Flossmoor Station 10

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.

Pour is brownish amber with a thin off white head...smell is very bourbony with lots of oak and vanilla...taste was sweet and rich with lots of caramel and bourbon...chewy mouthfeel...

Pre-DLD. Draft at Flossmoor. Tawny pour with no head. Aroma of alcohol sweet malt and molasses. Heavy alcohol and toffee taste.

On tap at Flossmoor for the pre-DLD event. It was solid brown in color with a thin head. Aromas and flavors of bourbon, vanilla, dark fruits and malt. This was concentrated and had solid weight in the mouth.