Flossmoor Station 10

Served at a tasting at Flossmoor 08/23/08. Super dark brown, no head. Strong alcohol bourbon barrel aroma. Mishmash of flavors that finishes a bit tart some sweet roast character. Body is more tart than sweet. A bit fizzy feeling in the mouth. Good, unusual.

On tap at Flossmoor. This was super impressive and one of the better brews i’ve had in a while. Aroma came through with strong notes of bourbon, and subtle fruit and brown sugar hints. Flavor tasted of cherries, dark fruits, slight oakiness, and some dark malts with bourbon. The palate was nice and tart, and just a bit sour. A very complex brew across the board. Very, very, good IMO and definitely worth the trip!!

Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste

Appearance: opaque dark brown, wislpy beige head,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and bourbon aroma,
Flavor: hot sweet bourbon flavor, nice chocolate, light oaky bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4

In short: Aggressive syrupy sipper with too much barrel presence
How: Tab at brewpub. Pre-Dark-Lord-Day party 2008
The look: Black body with a small tan head
In long: Very sweet and very syrupy. Lots of barrel, lots of black liquorice, more barrel, lots of black liquorice, vanilla, dark fruits concentrate, more barrel, dark toffee and molasses. I don’t know what the abv is on this thing but it is too much. All that barrel gave it a single-malt whiskey character. Unpleasantly aggressive. I understand this was Flossmoor’s anniversary beer from the previous year, a beer that was aged one year in barrel. At the Pre-DLD 08 party it was served with an additional year of barrel aging. Might have been very good when first served one year ago but the beer I drank had just too much barrel in it. That’s like cooking a cake for an anniversary and keeping it in the oven for next year’s anniversary.

Draft... DLD’08... Clear, very dark, beautiful ruby ale. Vinous notes of red wine and medium sherry with lesser notes of vanilla, chocolate and sourmash. Medium to full-bodied with almost no carbonation. Sweet, chocolaty flavor. Sugary, smoky finish.