3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with a red/tan head which disappears quickly.. More carbonation initially but that also goes quickly. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, toffee and bourbon. Similar flavours plus molasses. Viscous, leaving tears running down the glass. You know this is seriously strong.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle pour almost black taste of bourbon chocolate, coffee, roasty, alcohol, soy sauce, raisin, Such a great beer very warming can’t get enough
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
(11/11/11 BOTTLE) This beer is amazing. Pours very dark with a very slight head. Has a very strong bourbon and red licorice aroma and a very strong bourbon like flavor that doesn’t seem to overpower the complex nature of the stout. Very complex with hints of caramel, vanilla, and oak. One of the best beers out there.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from the boys at nejaime! Thanks guys. Poured a dark brown, somewhat oily into the tulip glass. Almost no head. Aroma is buttered bread and sweet bourbon molasses. Good stuff.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
2011 vintage bottle in a snifter. Pour is almost black with a small carmel head that turns into a ring. Aroma is powerful upfront of malt and bourbon. Taste is absolutely amazing with the bourbon not overpowering. Taste of molasses and vanilla accompany the bourbon taste quite well. Finish is clean is a little unusual fizz to it, but the bourbon stays on your lips. One of the best beers out there....cheers!
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, 2011 vintage bottled 11/11/2011. Pours viscous pitch black color with a small tan head that fades away to a ring of lace quickly. A fair amount of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of big bourbon, caramel, dark chocolate, toffee, roasted malt, molasses, vanilla, oak, and a touch of herbal, and booze. Damn nice and complex aromas, and hardly boozy at all. Taste of huge dark chocolate, caramel, toffee, bourbon, vanilla, oak, molasses, roasted malt, butterscotch, and a touch of herbal earthiness. Hardly any bitterness noticed on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, chocolate, bourbon, and molasses on the finish for a bit. Fantastic balance of flavors; with absolutely no cloying sweetness. Light-medium carbonation and very full bodied; with a huge creamy and lush mouthfeel as expected. Definitely a sipping beer, but is surprisingly smooth for 14.5%; with only a warming alcohol presence on the finish. Overall this is a phenomenal barrel aged imperial stout. As it warmed up it got much more smooth and complex.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Rich black color; Heavy creamy body; Aroma of smoky malt, oak, vanilla, bourbon, & licorice; Flavor of roasted sweet malt, caramel, molasses/syrup, dark fruit (notably plums & prunes), raisons, and chocolate; Warm finish; Very nicely balanced & quite complex; Wow - this stuff is awesome! (2008 & 2011 bottles)
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2011 bottle @ home. Pours black with hardly any head whatsoever. I do see a decent amount of carbonation around the edges of the glass. The nose is decadent. Big bourbon, milk chocolate, cherries, dark wood, some vanilla, sugar. Boozy, welcoming. The taste is hot up front, boooooozy alcohol, plenty of tangy dark fruits. Suprisingly fruity. More milk chocolate and toffee. The finish is long, some roasted malt flavors on the finish. The texture is oily, thick. The body is full, big (suprise, right?!). Overall, really nice impy stout. The concentrated sweetness *almost* reminds me of an yquem. This feels a little hot and overwhelming for me right now, I’d love to see how the 2011 tastes in a year. Luckily, I’ve got a few bottles held back for just that purpose. *HIGH FIVE BRO*
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2011 version. 14.5%. Jet black slick pour with a thin biscuit head and lacing. Wow the aroma of bourbon is really strong. Also aromas of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, oak and liquorice. Sweet, slightly bitter, peat, leather. This is huge. Bourbon County packs a real punch. My lips are sticking together. I feel like I need knife and fork for it. All of the above are distinctly present on the palate and a nap would be definitely needed if you were to drink a pint of it. Its just fantastic.
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4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a bottle in Sätila New years evening 2011. Black beer with a tanned head. Bourbon aroma with amlt, vanila. licorice, tar. Bourbon oak flavour with vanilla. licorice in this beers big flavour palett. Lovley beer :-)
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