 kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Nov 13, 2007
MJ Rare Beer Club, 750 ML bottle sampled 9/14/07: Mohogany brown w/a lasting light beige head. Strong oak & woody notes along with toasted malt, brown sugar, just a hint of banana from fermentation, bread crust and heavy bourbon notes! Plus some vanilla and a touch of alcohol! Very balanced and smooth flavor. Bready malt.. Very malty, some caramel and brown sugar w/just a hint of roasted malt. Medium dry finish w/a smooth brown sugar, caramel, and bready malt aftertaste. Bourbon, vanilla, and oak are as strong in the flavor (maybe more so) as in the aroma! Medium body, medium CO2, well hidden alcohol, and smooth! Nice, but could use a bit more age to mellow the barrel flavors to be a truly great beer for me!
wetherel (1033), Carlsbad, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 tried at Another Santee Sampling. this time at toncatcher’s house. Brown color with tan head. Awesome brown sugar aroma. Sweetish with lots of carbonation. Excellent.
padrefan98 (645), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 9/20/2008 tasting at toncatchers house, with whetheral, weeheavy, fordest, alohac, and Jason. Thanks for all the great beers and good times. I thought this was one of my favorites of the night. Very good aromas and flavors of oak and bourbon.
LooseCannon (680), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Aug 31, 2008 750ml bottle, 2006 version. Thanks to Immy for this one. Pours copper in color with brown head. Aroma of bourbon, sweet and malty. Taste bourbon, oak, caramel and roasted malt with clean finish.
illinismitty (1451), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 30, 2008 2006 bottle shared at RBSG 08. Bourbon-esque nose. Pours dark amber with a medium body. Non sticky texture with lively fine carbonation. Flavor of pale malts, bread, caramel, and raisen. But these flavors seem to be overpowered by the bourbon and vanilla flavors. Good, but somewhat of a bourbon bomb if that’s your thing.
chicagodri (543), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 27, 2008 2006 Bottle. I had two of these a while ago before I started rating and I loved it...and I still do. Pours a dark cloudy brown with a medium tan head. Nice caramel, vanilla, and mainly Bourbon smell. The flavor was very sweet and smooth. Nice to see a beer that is only 8% pack such good flavor. The bourbon is very present. Aged well. This was my last bottle :(
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