 Soonah (519), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Jun 5, 2007 Updated: Apr 11, 2008
Pour is super thick, true viscosity. Dark, dark brown with a nice one-finger tall brown head. Minimal lacing. The aroma is burned wood, bourbon, brown sugar, vanilla and coffee. Alcohol is noted as well. Flavor is much sweeter than I anticipated. Plenty of brown sugar struggling to keep pace with the alcohol that isn’t all that well hidden. I taste the whiskey, I taste the smoke, the coffee all underneath that damned sugary sweetness. Superb, chewy mouthfeel. Hops provide great brakes on this ride. Top notch. I wish they could find a way to back off the sweetness and let the smoke/coffee/bourbon flavors come out and play.
CaptBier (256), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle. Ill start by saying that I think my bottle had gone flat since Goose Island insists on using screw top caps for some reason. Nonetheless, the aroma and taste were very sweet and balanced. Strong flavor of alcohol as well. I really enjoyed it.
CanIHave4Beers (208), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Oct 8, 2008 I was presented with the opportunity to try this one on tap last evening at El Bait Shop in Des Moines. I had a bottle of this a couple years ago, and I jumped at the opportunity to try it on tap. I was particularly surprised at how tasty this was considering how not long ago I thought it was a little bit "overdone".
This beer pours a jet black and has a big tan head that settles to a swirl on the top of the beer and leaves some lace. The aromas are of vanilla, oak, whisky and alcohol. The flavor is remarkable it starts off fairly intensely of roasted, almost burnt malt, which gives way to what can only be described as a strong mocha character displaying plenty of the chocolate and vanilla malt sweetness balanced very nicely with nutty flavors of oak and whisky. This is indeed best when sipped slowly, but there is virtually no alcohol burn, and this is remarkably smooth for all of its character. The only complaint I have is that everything tastes like water after drinking this one.
flatmatt (99), Northville, Michigan, USA
Oct 7, 2008 12 oz bottle, 2007 vintage. Opened it up for the second presidential debate. Pours black with no head. First aroma is alcohol, but after that there are deep sweet aromas of dark chocolate, bourbon, dark fruits and cherries. Flavor is sweet chocolate with some roasty coffee, vanilla, bourbon, smoke. The alcohol is there as well, but it’s mostly a pleasant backup to the other flavors. Syrupy palate. This is a great beer with huge flavor.
Two_Dudes (29), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle dated 7/3/06 - Pours black as night with a motor oil type body. NO carbonation. Nose is all alcohol and some candied fruit. Palate is dominated by alcohol and some bourbon...still!!! Good, but had to share a 12 oz bottle with the wife. Couldn’t have had much more than that.
Vac (2253), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 1, 2008 Pours with a black body topped by a thin, brown head wtih a little lacing. It’s sweet and full of vanilla and bourbon notes as well as a slight hint of roast. The bourbon notes are overpowering and take away from the stout flavor istead of complimenting it. Full bodied, smooth and warming.
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