3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 669 of 864 +++Sampled from a 16 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a trace beige head that left a touch of lacing. The aroma was coconut, bourbon, vanilla, anise, port wine, noticeable alcohol and a bit of band-aid. The flavor was wood, port wine, vanilla, anise, whiskey, coconut, band-aid and maple syrup. The finish was long and very boozy with coconut and whiskey lingering. Thick and full bodied though undercarbonated. Interesting.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle thanks to dsgolovin on BA. Black in color with a half finger off well-formed brown head. Rich complex aroma with big chocolate, muted coffee, toasted coconut, and vanilla. The flavor has a restrained sweetness as well as a mild bitterness, with dark chocolate, sugary roasty malt, espresso, oak, vanilla, and bourbon. Medium-bodied - the lightness makes it more drinkable - but not thin with average carbonation and a touch of hotness/booze. Great beer once again from Hill Farmstead.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Really solid BA beer.
Lots of chocolate, bourbon, oak, vanilla, and coconut.
Taste is a bit of a let down for the first 15-20 minutes and then WHAM it gets serious.
Long lasting flavor and quite coating. Coconut flavors really pick up in this.
Quite impressed by this
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle… Pours dark brown (nearly black) with a small, creamy, lightly tanned head. The nose is a dark swirl of blackstrap molasses, leather, dark chocolate, fudge and a nice vanilla nuance. Full-bodied and creamy with modest carbonation. The flavor is sweet chocolate, warming whiskey and a pinch of bitter cocoa. Hearty, warming bittersweet finish. Big-time thanks go out to newcigarz for sharing this rarity!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAY 1, 2012 Bigtime thanks to my main man adamjackson for this tight beer. Notes of clean, rich, potent, dark chocolate, cream, vanilla, grham crackers and bigtime lucious bourbon. Pleasant warming alcohol. Creamy chocolate cocoa and bourbon. Reminicient of awesome regular bcs releases. Great balance, body, attenuation. Seems best now. Awesome.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle #467/864. Pours black with a hint of a tan head. Aromas of bourbon, chocolate and vanilla. Taste brings more of the same, but with an underlying vinous note. Very enjoyable.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, shared with Dave (ucusty). This beer is decadent and so fucking drinkable. Bourbon works very well, one of the best bourbon aged beers I’ve had. I wasn’t surprised I liked it so much when I found out that the barrels used are from Blanton’s Bourbon. But really this beer could be aged in aristocrat bourbon and it would probably still be better than 90% of the other imperial stouts out there. In short: Yum. Thanks dude.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl bottle pours an oily, opaque black with zero head. Nose is smokey, nail polish remover, waxy, maple candy, sweet, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, chocolate liqueur, strong maple undertones, some cola, caramel, vanilla beans, mint, watered down bourbon. Full bodied, oily finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to Sam for sharing this one! Viscous dark pour with a chestnut brown colored head. Aroma is vanilla, creamy oak, and bourbon. Oily fudge with blasts of bourbon and vanilla. Awesome stuff
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark unclear black with a small dark beige head, lighter carbonation. The aroma bring a nutty barrel note, pleasant and light with delicious brown sugar and sweet light vanilla notes. The flavor brings a lot of delicious sweet booze notes from the barrel that spice up the lips and tongue in a good way.
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