 kmweaver (2502), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 29, 2009
22oz bottle, purchased from BevMo! Pours a dark chocolate-brown color with a fair bit of light coming through the edges; thin, light-brown head with solid fine-bubbled lacing; not showing a huge amount of density in the pour; the viscosity and opacity of a typical stout. Lots of overt (but soft-edged) barrel and bourbon notes in the aroma: licorice, heavily roasted coffee, loads of sour mash, and cola; honestly, some definite parallels to a jack and coke; certainly barrel-aged, but with a very light stout middle. Medium-to-full mouthfeel, with an emphasis (again) on the barrel notes; a fair amount of sour-mash whiskey-ness, dried dark fruits, cola, and some coffee notes dominating; heavily barrel-oriented, bright woodiness; there’s not a lot of obvious alcohol showing through, nothing hot, but there is a roughness to the bourbon character, if that makes any sense; again, the palate and density of a jack and coke; a bit muddled, with rough edges. Lengthy finish: this is probably the nicest part of the beer: cola, some toastiness, dried plums and raisins and a very toast barrel character, showing vanilla and nicely integrated wood. Very much a rough rendition of a BA imperial stout, not the density of the other FW rare releases, and lacking focus at the stout-y core of things; some failings.
beerandIT (196), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 6, 2010 Almost pitch black on the pour. No head at all. Not much lacing going on with the glass either. Strong bourbon on the nose along with subtle chocolate smells as well. I taste chocolate, dark malts, bourbon, coffee and a hint of caramel hiding in there somewhere. Nice beer, not what I was expecting. Almost seem too light bodied in my mind to be called an imperial stout.
vtafro (494), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 Let it be known that I have had two different experiences at two different events. The first was had a crayola waxy type finish that got in the way of the flavor, rating 2.7
Black pour. Nice sweet malt, java, chocolate aroma with some bourbon overtones. Flavor is a nice mesh of coffee, sweet vanilla, and bourbon. Nice! Rating: 3.9
Mora2000 (72), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 Thanks to Exiled for sharing this beer.
Beer pours black with a tan head. The aroma is sweet, with a little bourbon as well as some vanilla and raisins. The taste is a strong mix of vanilla and milk chocolate. You also get a little bourbon and oak character. The beer has a thick, creamy mouthfeel and is very good.
bb (2976), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 Bottle. Blackish beer with a tan head. Bourbon and rich malt aroma with light roast. Malt and vanilla flavor with bourbon, light roast, and caramel. Fuller bodied. Vanilla lingers with light roast, malt, and caramel. A bit strong on the vanilla.
Dickinsonbeer (3604), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 4, 2010 Bomber shared by Rciesla- also tap at BT- combined ratings- although about the same. Pours a deep dark oily black with a decent tan head. Aroma is initially quite buttery, diacetyle- with lots of buttery oak and vanilla, bourbon and high alcohol as it warms- oily, licorice and anise spices, minty roast and charred burnt chocolate- some leather earthiness- gets a bit tobacco like as well. Tobacco and bourbon flavor, toast, moderate sweetness lots of char, roast, some coffee, high alcohol booziness, and a sharp finish- Ok.
ruskiimperial (84), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 This beer shared courtesy of BeerandIT. Pour is a rather dark with an almost no carbonation or lacing. Aroma has a strong dark fruit to it like raisins and prunes, much like Dogfishead’s World Wide Stout. Taste has some licorice, chocolate and bourbon, though the coffee seems to be almost nonexistent despite the description. The bourbon barrel burn is quite prevalent on the aftertaste. This really is more like a black ipa that was aged in a bourbon barrel, especially because the body is quite light for an imperial stout. Its still an interesting beer, just a little off base in terms of style.
drfabulous (1286), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 22 ounce bought at Bottle Barn. Super chocolate. Deep black. Creamy head. Very intense. Slight taste of vanilla. Bit of tobacco. Coffee. Very tasty. Nice.
ucusty (1922), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 Thanks to joenuegs for this one! Black viscous pour. Thin tan head. Roasty with hints of vanilla and sherry. Chalky mouth-feel. Roast, coffee, and hints of fennel. Finish is dry. Not bad by any stretch but just like all the others.
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