 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Mar 23, 2008 Red-tinged medium brown colour. Light brown sugar nose with hazelnuts and pecan. Very sweet brew with a high vanilla quotient, some background dark malts and a bit of a boozy finish.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 12/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
black, wispy tan head, light bourbon aroma,tart roasted malt flavor, lacks character
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Date: 02/03/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 2.1 to 3.4
sweet chocolate and bourbon aroma, lots of sweet bourbon and chocolate flavor, creamy oak and valilla comes out as it warms, flavor continues to intensify as it warms, much better than the previous sample
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
Mar 25, 2007 (22oz bottle) Medium beige head that dissipates rapidly atop clear red-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, bourbon/vanilla. Taste is medium sweet, roast/coffee, some bourbon. Medium body. I find the last sentence of the commercial description a little scary, but maybe I’m reading something that isn’t there. I do like the use of the word Bourbonesque -- maybe that’s one that belongs in the lexicon for describing all these bourbon barrel beers, saving us all lots of time that otherwise would be spent typing in several words to describe a single generic quality.
CaptainCougar (4637), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Mar 23, 2007 Pours opaque with dark brown edges and a spotty-lacing light tan head. Lightly sweet caramel malty aroma has some good oaky vanilla bourbon notes. Body starts with a fairly full, rich earthy caramel sweetness with decent bourbon oak and mild butterscotch complexity, thinning slightly toward a drier earthy woody finish with a touch of warmth. Could use a little more malty sweetness, but otherwise a pretty nice beer.
hopdog (4564), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 15, 2007 22oz bottle dipped in red wax. Poured a dark brown color with a large sized tan head. Aromas of oaky woodiness, vanilla, bourbon (not over powering), roast, and a little smokey. Tastes of vanilla, bourbon, oak, cocoa, and caramel. Bourbon is stronger in the aroma but again, not over powering. On the sweeter side. I liked the way the barrel aging was done on this one.
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