Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel Aged)

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Munster, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter

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Gee,guess where I had it?? And I donated half of it to MrFacto to hand bottle. Very big and nice but a strong blast of bourbon and alcohol.I think it is very boozey now. Still has that thick chewy molasses and a ton of other well balanced flavors but so much booze.

tap at the brew pub. pitch black body and an orange head. raisin aroma with smoke. acidic biting wood flavor. liquor finish that is sweet and acidic. chocolate syrup, cognac decadance with coffee, yet very drinkable despite so much going on.

Excellent brew, but the aging seems to have toned down the ’05 Dark Lord, replacing some of its bite with Bourbon in the aroma and flavor. Still Huge in the malt category, with chocolate, vanilla, oak, and a heavy helping of alcohol. Slightly thinner than the original, but finishes on a malty sweet, Bourbon sticky finish. Great even in a plastic cup.

<font size=-4>From the brewpub at the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eve Lord Release - Three Floyds, Munster, IN - 04/29/2006<font size=-1>

Expectations were super high on this one,had several glasses at the big release yesterday. Aroma was huge,like a chocolate brownie dunked in mocha,and then splashed with bourbon, taste was monsterously malty,with all the chocolate cake,coffee vanilla, and a little sharpness in the bourbon. After all the wonderful beers,I sampled there,this still really stood out as outstanding,which says a lot about the quality. Under ideal rating conditions this might have been a perfect score

UPDATED: APR 26, 2009 Draft at Brewpub-Very dark body w/ a dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate malt hops bourbon and alcohol. As never having this b4 I thought the alcohol was a litlle much on the back end but I did enjoy the beer.

UPDATED: OCT 30, 2006 Oh my god. Very black with a brown head. Incredibly viscous. Aroma was bourbon, chocolate, a hint of oaky vanilla. Very full bodied, some oak, coffe and chocolate in the flavor. The bourbon wasn’t overpowering at all. It was exeptional.

Wow. This was one amazing beer. I am not typically a fan of BA beers, but Dark Lord is the perfect match for barrel aging. Aroma is wonderful, notes of oak, coffee, and chocolate, there were slight notes of bourbon that opens up the nose. Appearance is thick and very viscous, black as oil with a nice deep brown head. Flavor is unreal! The flavors blend so well with the bourbon. Palate is thick and very soothing to the mouth. Perfect.

I thought this beer was really damn good. It pours to a very viscous black body with a very dark brown head. The aroma is chocolatey bourbon, coffee, tootsie rolls, very strong. Nicely balanced. The flavor is a nice chocolate and coffee, noticeable but not overly done bourbon. The palate is very thick, warming, perfect feel.

On tap at the brewpub. Pitch black and as dence as a Hooters waitress this beer packs a significant punch, albeit one dimensional. Bourbon and oak are present and not overbearing as I feared but the complexity seems to be limited to the barrel aged attributes and the original stout qualities become to muted. Solid beer but indistinguishable from other barrel aged stouts.

No surprise to see this one in the Top50 so soon. It would be interesting to try this side by side with Barrel Aged Blackout as they reminded me very much of one another. The bourbon is there, but its done right -- not overwhelming, enhancing and rich. Its rich and viscose with plenty of semi-sweet chocolate, mocha fudge brownie. If there’s one flaw, its that its hot on the finish. Still, excellent, and hopefully we’ll see bottles of this next year. There were a few bourbon barrels stacked behind grain.