 jerc (3114), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 13, 2005
RBSG 2005. Dark brown-black body with a moderately fluffy white head is delivered to me be a jolly young man with a big red beard – Santa??? Aroma is sweet boozy chocolate roast. Sweet chocolate and malt flavour with a very mild roast in the finish. Medium bodied. Enjoyable.
tertons (100), East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Thanks to Moejuck. Super malty rich with the mix of chocolate, candy sugar, and molasses mixed in. Full body and thick with flavor and yet thin when settling. The barrel component works well with the bourbon. High drinkability with little trace of alcohol. Would love to see a higher abv M in the future since I think this might be fitting.
ogglethorp (784), Ohio, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Bottle, Cleveland tasting, Moejuck! Pours ruby/brown color with a thin tan colored head. Aroma is molasses, brown sugar, caramel malts. Flavor is again molasses, brown sugar, caramel, raisins, hint of alcohol. Palate is full bodied, mild to almost no carbonation, finished chewy and sticky sweet. Wonderful brew, leaves a sticky coating on the lips.
StoutCat (65), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Dark brown, white-cream colored very thin head. sweet molasses aroma with alcohol bite. Flavors of caramel and vanilla, very smooth and sweet.
OldGrowth (1269), Cary, North Carolina, USA
Jun 2, 2008 bottle at Carolina Crew get together, from the hand trade with timmcd64 & juzy while on my Alaskan BW fest trip. Great aroma, so much going on with this, wow, Smoke, chocolate, brown sugar, raisin. Clean brownish black color, small head & lacing. Bitter sweet flavor, Like I said with the aroma and a vanilla bourbon addition. Thick body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter sweet finish. This was a great brew, aged wonderfully. Aroma, flavor this had it all. Incredible balance of things. My words aren’t doing this justice.
kmweaver (1973), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jun 1, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of Stine. Thanks, Eben! Pours a very dark, cola-brown color; light tan head with patchy lacing; touch of oiliness. Caramel, dates, and raisins in the aroma; plenty of dried fruits, with a very relaxed bourbon aroma underneath: slight, sticky bourbon and buttery vanilla (very much in the background); impressively balanced. Relaxed carbonation. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy caramel, dried dark fruits (dates, raisins), and nougat; exceptionally balanced and drinkable; velvety mouthfeel: beautifully integrated bourbon notes (toasty rounded liquor, vanilla, soft wooden notes) with a chewy caramel and dried fruits; I wasn’t completely submerged by the first sip, but there’s so much here when allowed to open up, and so integrated; remarkably drinkable and soft. Excellent. Lengthy finish: chewy dried fruits, dates, and sweet vanilla / toasty malts; very soft ending.
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