 jvmiller (252), Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA
Mar 16, 2008
Was not too impressed with this. I liked the regular version better. It was mellow to the point of being slightly sickeningly smooth, the roastiness was largely gone in comparison to the non-BA version. Way too much bourbon. Strange coconut-suntan lotion vibe, imo. Reminded me a bit of Backwoods Bastard.
omhper (10141), Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 16, 2008 Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. Transparently black with brief beige head. Strong oaky vanilla aroma with licorice behind. Sweet and near full bodied. Restrained and reasonably balanced. There’s licorice, vanilla and oak with syrup underneath. Flavourful, extrovert and really good, but Great Lakes is one of those brewers that can do more subtle beer really, really good I still prefer some of their lesser heralded beers.
oh6gdx (5195), Vaasa, Finland
Jul 15, 2008 Bottled. Pitch black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown creamy and lasting head. Aroma is smoothly roasted malts, some wooden notes, licorice as well as mild coffee, chocolate and licorice. Flavour is roasted malts, licorice, vanilla and wood along with some caramel, chocolate and coffee. Aftertaste is vanilla, wood, coffee and some mild notes of roasted malts. Hides the alcohol quite well, and is wellbalanced.
sayravai (3012), Helsinki, Finland
Jul 12, 2008 (Bottled, 0.66l) Black with a small, beige and lacy head. Strong, roasty and coffee-licoricey aroma. Roasty-malty, licoricey, vanilla-oaky flavor with rhum, calvados, truffles, moderate bitterness. Quite full-bodied, slightly syrupy palate with low carbonation. A pleasant, beautiful and balanced brew with not too much oak effects.
mabel (1246), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 15, 2008 [1223-20080328] 1pt6floz bottle. Aroma of mild wet dog food and chocolate-covered burnt wood pellets. Hazy, dark dark brown red body with a quick creamy light tan head. Dry boozy roast malt flavour with a nice hint of chocolate in the aftertaste. Full body is dry. Very nice to try.
(c/o HogTownHarry, w/ him, blankboy, GregClow, jerc, tupalev)
Crosling (1604), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Dark ruby brown color with a small, light tan head. Needs to be much darker. Timid nose, with only a light hint of the barrel element
Thin mouth feel, low complexity and fairly depthless character overall. Some hints of caramel and corn whiskey, but there is hardly much of a beer underneath. This is a rerate of the newer bottling, but its a lot like the first: bland, poorly concentrated, lacking texture and just dull overall.
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