 BrockLanders (723), Panama City, Florida, USA
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Dec 5, 2007
Bottle from Hollingshead. Pours dark black with minimal head...just a little. Sweet malty nose...maybe some toffee, light wood, and alcohol...boy did this get better as it warmed. Flavor kicks it up a notch....great malt richness...sweet and tart at the same time...very rich. The barrel has done this brew right.....medium to full bodied...I liked the non-reserve version but this is definitely better.
Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 29, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark blackness with a brune head. Lightly vinous with notes of merlot, whiskey, chocolate, wood and dark fruit. A nice etoh warming. A very solid beer.
malrubius (514), USA
Sep 5, 2008 Bottle in generic goblet. Dark brown/black with lasting brown head and lace. Chocolate milk port and whiskey aroma. Bitter chocolate dark fruit earth wood and whiskey with bitter chocolate whiskey finish. Medium-full body and medium carbo. Wow! Complex and delicious. Really takes on the whiskey flavors without overwhelming the excellent roasted chocolate robust porter. Now to pair it with some dark chocolate.
MrBunn (951), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Bottle. Pours like its name... dark, dark brown. Has a minimal film of tan bubbles on the surface and sports aromas that are slightly smokey, sweet and roasty. There is also a kind of damp earth/leather smell... First thoughts on flavor are that it comes awful close to being too sweet... near cloying brown sugar flavor mixes with some dark fruit and alcoholic warmth, while still having a bit of a smoke and chocolate edge to it - especially in the finish.
LilBeerDoctor (733), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle, 2002 vintage. Pours a dark brown with no real head, just some bubbles. Not as thick texture-wise as the regular version. Aroma strongly of alcohol, along with chocolate, molasses, and sweet malt. Flavor is quite different from the original version. No roasted notes at all, just lots of light fruitiness (apple), sweetness, and some almost tart-like sour notes similar to those from a Flanders sour. Not cloying though and the alcohol does not dominate but rather blends nicely with the malt (one of the best whiskey-aged beers I’ve had). Reserved in flavor, definitely not as "hot" as I had expected. The palate is smooth but wears a bit as you drink. This took me awhile to get through but it was still quite enjoyable. Is it better than Old Engine Oil? Well, it’s quite different and in my mind they were about the same in quality but had quite different flavor profiles.
trokini (943), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Pours black with a ring of tan bubbles. Chocolate malt with peat, smoke, and creosote in the nose. Viscous, flat mouthfeel. More chocolate and peat in the taste, joined by smoked malt, some caramel, and vanilla. It was brought down a little by the soy and over-done molasses flavors. Still, a good beer.
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