 jfenglish (203), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Waited over a year for this one- cellaring since Aug 08. Just felt like opening it tonight, a cool fall Friday after a really long week at work. Pours coffee black with a tan cappucino head. Aroma of prunes and licorice. Viscous stout taste- like an Imperial Russian. Chocolate notes and dark roasted malts. Slowly a faint whisky burn grows in the back of my palate, then fades. As the beer warms slightly, the body thins out. Neither the malts nor the whisky come all the way through- falls a touch short of the $13.00 I paid for this 11.2 oz bottle. Was expecting something more- in my opinion the 30-year barrel aging doesn’t add much to the beer other than price. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout is still my barrel-aged benchmark.
lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Thick brown with a powerful cream tan head. Aroma is smooth chocolate, light whiskey smoke, big maltiness, roast. Taste is again, pure smooth chocolate, oily maltiness, light smoke and wood. Lovely stuff.
richlikebeer (832), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 so much better than the 12...alot smoother and better blended in the flavors between the beer and the whiskey...same flavors, wood, whiskey, burnt, and chocolate with hints of molasses and anise, but everything about this one is more enjoyable.
JPDIPSO (4897), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle #06291. Dark brown with a thin lid of tiny tan bubbles. Scents of molasses, licorice, soy sauce, along with hints of oak and bourbon (not really catching the whisky). Flavor is like a shot of whisky followed by coal and oak. Seems thin and quick to me.
Sigmund (2275), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Bottle No. 01232, March 2009. ABV is 8.0%. Pitch black colour, big tan head. Strong aroma of whisky cask, notes of peat, tar and vanilla. Intense but well rounded flavour of malt whisky, oak, malty sweetness, coffee and tar. Moderately bitter aftertaste.
jeremytoni (1091), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 From a bottle poured black with a very small head. Nice sweet malty flavor with a little bit of scotch aftertaste.
spkldhenlvr24 (453), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 On tap at Coles in Buffalo. Pours ink black in a 7oz. snifter. No head, no carbonation. This doesn’t really have lacing but rather "legs" to use a wine term. Aroma of chocolate, cherry, wine with some nice caramel, scotch notes. Smooth oily textured thin mouthfeel. Great roasted malty, dark fruits flavor. Slight scotch taste as it warmed. Long lasting flavor. Alcohol isn’t noticeable. Really great beer. Glad I got the chance to try this one.
leaparsons (4710), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 7, 2009 Bottle. Black with a small beige head. Aromas are peat with lots of marzipan. Whisky grain and oak with soft spices and chocolate. Flavours are tangy dark chocolate with vinous red wine. Smoky and oily with marzipan and lots of vanilla. Spicy and peppery with warming alcohol. Very good.
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