4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours black with minimal head. Huge oak and vanilla aromas. Very oily in the mouth with strong vanilla taste. Finishes sticky vanilla. Good stuff!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours very dark brown, with minimal tan head. Aroma is rich, of oak, and malt. Taste is complex and delicious. The oak barrel aging is just right. Notes of bourbon, malt, and dark chocolate. This is a fine, premium porter. Tumbs WAY up!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Brewmaster Reserve 2012 - 9.5% ABV. Black bodied with a short, thick, frothy brown head. Nose is strong bourbon notes, oak, coconut, roasted malt, vanilla, molasses, and Irish coffee. Taste is big vanilla, oak, toasted coconut, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee notes and booze.Body is not and full and thick as expected. Medium with a soft, creamy carbonation. Moderate warming from the alcohol. Ends with more oak, toasted coconut, molasses, vanilla, roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours mahogany-tinged black into an English pint. Tan head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Bourbon aromas. Thin with deep chocolate and deep dark bourbon front to back. Thin bourbon finish.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Originally reviewed: 10/5/09. Vintage 2008. Split a bottle of this with a friend during a night of billiards and darts. Poured into my snifter. Pours a deep jet black with a thin tan head on top. Little lacing sticks. Smells of oak, vanilla, booze, chocolate, and hints of ginger.
The mouth is creamy smooth. Coats the palate well. Big flavors of bitter dark chocolate mixed with a subtle creamy sweetness. Nice balance. The bourbon quality is definitely tamed down a bit, which I like. Not as boozy as their BBA Stout was. This is a really good beer that I’m am glad to have had the opportunity to try. Recommend.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Whooie! A great beer from a great brewery. Medium body, black as night with an off white head. Oak, whiskey, coffee, licorice...delicious. Sweetness of vanilla and coconut.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle shared by Jimmie. Poured a good looking pitch black body, medium denstiy, with an average sized foamy dark beige head. Aroma is great with strong boubron upfront, vanilla, chocolate syrup, touch of honey sweetness, very light charred notes to finish this off. Body is to thin, average carbonation, slight alcohol heat that lingers nicely. Flavor isn’t quite as good as the aroma. Notes of bourbon, darker toast, vanilla, dark chocolate syrup, some barrel as well. Good stuff.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wood, bourbon, roasted chocolate aromas. Bourbon chocolate cordial flavors. Overall a very tasty beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma of mostly bourbon, couldn’t pick up more than that. Flavor was much the same. Heavy bourbon, vanilla and a tiny bit of chocolate. Body was lacking and ended up on the thin side.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz. bottle purchased at Total Wine Santan Village, Gilbert, AZ. Pours black with unimpressive tan head, which quickly vanishes. Little carbonation, but not uncommon in this type of ale. Aroma is wonderful, with big time vanilla up front, followed by bourbon, roasted malt and chocolate. Taste is like aroma with vanilla, bourbon, roasted malt, dark chocolate and caramel. Finish is roasted malt, bitter chocolate and warm bourbon flavor. As one would expect, this ale is reminiscent of Full Sail Black Gold, but distinctive. Very nice ale. Another winner from Full Sail.
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