Port Brewing Santas Little Helper Barrel Aged

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Imperial Stout
San Marcos, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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On tap at Olympic Tavern in Rockford, pours black with a very thick brown head, the aroma has quite a bit of chocolate with just a little bit of bourbon and oak on the nose, the flavor has a toasty front end with some chocolate, the oak and vanilla really doesn’t come through but some of the bourbon does, thick mouthfeel, not bad at all.

Pours black with a tan head. Aroma- cocoa, vanilla, dark roasted malt. Taste dark chocolate and dark roasted malt well integrated with a nice smooth vanilla barrel character. Tastey stuff.

Forgot to rate this when I had it on Christmas Eve. Gift from beerbastard- thanks Joel! Thick, black pour w/ almost no head. Lots of bourbon, coffee, bitter chocolate, vanilla, wood notes. The alcohol burn & bourbon is almost too much for me. Definitely a sipper! Damn good.

Vintage 2012.
Appearance: Black body with no light through at all, the brown head is very thin and quickly settles into a thin coating with a foamy ring.
Aroma: The aroma is fruity with grape or raisins, a touch of bourbon, light oak, dark chocolate and a touch of roasted malts.
Taste: The flavor leans a bit sweet during the intro and mid-taste with chocolate but turns a bit bitter of dark chocolate and figs towards the end of the taste. The finish dries out with some bourbon and oak which has decent presence.
Palate: Full-bodied, a bit thick, with some fizzy carbonation but it’s soft.
Overall: This is decent, but I think it’s a step down from the original. The flavor feels a bit muddled and I’m picking up some oxidation that I never tasted in the original.

The pour is dark and black with a non existent head. The nose is whiskey, vanilla, chocolate, coconut, wood and cherry. The taste is sweet with great bitter balance. The mouthfeel is crisp at first but goes smooth and creamy, the body is heavy and the finish is long. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Botella de 650ml. Copa de Vino. Brota con color marrón muy oscuro y espuma beige oscuro que construye una tupida, aunque fina, y persistente corona. Un festival de aromas en nariz: ciruelas pasas y picotas, matices de chocolate, notas de mermelada, azúcar moreno y melazas, jengibre y maltas tostadas. Las sensaciones evocan las fragancias del ron. Los sabores son complejos, como esperábamos por los aromas y van envueltos por un cálida sensación. Cuerpo sabroso y carbonatación suave. Textura moderadamente oleosa. En el intermedio un sutil amargor cubierto por trazos de anis y ron. Notas de chocolate y frutos secos en el retrogusto. 1pt 6floz. Bottle. Oversized wine glass. Pours very dark brown in color. Dark beige froth builds close but thin & lasting crown. An aroma festival to the nose: prune & bigarreau cherry aromas, hints of chocolate, notes of marmalade, cane sugar & molasses, ginger & toasted malts. Smelling evokes rhum fragrances. Flavors are complex as expected from the aromas are involved by gentle warming sensation. Full body. Soft carbonation. Moderate oily texture. Subtle bitterness in the middle is covered by rhum & anise hues. Notes of chocolate & dried nuts on the aftertaste. Celebrate Xmas no matter what month is!!!

@basunen: oh så len. Fina brända och fylliga toner. Mycket fat, mycket kaffe lite het men en mycket fin balans. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle, 22oz. An almost black one, topped by a dense, finger-thick dark beige head. The aroma is quite intense, lovely, with roasted matls, coffee hints, some chocolate and soy sauce and quite a lot of licorice. The flavor is equally pleasant, with lots of dark flavors, roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, soy sauce and lots of licorice. Oak hints. Full body, almost silky. Lasting finish with lots of maltyness and roasted flavors. Mmmm, lovely. 130222

Bottle 650ml @ Geokkjer
Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, licorice, alcohol, oak and vanilla. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long roasted, warm, vanilla, oak and coffee finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.

DC tasting. Wow. Opaque brown-black, oily patchy head. Minty chocolate, bourbon. So excellent. World Class.