 Nate (2255), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 22, 2008
From 2006 bomber courtesy of BückDich. Great aroma. Bourbon, oak, chocolate, caramel, woody ... absolutely sublime. Alcohol and esters. Delicious. Dark black, impenetrable in its body, with thin brown lacing head. Medium-heavy oily body with medium-light carbonation. Warming and absolutely palatable. Good stuff. Starts with bourbon, oak, fig and plum. Alcohol, light coffee, and medium alcohol. Alcoholic warming with roasted malt and bourbon notes. Tasty, with mild bitter finish and alcohol finish. Just absolutely declicious with a nice complex mixture. Nice example of a bourbon barrel beer. Great balance. Tasty - an abolute treat and almost impossible to describe accurately. This is what beer is supposed to be ... beyond expectations and description. Thanks Jordan!!
hapjydeuce (581), Carlsbad, California, USA
Sep 8, 2008 Another backlogged rating from RBSG ’08 Grand Tasting at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Sampled at the end of a crazy evening of insane beers. Dark brown color with clear edges and a tan ring. Huge bourbon and smoked wood aroma, smothered in vanilla. Flavor is sweet with tones of molasses, whiskey and some black licorice. Smooth, mature palate with a lingering oak finish. Awesome stuff.
SDbruboy (1822), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 28, 2008 22 oz bottle, from Liquid Solutions (I think). Pours dark brown, opaque with a smallish beige head. Roasty, bourbon barrel, raisin, bitter herbs, bitter chocolate, alcohol and more. Full body, gentle carbonation. Good.
Capa (738), Yokosuka, Japan
Jun 8, 2008 2006 vintage courtesy of BückDich. Deep, deep brown with beige head. Aorma is sweet malts, dark fruit, cocoa, bourbon, and soy sauce. Absolutely amazing flavor. Chocolate, dark fruits, milky, vanilla, roasted, bourbon, and some sweet caramel. Sliky smooth, soft, and full bodied. Delicious!
pantanap (784), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 27, 2008 22oz bottle given to me as an extra by 11026. awesome!.....poured pretty dark, close to black with a thin wispy light brown head.... nose had equal parts bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla..... flavor had a strong assertive bourbon component w/ some charred burnt alcohol. this one was overly infused with bourbon from the barrel therefore lacking the cohesiveness with the base beer. somewhat thin mouthfeel with lively carbonation....wasn’t too big a fan of this unfortunately.
General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
May 26, 2008 22oz bottle shared by pepsican. Thanks. poured a deep dark brown color with just a bit of orange light coming through around the edges. Aroma was of bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, molasses, alcohol, and raisin (roughly in that order of intensity). Medium to full bodied and boozy with a warm splash of alcohol. I tasted vanilla, bourbon, toffee, and a dash of cinnamon. The aromas and flavors imparted by the barrel aging dominated, but this was still a decent beer IMO.
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