3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap. Pours opaque with a medium, bubbly tan head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is roast malt with bourbon, oak, vanilla, dark fruit and floral hops. Flavor is heavy malt, light smoke, moderate hops and bitterness with dark fruits, bourbon, licorice and a sweet finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Brouwers Big Wood. Pours a solid black with a tan head. Aroma of bourbon and roasted malts. Flavour also includes vanilla. Quite complex and likely drunk by this point.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours pitch black with some darkish brown fizz. Smells of chocolate, bourbon, and hints of vanilla. Taste has bourbon characteristics, coffee, hints of chocolate, and some oaky dryness. Full-bodied with a smooth texture and soft mouth-carbonation, Laughing Dog The Dogfather Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout finishes with dry oak characters with a bit of hop and funk.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black with a tan head. Medium thickness and nice mouthfeel. Hops are upfront with a nice bitterness that lingers. EtOH is hidden, barrel notes are fairly subdued - would like to have the non-BA version along side sometime. A solid RIS.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
It is unusual for me to enjoy a bourbon aged beer but this one was good . Mild bourbon in the aroma with heavily roasted grain. There is a light sourness, like a sour porter. Dry oak, and soy sauce, and along with the very low carbonation, putting this in line with the English style imperial stouts. Medium palate. The bourbon accentuates, rather than dominates the flavor and aroma.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Kegs and Barrels. Pours black with a medium tan head. The aromas are roasted chocolate, dark coffee and vanilla. The mouthfeel is dry roasty and bitter with a heavy body and medium carbonation. Great beer that gets better as it warms. Cheers!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with a creamy mocha head. Aroma is chocolate, wood, and a touch of booze. Taste is bitter chocolate, wood, roasted malts, and just a hint of alcohol. Just a bit thin on the palate, but still really good.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black, with a good sized mocha colored head and solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate, roast, wood, and vanilla. The taste is woody and roasty with a touch of whiskey and a substantial chocolaty bitterness. Full bodied, dry, and smooth. Pretty good stuff, though not the best imperial stout around.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle.
Near black pour, sparse tan head. Nose of vanilla, roast, and booze. Flavor is very roasted with some bits of chocolate - slightly woody and smoky. ABV not very well hidden. This improves greatly as it warms.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours nearly black with a gorgeous head that almost looks like caramelized sugar. Big bourbon aroma. Taste has more of the chocolate and roasted malt notes you’d expect from a imperial stout. Good stuff!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours black with dark copper/tan head. Aroma of dark roast, dark chocolate. Flavor is the same with added vanilla, oak, ash and hints of bourbon, more on the dry side. There seems to be an added bitterness that isn’t all that pleasant, almost astringent. Heavy mouthfeel with low carbonation. Overall, I am enjoying this but can’t help but think something is a bit off.
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