 kramer (2406), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 26, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours a dark mahogany brown with a small tight bubbled beige head that receded to a thin sticky ring. Probably the least boozy smelling of the FW Anniversary beers, it’s roast, bourbon, dark chocolate, light alcohol, and vanilla all really well integrated. There’s a vinous quality to it as well. Unfortunately it’s the same boozy flavor as the rest of em. Huge bourbon, vanilla, charred oak, and alcohol all beat you over the head. A little bit of soy and burnt caramel towards the finish. I like the full thick feel and the way it coats the mouth with the heavy malt. Perfect light carbonation. The more I drank this the better it got though, you just have to get acclimated to the booze factor. Decent, not great.
boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle shared by axilla. Pours a very dark brown color with a tiny head to it. Has a molasses smell to it. Taste of molasses, wood, bourbon and some caramel.
yobdoog (1417), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Oct 22, 2009 dark rich pour, not much head. Aroma is sweet, syrup, sugar, molasses, some faint wood and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet, one dimentional, not as complex as the other reserves I think. Still enjoyable, sugary sweet. Nice mouthfeel and clean.
BückDich (4767), McCall, Idaho, USA
Oct 8, 2009 Bottle by Sam: Pours a dark amber color with a bright head. The nose is fragrant with tobacco, oak, bourbon, molasses, honey and sweet coffee. The flavor pulls out all the stops with a terrific combo of smoke, sweet, oak and bourbon. Lots of light spicy hops hiding among the bountiful dessert-like flavors. Clean finish with a lingering urge to drink more. Great beer.
nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 6, 2009
Source:750 mL bottle at a tasting in Nashville.
Glass:Fullers snifter.
Appearance: Dark brown pour with a thin tan head.
Aroma:Amazing nose of sweet malts, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, brown sugar and molasses.
Flavor:Sweet malts, candied fruits, dark fruits, molasses and brown sugar, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon.
Palate:Full body with soft carbonation.
Overall:My first 5.0!
harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
Oct 5, 2009 Bottle at MesandSim’s tasting Aug 09. Black as night. Very lasting tan head. Lots of bourbon on aroma. Vanilla and lots of cask. Really not for me. Too much heat. Definite raisin and burntness. Way too over the top for me. Not a big fan of barrel aged beers and this was too boozy as well. Sorry, just not at all something I would want to drink on a regular basis
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 29, 2009 bomber - thanks westsidethreat for the trade; dark brown with trace tan head; strong, malty aromas of roast, chocolate, gingerbread cookies and brown sugar; texture is thin and flat, almost syrupy; pretty great stuff but not 10’s league
GAManiac (1118), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sep 28, 2009 22oz bomber poured into a snifter.
Pours dark, dark brown in the glass with only faint hints of ruby showing through the edges. The head is a small tight tan one that recedes to a collar and leave boozy legs along the sides on the way down.
The aroma is big and complex with vanilla and bourbon showing through from the barrels on top of the underlying toasted nuts and dark chocolate of the underlying beer. There’s also plenty of dark fruits, molasses, leather and even some citrus hops.
The taste is just as complex and, again, starts out with an initial bourbon kick before the dark roasted malts and bakers chocolate come out in the middle. The finish is slightly dry with nuts and even some tobacco coming out, leaving a slightly dry, toasty finish along with the big oak and bourbon burn going down.
The mouthfeel is exceptionally smooth, silky, with a soft carbonation that helps coat the palate completely with toasted, boozy goodness.
This is another fantastic blend from Firestone with so many tastes hitting the mouth but coming together perfectly into a well-integrated dessert sipper. Wonderful stuff.
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