4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wonderful texture was the first thing that grabbed my attention. Solid bourbon barrel influence of vanilla and chocolate. Deep, rich and long on the palate, without being thick or heavy. Another pleasure to enjoy by FiftyFifty.
--- tasted while on a long journey to understand the world around me...
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aroma is boozy, sweet whiskey. Pours dark brown with no head. Very inviting. Tastes very sweet and strong alcohol flavor but not bad. Finishes extremely smooth.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
definite wow factor. couldn’t taste any corn, though. fun to be the 5th rating and the 2nd outside CA.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A - Dark black with a touch of brown and a finger of frothy khaki-chocolate head. Fades normal.
S - Chocolate and dark caramel malts, molasses, Whiskey, vanilla, oak, corn, black licorice, dark cocoa, coffee, booze.
T - Sweet chocolate and caramel malts, Whiskey, vanilla, oak, corn, molasses, coffee, black licorice, bitter dark cocoa, touch of dark fruit, and some booze.
M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and a bit syrupy with a warming, sweet finsh.
D - Great barrel aged stout. The Whiskey is present but also fairly mellow.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
We did a taste testing of five different 50-50 2012 stouts. For the base stout, it’s quite frankly superb. Pours black, with a beautiful yellowish-white froth. Some coffee notes, little bitterness, but the predominating flavor is roasted malt.
Of the five we tasted, the mellow corn was tied as my favorite. The mellow corn, well, mellowed out the stout. Although high in ABV, this particular barrel also made the stout session-like -- incredibly smooth and drinkable!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Split a 22oz bottle of the 2012 Gold Wax vintage three ways. My favorite of the night. This one was so mellow, so balanced - nice bourbon notes - vanilla, chocolate, some sweet toffee characters and a touch of really dark fruits. Plenty of warming, touch barrel. This one was probably the best of the bunch - certainly the one I enjoyed the most while consuming it. Nice balance between the barrel aging and with whatever the base beer is.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Smokey whiskey, coffee, and chocolate aroma with a hint of vanilla. Sweet citrus, grape, chocolate, roasted grain, and whiskey taste with a caramel and oak finish. Chewy creamy palate.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from John’s Marketplace. Pours a deep pure black color with a small white head. A huge nose of distinct American Whiskey nose, you can smell the corn in this. The flavor is massive barrel and some heat, deep sweet whiskey, some roast, dark fruit, more woody barrels. Just excellent. Decadent. I could drink a lot!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nearly black pour with a brown head. Roasty aroma, very light barrels. Some charred oak, interesting whiskey aroma. Flavor reminds me much more of the base beer than a rich fudge bomb with the normal vanilla, toffee and coconut flavors you get. Lots of roast, earthy bitterness, some dark chocolate.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Le baril de Mellow corn enveloppe la stout, tellement qu’elle semble devenir inoffensive. Superbe présence en bouche et légère amertume au final. La plus endormie des 4 au niveau des saveurs mais une excellente stout à la buvabilité massive tout de même.
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