 kujo9 (1044), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Dec 9, 2005 Updated: Oct 8, 2006
On tap @ GLBC 11/23/05 from a snifter: Black, oily, and has a thick, lasting mocha brown colored head. Bourbon, bourbon, bourbon in the initial aroma with some alcohol. Strong, but not overwhelming. Chocolate beyond that with caramel and some vanilla. Also oaky wood with hints of raisin and herbal hops. The alcohol becomes a bit spicy as it warms and there is an underlying wisps of diacetyl that adds to it’s complexity. Well balanced & chocolatey flavor w/ alcohol slighlty up front in the form of whiskey, but becomes more sublte as it warms. Oaky wood & toasty malt mid palate.
Very light chocolate & roast in the semi sweet finish. Bourbon flavor is a bit more asertive as it warms. The aftertaste is a lingering herbal hop, chocolate, and bourbon. Full bodied, very warming m/f w/ medium carbonation, basically smooth. Good, but it could used some age to round out the bourbon and other flavors. Or maybe less time in the barrel. Either way, it should age well. Too much bourbon character as of this point in time for me!!
bdigi66 (461), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Bottle: Finally decided to crack this with my boys...pour was black as night, no head. Vanilla-oak and chocolate are massive, some toasted malts/biscuit notes present along with some brown sugar and finishing with a resounding bourbon bang. The bourbon in this is so perfectly integrated compared to some of these BBA brews. Ridiculously balanced...perfect body. Flavors were everything mentioned above...not much else to say other than this is damn near perfection.
BigJoe7231 (24), Schererville, Indiana, USA
Aug 27, 2008 I finally found this at a Binny’s in Chicago. A black pour, with a thin, light brown colored head. Smells of oaky vanilla goodness with a hint of coffee. Very drinkable, medium body and tastes of sweet roasty coffee. A pleasant, beautiful and balanced brew.
nimbleprop (594), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Scored this bomber in a trade with ogglethorp. Thanks Brian! Pours a thick, opaque, oily black with a slightly beige spitty head. Mild aroma that doesn’t really indicate what’s inside. You have to get your nose right in the open part of the glass to get vanilla, crackers, cookie dough, bourbon, corn, sour mash whiskey, wood and a little coffee. Well rounded flavor that has some strong sweetness to accompany the distinct booziness. Flavors of vanilla, caramel, wood, bourbon whiskey, chocolate, coffee and brown sugar. A bit of heat in the throat, sweetness lasts in the mouth, thick and oily on the tongue. Crazy to say, but this is a mild barrel aged imperial stout, but delicious none the less and surprisingly drinkable.
radiomgb (1776), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Aug 7, 2008 Black in colour with a thin quickly dissipating tan coloured head, very light lacing. The aroma is of alcohol, quite sweet, some bourbon, wood, sugar and roast. The flavour is of light bourbon/alcohol, vanilla, quite sweet, lots of sugar, some roast and dark chocolate. Warming mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long with some alcohol warmth, fairly smooth.
Coming into this I thought that it would be an alcoholic mess with bourbon domination but it turns out that’s not the case. Rather enjoyable.
650ml bottle obtained in a trade with footbalm, thanks Eric.
Opened on February 25, 2008
Vintage 2006, Bottle #845/900.
The_Epeeist (980), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 30, 2008 22 oz bottle, 2006. Dark brown with some brief, tan froth. Nose is dusty brown sugar, dark chocolate and wood. Milky body with a few bubbles and a tang. Taste is coffee, prune juice and Baker’s chocolate. Dries with bitter greens and residual alcohol. Lots of depth and complexity but a bit too over-roasted for my taste.
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