 jason (1511), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 19, 2007
<b>Bottle</b>. Thanks to Puddintane for sending me this. Dark black pour - sludge, oily thick with a very thin head. This was so dark black that I could see my reflection when looking at it from above. <br />
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Heavy coffee aroma, bitterness. Malty with some chocolate tones.<br />
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First taste: bitter coffee taste mixed with some chocolate, warming up the alcohol, mellowing out to the vanilla bourbon taste that nearly came out of no where. Wow!
Lite mouthfeel considering the thickness that this beer poured. <br />
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As it warmed and I take more sips I start to notice the low level of carbonation and the subtle tones of sugar being present. The vanilla flavor of the bourbon is so smooth in this stout that it is a perfect example of a barrel aged beer. Had a very nice warming feeling to it. As it warmed I got some lite wood aroma; as it warmed more and towards the bottom of the snifter, I got alot more bourbon being detected. <br />
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One of the smoothest and well balanced Imperial Stouts I ever had!
BigBang (165), Indiana, USA
Dec 3, 2008 2008 bottle.
Pours oily thick with very little caramel head. Good lacing.
Aroma is first bourbon, coffee.
Flavor is bourbon, coffee, cocoa, roasted malt, a little hot. A little bitter.
Mouthfeel is thinner than expected. Mild carbonation. Doesnt coat the mouth as much yet it sits on your tongue for a while and drives home the strong bourbon and coffee flavors and ends bitter.
dalekliz (292), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Pours a deep black with a small tan head that fades to a ring. Rich aroma, of sweet burnt toasted malt, wood, bourbon, dark fruits, and coffee. Huge taste, of burnt, toasted malt, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits, caramel, vanilla, and ends with bourbon and wood flavors. Lingering wood, coffee and malt richness. Incredibly rich and amazing taste.
MrChopin (247), Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 18, 2008 <i>Thanks to Fantomas23 for the bottle!</i><br />Black with a rich dark tan head. You can still find some of the breakfast elements here. The bourbon gives the coffee nose a nutty quality, some wood. Flavor has more wood and bourbon, and the roast is largely more of a factor. A little milk chocolate as well. The mouth rather thin. Overall good, the barrel mellows some of the vegetal bite of the normal breakfast, but it’s still not very complex.
omhper (10950), Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 17, 2008 <i>Bottled, thanks Marsblursi!</i> Black as a November night in hell. Pale brown head. Strong coffee aroma. Sweet and a bit syrupy. There are lots of coffee - vanilla and oak is there to a lesser extent. The mouthfeel is clean and the sweetness quite severe, which limits my enjoyment. The bourbon is balanced, but I find the the malt structure not really to be up to the very high rating.
HonkeyBra (517), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Nov 2, 2008 Crushed with TheDude. I’ve been looking forward to him bringing me this one. Nice, motor oil pour. Jet black, with no head, just a ring around the glass that clings and laces. Aroma is coffee, then some chocolate, all with a boozy bourbony undertone. Flavor is sweet, chocolatey with lots of coffee. The bourbon is very understated and lovely, lends a nice vanilla and oak character. Absolutely loved this one.
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