countered with burnt chocolate on the nose. Much lighter mouthfeel than I expected, pretty smooth and clean milky taste, quite an enjoyable sweet vanilla and chocolate on a hearty sip! Quite sessionable at 5.2%, pretty smooth, but some interesting highlights throughout!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Flasche) Es hat eine schwarze, undurchsichtige Farbe mit einer hellbraunen Schaumkrone. Das Aroma ist beerig, vllt Blaubeere, etwas alkoholisch und röstig. Der Geschmack ist samtig, leichter als erwartet, kaum röstig und retronasal sehr fruchtig. Bittere gibt es kaum. Nach dem Abgang bleibt ein aschiges Gefühl auf dem Gaumen zurück.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
(bottle) pours a very dark ruby colour with a frothy light brown head. aroma of toasted malts and brown sugar, light marshmallow, dark chocolate, vanilla and cucumber. flavour is brown sugar, caramel and heavy fudge, with notes of milk chocolate and light soy sauce. light to medium-bodied with average carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
355ml bottle. Dark brown to black with a nice crema head. Nose of liquorice and chocolate. Taste of more chocolate going into coffee. The palate is medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly elegant finish. Overall, a well made stout - didn’t get much or any of the oak I’d have to say.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Bodean’s in London. Keeps its tan head very nicely, smooth palate, and a pleasant taste of roasted malts, vanilla and smoke with quite a dry finish. Really enjoyable stout.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Khyber Pass. Black pour with a foamy tan head. Runny lace. Not much aroma. Juicy middle-dark flavors. Cola. Black beans. Red beats. Cold coffee. Liquorice. Burnt oak planks.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown to back with a tan head. Aroma is smoke with some roasted malt. Flavor is smoke, roasted malt, chocolate and a bit of oak. Very dry. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ Duke’s 2013/4/22 - Very nice vanilla stout. Lovely body. Just the right carbonation. Could drink all day but hard to have respect for a beer that calls itself ’Oak Barrel’ when it’s chipped.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma: Caramel and chocolate malts with hints of woodiness at the edges.
Appearance: Black with a thick, tan head.
Taste: Light-Medium sweetness with a hint of bitterness at the finish.
Palate: Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, long finish.
Overall: The bourbon barrel is there, but not so overwhelming as to drown out the rest of the flavours. Well developed and designed beer. I’d stock it again.
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