 michael-pollack (1396), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 10, 2008
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of whiskey, malts, roasting, and wood. Poured black in color with a small, creamy, brown head that diminished. Opaque. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of whiskey, wood, chocolate, smoke, vanilla, malts, and coffee. Medium body. Oily texture. Soft to average carbonation. Sweet, roasted, whiskey finish.
malrubius (425), 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 (851), 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 (508), 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 (849), 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.
Indulgence (83), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Strong notes of roasted malts giving off bittersweet baking chocolate and burnt coffee aromas, along with some oak, smoke and peat. Jet black body and dark brown sugar head, coat of lacing and when swirled leaves strong legs and coats the glass with clingy sugars. Not overly sweet and not too cloying, but I expected some thicker creamier body, palate was a solid 4, but I reduced b/c of the peppery alchoholic bite, needs some more aging I presume. Good one on the whole, but give the nod to the regular OEO for smoother drinkability.
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