3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20Winterfest 2007. Sour cherry aroma. Slightly flat on the carbonation. I have to admit, I’m a little critical when it comes to fruit beers. IMO, this one was more enjoyable than the NG Cherry Stout, as it was heavier on the stout than the cherry, but not quite as good as Bells Cherry stout, which I really liked. Pretty decent brew overall.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler shared courtesy of Josh. Poured a dark, dark brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of cherries, coconut, bourbon, and chocolate. Tastes of chocolate, roastiness, bourbon, cherries (more than in the aromas), and some woodiness.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler thanks to Josh. Pours a deep almost black with a smaller bubbly tan head. Aroma of coconut, vanilla, light bourbon, coffee and chocolate. Flavor of caramel, chocolate, ligth cherry, coconut, lacto and vanilla.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
[On-tap at Fitgers] Pours black with a nice tan head. Aroma is chocolate, cherry, strawberry, honey, brown sugar, streusel and some coconut. The honey and cherry really makes it. The taste is cherry, restrained chocolate, some charred malt, toffee, coconut, some green pepper, moderate bitterness and a nice dose of honey. Really nice, the charred malt blends beautifully with the cherry, honey and chocolate. Fairly thick mouthfeel, silky smooth, and a long finish of plum that is slightly dry. Really nice--basically dessert in a glass. I wasn’t a fan of the regular Bourbon Edmund, but with the cherry it is way, way better.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours dark amber with mild head. nose of sweetness and cherry. taste is slightly tart with raisin and fig. a good stout with a little extra. on tap at winterfest.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours an opaque chocolate brown with then tan-tinged head. Aroma is very chocolaty with an undertones of dried cherries. Flavor is very alcohol with notes of raisin and chocolate. A tart, semi-sour flavor comes from the cherry. Body is creamy with medium carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Winterfest ’10. A black, thick, rich beer. As a general rule, I don’t like bourbon-aged beers, but Fitgers knows how to do it right. The cherry is immediately evident before the glass is even near my nose, but the bourbon is also unmistakable, and because there isn’t too much of it, it doesn’t overwhelm the other qualities. Some vanilla aroma and flavor, with a lightly sour cherry flavor underneath the dry malt body.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On draught during the Winterfest 2008 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Lucky me to have tried this beer. Pours an opaque nearly black brew with a fast dissolving beige head that dissipates clean. Aroma of bourbon whiskey, roasted dark malt, tart cherries, and a touch of coconut. Taste is thick and strong, smooth with flavors of roasted dark malt, tart cherries, some vanilla and a touch of yeast. Finish is strong alcohol character with aftertastes of whiskey and cherries. Maybe a little bitg of cherry NyQuil but still very enjoyable.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Black as night with faint brown head. Sweet and slightly tart cherry aroma with a complex blast of the usual bourbon suspects - oak, vanilla, & funk and some bourbon biscuit. Smooth body with similar flavors to the aroma.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black as they come. Sweet cherries hit ya first, followed by the bourban, a decent one-two punch. This was a lot better then i would have though, as the cherries didnt overpower their already good stout.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours out a deep black color, topped by maybe half an inch of brownish foam. Fantastic head retention, heavy foam in the lacing. Cherry liquer, bourbon, and thick roasted grain in the aroma.
The flavor is just nuts – thick sweet chocolate, bitter roasted malt, tart cherry, oak, and just a hint of bourbon. Excellent balance, medium-full body, gently but amply carbonated, very smooth and silky. An almost oily mouthfeel gives away to some residual alcohol in the finish.
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