2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
draft... another bcs variant that feel short for me... super thin and really boozy, tons of vermouth and other pungent liquor creeps through, base is gone... nice try and idea but some things weren’t meant to mix
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
This review is what i remember from FOBAB caramel, chocolate, coffee, nuts, resin, leather, alcohol, clove, black, brown foam, full body, thick feel, average carbonation, long finish,
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tasted on draft at FoBAB 2011. Pours opaque, coffee black with a thin brown head that leaves a thin collar of lace. The nose is sweet vermouth and bourbon with vanilla, coffee, and milk chocolate. The flavor is the same with sweet vermouth, vanilla, coconut, coffee, and milk chocolate. This is really cool. It smells and tasted just like a Manhattan cocktail. The body is full and creamy with light carbonation and a long sweet vermouth finish. I found out, after the fact, that I got to taste the barrel aged Manhattan that was made in this barrel at the Violet Hour. I think that this is very cool.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
draft at fobab. pours black tan head nose of choc cherry flavors have choc, muted cherry whiskey, notes, sweet vermouth caramel odd
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Fobab 11. This was a bit of an enigma for me. I love the idea....it had its merits. The liquor mixed drink aspect was’t overly present which I preferred....but at the same time, there was something about a Manhattan that makes it such and not a beer. Still roasty chocolate and hints of dark fruit, leaving a booze note in the finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Fobab 9. Pours near black with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, vanilla, cherries, and bourbon. Flavors of bourbon, chocolate, cherries, vanilla, and fair amount of sweetness and booze. Mouthfeel was a little thin compared to regular BCS. Still has that nice silky quality though. I thought it worked well as it is kind of hard to mess up the base beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured black with a small dark brown head that begins and remained at the edges. Aroma was full of roasted malts and dark chocolate with a hint of vanilla with a good amount of bourbon backing. Flavor was mainly roasted malts with a hint of strawberry and vanilla with some bourbon, but the Manhattan really does not come out that much.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at FoBAB 9. Pours a deep brown black with a brown head. Nose is sweeter and offers some fruitier notes. Bourbon and chocolate as well. Kind of muted and not as bombastic as normal Bourbon County. On tasting, it seems thinner and lacking somewhat. Some faint cherry suggestions and a winey note as well. A bit spicy and strange. I don’t really get it, but still curious.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap (FoBAB 2011) : The aroma consists of chocolate, molasses, light maple syrup, vermouth, coconut, and some alcohol heat. It’s a dark brown with no transparency and a faint beige ring for a head that leaves minimal lacing. The flavor starts sweet with chocolate, maple, syrup, and vermouth. The finish has notes of light fruit and some whiskey. While I thought the aroma was pretty hot, I didn’t think it tasted hot. It’s medium-full bodied with mild carbonation and probably the thinnest mouthfeel of any BCS version I’ve had. Overall, it was okay, but as a sucker for BCS, it was a little disappointing for me. It’s definitely at the bottom for me as far as BCS varieties go.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Manhattan BCS served on tap at FOBAB... Pours similar to brbamle but a touch thicker with a similar head... Cherry and vanilla ssilky smooth with deacden richness. Bit of brown earthy grittiness from the cocktail. Cakey with sugary dark molasses...smooth earthy spice and cinammon. Boozy with bourbon. Slightly fruity. Thick fuller body than bramble. Faint muddled cocktail qualities. Bit of a miss overall from both this and bramble.
7/4/7/4/14
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
tap at fobab. love regular BCS. didn’t love this version. barrel seemed to mute and flatten the typical BCS characteristics. old muddy cocktail note seemed to stick around, but wasn’t exactly a welcome addition. wasn’t a bad beer, just not as good as regular BCS or the other variants, to me at least. BCS ghost pepper was the easy winner over this, with bramble somewhere in between the two.
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