4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sampled at the second annual Bistro’s West Coast Barrel Aged Beer Fest, 5.6% abv: Mostly opaque dark mahogany pour has a well-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel and doughy yeasty notes with big bourbon complexity and some nice dark fruity character. Body starts fairly full and earthy dark caramel and chocolatey sweet with a drier, toasty, slightly warming finish. A very nicely balanced and enjoyable BA stout.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tasted at the 5th Annual Bistro Barrel Aged Beer Fest on 11/13/2010. This sweet stout pours a medium to dark brown color from the tap. Medium sized beige foamy head. The aroma is chocolate, roasty malts, wood and bourbon. A medium to full bodied sweet stout. The malts are chocolate, roasty malts and sweet. The hops are herbal and earthy. The bourbon and wood flavors are subtle in this beer, they drift in and out of the flavor is a mostly subtle way. A nice example of the mild side of a barrel aged beer. Nicely balanced. Very smooth tasting. Hides the alcohol well. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap @ Glacier. Black with a thick, creamy tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, roasted malt and vanilla. Flavor is more bourbon, vanilla with the base beer still coming though with coffee and bitter roasted malt. Amazing mouth feel, creamy and smooth with out any bit or harshness, the nitro really makes this one feel great. Top notch beer, probably the lowest alcohol BA beer I’ve had but still holds up to the bourbon and oak perfectly.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Had this on tap at Glacier Brew House when I was in Anchorage for the Great Alaskan Beer and Barley Wine Fest (Jan. 2010). Colour... black with a garnet-brown base and 1/4 inch head. Nose... lightly roasty, faint hops and delicate aromas of booze and vanilla. Palate... a quick burst of Bourbon followed by vanilla, plenty of sweetness, loads of chocolate, toffee, cafe au lait, sweetened condensed milk and a lingering bit of chocolate on the finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at the Bistro BA Fest 07. Murky brown pour with no head. Sharp bourbon aromas with sugar notes. Thin and woody with bourbon.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap: Impressive stout! Dark black with a light brown head. It has a sweet whiskey and mild coconut aroma. Sweet rich flavors of cola and chocolaty malts. It’s tangy and lively, yet with fragile carbonation. Quite good!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
FoBAB 2006. Certainly one of the chewier and sweeter stouts of the day. Notes of molasses and roasted oats on the nose lead into brownie and soy sauce. Solid, not overwhelming, but very drinkable. Good bourbon finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the Bistro BA Brew Fest 11/11/06; Nose of coffee and oak woodiness; transparent dark brown with a small tan head; flavor of a little bourbon, coffee, and roasty wood.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
#929
On Tap at the Goose Island Wriglyville Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers November 4th, 2006.
Dark dark black but clear with no real head. Nose is thin, oaky and alcoholy. The taste is mostly malts but a strong backbone of alcohol and vanilla. Stong bourbon presence.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. Blackish beer with a big dark tan head. Bourbon and chocolate malt aroma. Caramel and bourbon flavor with chocolate. Medium bodied. Caramel and bourbon lingers with light chocolate,
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