4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Wow... this one is amazing. The whiskey flavor is really present in this one without overpowering the beer too much. Nice and thick and rich. I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette after drinking this.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle at @ Haand festival.
pour pitch black, with a thin brown ring as a head.
Aroma of licorice, mocha, chocolate, bourbon, wood, vanilla.
Quite sweet, with a slight bitterness. quite nice balanced.
medium and oily body, with a semi-flat carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark black with a thick tan head. Nose is big vanilla and booze, some ginger and light pine. Taste is huge sweetness, with a decent bitter finish. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. Big heavy body and long aftertaste. The barrel takes to much away from the original. Give me a normal BORIS every time.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Originally incorrectly rated under non-barrell aged: Pizzeria Paradiso, Alexandria bottle: I got hooked up with a sample of this from some else’s bottle. Appearance is black with brown head. Aroma is whiskey, roasted malt, and chocolate. Taste is pretty much the same. This is mostly a good thing though. The beer is wicked intense. The whiskey is stronger here than it is in most oak aged beers. That being said, there is still plenty of stout flavour to be had. Lots of chocolate and roasted malts. The aroma is, however, the killer in this beer. Glad to have tried this.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of dark grains with some sweet chocolate and a nice backing barrel and vanilla. Flavor has a bit more roast with chocolate and dark grains as well as a nice barrel note.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of dark grains with some sweet chocolate and a nice backing barrel and vanilla. Flavor has a bit more roast with chocolate and dark grains as well as a nice barrel note.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 ounce bottle. One of the better barrel aged imperial stouts I have had. A touch heavy on the bourbon and alcohol. Lots of chocolaty notes, dark stone fruits, and vanilla. A tasty beer.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle (2009) from my secret Santa, many, many thanks. Black color with medium beige head. Chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, dark berries and wood in aroma. Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dark fruit, caramel, whiskey in taste with nice bitterness in background. Alcoholic, coffee bitter finish. Awesome beer!
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle of Batch #2 (July 2009) in March 2012. Pitch black pour with a thin tan head. Big dark chocolate and coffee flavors with some extra juiceness. Sweet whisky. Warms up to more vanilla caramel flavors. Smooth medium-heavy body. Quite delicious.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Shared bottle at a Haandbryggeriet tasting session. Pours opaque black with brown edges, topped by a dense lasting choco head. Big malt aroma. Heavy roast with black chocolate, tar and dark bread. Quite boozy too, with strong barrel notes. Soft and silky in the mouth. Fat malt body. Black chocolate fudge and heavily roasted malts, offset by flavors of oak barrel and whisky/whisky liqueur. A hint of vanilla and licorice. Balancing bitterness. Warm lingering roasty alcohol finish. Tasty and packed with flavors, with an overwhelming whisky character.
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