Rock Bottom Chicago Redline Imperial Bourbon Stout

(Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, roasted malt, brown sugar, and caramel. Flavor of bourbon, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel malt with bitter roastiness in the finish.

Deep black great thick body. Nicely balanced bourbon/stout aroma, though the bourbon definitely takes over. The flavor is perfect on this. It’s very malty and sweet enough to balance the bourbon flavor, also does a nice job of hiding the 12% alc. This actually went down way too easily, and i could have drank these all night long. Overall one of the best Bourbon Stouts I have tried.

Draught at the pub, 08/17/08. In a snifter, appears opaque big creamy cocoa head. Strong sweet bourbony chocolate aroma. Rich creamy palate some roast bitter and biting alcohol in the finish. A good strong but not over bearing imperial stout. Flavor is some dry barrel sweet chocolatey bitterness.

Pours dark black with a thin mocha head. Big raisin, dark fruit, bourbon, some wood, and molasses aroma. I love this beer. Raisin, strong bourbon, semi-sweet, fantastic light wood, lighter chocolate and notes of licorice. This stuff really puts the Paradox stuff to shame. Medium/full body, light creaminess with light carbonation. Fantastic!

Name: Redline Bourbon Imperial Stout
Brewery: Rock Bottom Brewery
Date: 05/05/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Yankee Go Home!

Appearance: black, wispy tan head,
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma,
Flavor: lots of sweet bourbon flavor, lots of creamy vanilla and sweetness and sweetnesss, sweet chocolate and alcohol,

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