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Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged

Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Hood River, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3094/5.03.97/5.0Special10.5%87.7Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Malt beverage aged in oak bourbon barrels.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a khaki-colored head. Smell: Do you like bourbon? If the answer’s yes, just wink at me. Yes, it’s bourbony, baby. Full, redolent notes of vanilla, brown sugar, and toasted oak eclipse the lesser hints of dark malts and chocolate. Taste: Dark malts, chocolate, and a simple syrup sweetness expertly integrated with the bourbon characteristics. Chocolate syrup and a few flecks of coconut on a finish that is very warming, but never hot. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Mild carbonation. Quite warming. Drinkability: Very nice. So nice, in fact, that it has a noticeable calming effect. Personally, I put on some relaxing music, sat quietly, hands clasped together on my lap. I’ll finish the rest of my glass before retiring to the den to read for a spell before going to bed.


BCMike22 (79), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Poured into snifter glass. Dark, but with a hint of red. Not completely black. Strong nose alcohol very much present. Deep, rich malt flavor that has a hint of sweetness in aftertaste. Cask flavor more prominent than in the non-Black Gold. Nice smoky aftertaste from the cask. Very tasty.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/518/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Pours a brown color with a brown head. Aroma is malty, bourbon, oak, vanilla, roast, and alcohol. Flavor is malty, caramel, oak, vanilla, roast, and a sweet bourbon alcohol finish.


 railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 12, 2008  
This was a real smooth and roasty IPS that was a little overwhelmed by the bourbon,with hints of chocolate and vanilla and it had the ABV kick to it and had hints of oak to it overall not bad at all.CHEERS!


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 9, 2008  
(Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with medium-sized creamy tan head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, light black licorice, and some dark fruits hidden underneath. Flavor of bourbon, vanilla, rich chocolate, caramel, nuts, and roasted malt. Well done.


 WeeHeavySD (2940), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Mar 7, 2008  
2006 Vintage Bomber via trade a while back, vaguely remember who with but not enough to name them. Thanks. Shared with my gf Cyn. Pours black with a thin tan head. Nose is very sweet and malty with notes of bourbon. Taste is sweet, viscous and very bourbon heavy. Too much damn bourbon, its out of balance, Bourbon is great when its there and in check, here it runs a bit too wild. Its still good and the flavors blend some but its different its not quite as bad as it could be, its interesting. All of these 4+ ratings hate to dissent but this ain’t a beer that ranks that highly for me.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Courtesy of Nate and shared with he and Naka. Pours black wit ha slight amber hue around the edges. Nose os roast and bourbon, oh, and alcohol. Alcohol and bitter predominates the taste, but there’s a lot more there. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, licorice, bourbon anise plum and raisin. Just a dance of deliciousness on the tongue. Oh, and there’s some hints of oak and bourbon. Just an awesome beer. Thanks, Nate for this tasty night cap.


 Naka (524), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
Feb 23, 2008  
Thank you Nate for this great beer. Pours an extremely dark brown with a slight beige head. Nose of bitter chocolate, cherries, alcohol, and a hit of oak. The bourbon and oak definitely make themselves known in the taste. Some roasty chocolate, a little bit of fruit sweetness, and coffee. A nice balancing bitter finish. Really a solid beer.



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