4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled, FiftyFifty 2010 Imperial Eclipse Stout (Evan Williams Single Barrel), thanks baggio! Very black, no head. Distinct bourbon aroma. Full bodied with well rounded mouthfeel. Warming and pleasant with milk chocolate, licorice and bourbon. The bourbon marries this imperial stout exceptionally well. Damn good!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: AUG 12, 2012
Name: Imperial Eclipse Stout, Evan Williams
Date: June 03, 2012
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, First Sunday
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: black, scant head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet bourbon aroma, roasted malts, dark chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate and bourbon flavor, caramel and vanilla
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **** /4
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 22fl.oz.
[ Black wax ]. Clear dark dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, alcohol - whisky - bourbon. Flavour is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, alcohol, roasted, chocolate, whisky, rye ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130315]
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Black with no head. Chocolate bourbon vanilla and light oak aroma and taste with honey notes on the back end and the bourbon coming across fairly smooth with a velvety palate.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2012 vintage shared with some friends.
Pours a solid black with a decent sized tan head that slowly dissipates. The aroma is roasty, chocolate, caramel and coffee wrapped in a subtle but evident barrel treatment of vanilla, and sweet bourbon whiskey. The flavor starts off sweet and malty with lots of roast, brown sugar, and chocolate. The barrel notes rush in with vanilla, whiskey, light wood to remind us that this is no ordinary stout. Lingering roast lasts long after every sip. Thick body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy creamy mouthfeel. This version was probably the smoothest that we sampled tonight.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
50/50 evan Williams bomber. Pitch black with a nice light head. Nose has bourbon and licorice. Nice bourbon taste. Very well done.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle picked up as a Future during last year’s release. Served in a Bruery tulip.
Pours black with a light tan head. The nose immediately brings forward a heavy bourbon presence with a bit of chocolate and some roasted malt. A bit of booze is in the background. The flavor is loaded with smooth bourbon alongside a chocolate and roast presence. Really nice, and my favorite treatment of 2010 other than the Brandy. The oak, bourbon, booze, chocolate, and roast are all there, melding together nicely. Medium body with a slightly-boozy finish. Overall, damn good. Can’t wait to see how this ages out.
* I had one bottle of this that was overly hot, but after two additional bottles that were spot on, I think the first one was probably an aberration.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours thick black with creamy tan head, aroma has notes of toffee, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, some oak, hints of roast and espresso notes. Taste is a nice mix of sweet chocolate, vanilla and bourbon, going into some bitter espresso, roast, some hints of smoke in there as well, finishing nice, dry and bitter. Classic example of an extremely well done BA stout.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Location/Date:Bottle on June 2nd, 2012 brought by nickd717.
Appearance: Pours a opaue, faint red head.
Aroma: Bourdon-y, roasty..
Taste: Roasty, sweet, bourbony..
Palate:Medium body, slick.
Summary: First off, thanks Nick! I thoroughly enjoyed this beer, was really tasty. Too bad it’s so hard to get.
PS - Rating 700!!
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A: The pour is black with a nice viscosity to it and a fairly sizable tan head.
S: Starts off with a big vanilla aroma along with tons of milk chocolate. The bourbon is very apparent, but doesn’t bother me. Quite a bit of caramel, molasses, and a decent level of roasted malt character.
T: The bourbon is quite apparent here and provides some warming alcohol. Again, the chocolate and vanilla are the stars of the show, almost like chocolate milk at times. Decent caramel notes, too. Not really all that roasty, but still enough to keep it from being overbearingly sweet.
M: The body is medium with a low, smooth carbonation. Really silky on the tongue.
D: This one was a bit different bottle to bottle. Some had a bit more alcohol flavor, but most were absolutely fantastic. I’d drink this again any time.
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