Pipkin Bourbon Barrel Stout

Aged 2 years. Pours a brow almost black color with a thin brown head. Aroma was of bourbon, malts, chocolate, and coffee. The flavor is the same with a hint of fruit and a little alcohol warming. Not a huge bourbon fan but this was a decent brew.

Draft at Party Town in Florence, KY. They found three barrels and have on tap. Glad I stopped for this oppurtunity to get a growler full. Black color with medium creamy tan head. Aroma is very complex with roasted coffee, malt and of course bourbon. The flavor was very smooth and creamy with a solid bourbon finish. Full body and a pure but limited pleasure to enjoy.

As once sung "We may never pass this way again", Pipkin gone - Bourbon Barrel Stout not forgotten. Believe it or not this beer was one of my reasons for trying so hard to make it to the RB gather(meeting other RB'ers being the another reason). Not dissapointed at all. The bourbon flavor is in the forefront and that is a flavor I've always liked, but the alcohol that usually goes with it I can do without. Not in this case. Beneath the alcohol flavor is the coffee roast flavors that a stout usually carries, this one is no exception. Finish has somewhat of a sweet flavor mixed with bourbon. I really enjoyed this one, can you tell? Thanks MRomero548 & cheers to you!

Very dark brown, no head. Vanilla, bourbon, and a little wood in the aroma, flowing into chewy, raisiny malt. Sweet raisin and plum notes in the palate. Slightly wet body, with a little background roast.

(RBSG2003): Flat cola body. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, sweet. Taste is medium sweet, bourbon, vanilla, slight astringency. Nice burn at finish. Watery body, minimal carbonation.

RateBeer Summer 2003: Black without much head. Bourbon/vanilla aroma, fairly sweet. A bit thin, but that improves as it warms up. Seems a little weak for the style.

Oak,chocolate nice sicky foam.Rum chocolate malt, sweet, on tap at richos,deep and full bodied, quite as suprise in quality and flavour,Rich & creamy, nice selection from my state, Recommended !

<P>Pours nicely, decent head does form after a bit of aggressive pouring, but fades almost completely, leaving a cluster of large bubbles. It’s as black and as opaque as other stout than an imperial should be. <P>The Aroma is mostly bourbon and chocolate malt with the bourbon being slightly dominate. The interplay between the malt and the bourbon gives the impression of vanilla, plums and hardwoods. <P>The flavor is less brash whiskey, but it’s still there. It still is a heavy influence in perceived tastes giving the chocolate maltiness woody, fruity and vanilla characters. It also seems to give the beer a slight hint of cola flavor. <P>Still, I would think upping the malt presence to balance out the whiskey aromas and make a fuller body to the flavor would be nice. Bringing in some of the other darker malt flavors to give the soft, mellow chocolate a little backbone would also be nice. Despite this shortcoming, this is an impressive stout with wonderful complexity and earthiness.