 dm9831 (530), Monee, Illinois, USA
Mar 4, 2008 Updated: Mar 13, 2008dark brown color, small brown head, the disappears. sweet, woody, medicinal aroma...but mild (i dunno. that’s what my notes said). chocolatey whiskey flavor, which tastes better than it sounds. finishes sweet. overall, i like this better than the brown ale it is based on. nothing improves a brown ale more than soaking it for awhile in a whiskey barrel. my home brewpub ==> <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/flossmoor-station-restaurant-&-brewery/234/> Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
vyvvy (1582), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Apr 12, 2007 Sampled at Schlafly’s Repeal of Prohibition Fest. Pours very dark, almost black with a large brown head. The aroma has lots of bourbon with light nuttiness and toasted malt. Medium smooth body with some soft carbonation. The taste has the toasted malt with lots of bourbon and cola. The finish has some spice and more bourbon. A fair brew.
kwoeltje (1180), Manchester, Missouri, USA
Apr 7, 2007 (draught at Schlafly Repeal of Prohibition Festival) dark brown-black. Roast malt aroma. Flavor is roast malt, some coffee, hints of whisky.
frankenkitty (1789), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Dec 2, 2006 Like Aaron, I sampled this FSRB offering at the Festival of Barrel Aged Beers, but refrained from reviewing it online knowing I would be able to sample a larger portion at the brewpub. Strangely enough (or maybe not so strangely), my overall numbers differed by only one point.
FSRB, 12/01/06 (7/4/7/4/15) A tan head is quickly a halo & wisps above a deep mahogany body. Sexy long legs and wet lace. Over a base of chocolate, the aroma is not simply of bourbon but truly captures the essence of the bourbon barrel. Mouthfeel runs the gamut... creamy yet a bit thin and dry, mildy carbonated yet a tad syrupy. Flavor finds a chocolaty malted backdrop to a focus of whisky, though the aging seems to have been timed to perfection as no flavors are overdone. Pleasant and warming on a cold freakin’ day.
FoBAB IV, 11/04/06 (7/4/7/3/15) A fat and sizzly tan head warranted a pitcher-fill off the jockey box. Pours an evil dark brown with thick legs ("evil" in a good way). Aroma finds random alcohol and chocolate spurts with a definite whisky lean. Thin and alcohol-sharp, chocolate shows strong with well-defined segregations of flavor. (And then I drew a little diagram that looks kinda like this: / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / and next to it I wrote "I’ll know what this means". But now it seems that I don’t.)
<font size=-4>Sampled at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eventID=4170> FoBAB IV, fully enjoyed at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=292> Flossmoor Station, Flossmoor, IL 60422</font>
Drnk_McDermott (1519), Park Forest, Illinois, USA
Nov 29, 2006 Rating #981! Draft goblet at FS. Highly brown to black in body, under a quarter-inch brown head. A big coffee smell at first, but it backs off to a light bourbon note. Very very smooth for a barrel-aged beer, no alcohol burn. Matt confirms it was only 6% abv going into the barrel, and may have gained only a half a point or so. A session barrel beer! Smooth porter with caramel and toffee, and a back of the throat English bitterness. With the added bonus of light barrel character. Matt said that as soon as he put it on yesterday, the mug clubbers were asking when the next barrel-brew would be available. He says, "as soon as more of you get off your butts and come drink this stuff!"
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