3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
black color, tiny tan head, lacy. heavy bourbon barrel nose, which nicely offsets the spice and maltiness of the base brew. flavor is pretty much the same as the nose, bourbon and spice, but as it warms it gets a bit more complex, vineous, and a bit fruity. this one is much better than i expected for a spice beer, well worth repeating.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
sampled at FOBAB 2009... poured a deep black with a fluffy tan head... generally sweet aroma with vanilla, pumpkin, nutmeg, and other spices. subdued barrel influence but present nonetheless... smooth pumpkin flavors with added nuances of vanilla, nutmeg, and other spices. again, light on the barrel which was a nice touch. creamy smooth mouthfeel. i liked the base beer and almost liked this as much.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
FOBAB 09. Pours black. Interesting aroma and flavor of spices, nutmug, pumpkins, and chocolate. Well done.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
FoBAB ’09, pours black with tan head. nose of vanilla, clove, pumpkin. flavor is hot!, pumpkin, clove. boozy beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
FoBAB 2009: It poured a dark brown, nearly black body with a slender tan head. Thankfully the Bourbon played a solid role in the aroma, because I’ve never been a big fan of the pumpkin pie spices that followed in the smell, albeit backed by chocolatey, roasty malts. The taste was an accurate reflection of the nose, nicely merged flavors and quite drinkable, but not my cup of tea...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
FOBAB -2009- pours a deep brown with a tan head. Notes of chocolate, cocoa, dust, pumpkin, bourbon, and vanilla. very smooth. nice body. barrel is a nice compliment to this. great beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
FoBAB 2009. Dark brown with a biege head. I didn’t care much for the odd spice aroma. Strong clove aromas and flavors. Medium body. The BA character was a background player. That just really prevented my from enjoying this beer.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
FoBAB 2009, the last of must try beers. Deep brown with a creamy head and good lace. The aroma is still PUMPKIN, YEA!!! I was worried that the barrel aging may dominate the base beer but that is not the case. Plenty of roast, chocolate, walnuts, coffee, plum and moderate bourbony vapours. The taste has a wonderful balance of pumpkin spice and porter with a bourbon barrel background. Fruity and woody finish. The mouth feel is lush and oily, this is a top notch "holiday" brew that would fit in with either All Hallows Eve or XMAS. I DIG IT, even better than the base beer! (Hey Shawn, save that bottle of the Midnight Sun so I can do a comparison)
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