 shadey (1327), Rochester, New York, USA
Jan 16, 2008
Series #4 6oz nip bottle. Poured completely flat. I can smell the vanilla and bourbon from the bottle. Aroma in the glass is a bit more intense bourbon. There’s also quite a bit of vanilla. The flavor is a lot better than the aroma had me expecting. There is plenty of smooth vanilla and almost a coke-a-cola character. There really isn’t much carbonation but I think its perfect for this beer. Sweet, a touch hot, but really nice. Cool note: front of the bottle says 10.37% alcohol, while the back of the bottle says 11.1%. 7/3/8/5/18
Old_Mr_Crow (1014), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle at after4everr’s tasting.
Lovely vanilla-toffee aroma. Rich caramel flavor, vanilla with a whisper of coconut. Utterly smooth in the flavor integration. Perfect BA beer.
General_Gao (2509), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Bottle. Lots of booze (distinct bourbon) in the nose, but not as much as the Brandy Barrel BW version. I also smelled some molasses and oak hopelessly drowned in the whiskey. Poured a clear reddish brown color. Sweet and full bodied with a warming alcohol effect and very little carbonation. I tasted bourbon, vanilla, and subdued black cherry. Wow.
bitbucket (1542), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Nip, thanks aspidites! Pours clear dark brown with ruby highlights. Sweet bourbony vanilla aroma and taste wrapped around a sweet toffee and fig center. Darned tasty.
AgentSteve (757), Livermore, California, USA
Jun 22, 2008 Bottle shared by Taverner, pours deep woody brown. The nose is spectacular with, well, barley wine and bourbon. The flavor is not quite as good as the bourbon takes over, but it’s still quite nice. It’s smooth on the palate as well.
pepsican (727), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Stud tasting 1.0 held at general_gaos. Thanks for putting up with us colin! Cola red pour with a small off white head. Aroma is bourbon and wood. Flavor is similar, some tootsie roll, bourbon, green wood, vanilla. Lots of barrel going on in this one. Pretty much flat finish.
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