 StFun (236), Indiana, USA
May 12, 2008 I’m not the biggest fan in the world of bourbon barrel aged beer. To me, the bourbon seems to kill a lot of the flavor and overpower the brew. This one is no exception. The same thick motor oil texture and pitch black color of Dark Lord. The same aroma and flavor of Dark Lord, but with bourbon. While not as bad as a lot of bourbon beers, everything I love about Dark Lord still takes a backseat in this one to the bourbon. Delicious in its own right, and very warming...but just not for me.
CaptBier (201), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
May 7, 2008 Draft at DLD08. Jet black with no head and thick as oil. Perfect. Nice sweet aroma. The oak seems to tone down and smooth out the taste. Most think the oaked is better, but I think its hard to top the original.
Rciesla (165), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
May 6, 2008 Draft at DLD. A Jet black pour with no head whatsoever. This beer stinks of bourbon, vanilla and oak. Flavor is just that and IMO better then DL for just that. Etoh is easily detectable but thats perfect for what it is. Obvious flavor of chocolate, coffe, and bourbon. Its thick and viscous as hell like the unoaked DL, but that oaked bourbon makes this beer simply better. WOW!
ThaBobfather (88), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
May 4, 2008 Having been to DLD for the first time, I was able to try this wonderful brew. It smells like chocolate, malt, and bourbon. Mmmmm. It pours to what I dream of with an imperial stout. The oak age adds so many subtlies of flavor to this beer. I taste vanilla, chocolate, coffee, malt, bourbon, expresso, and a small bit of brewed happiness. The flavor was as good as I’ve had in an imperial stout. Many are overpowering in taste but this is just where I want it. It leaves my mouth coated in it’s chocolatey ice cream flavor that makes everything else taste like it, which is awesome. I was highly impressed with this one day brew. This alone was worth drying to Munster from Cincinnati.
alexanderj (1094), Roanoke, Virginia, USA
May 3, 2008 On tap at DLD; the best beer I had that day and I liked it more than the original and vanilla bean versions. Poured dark black; thick; not much head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, oak, fruit, vanilla alcohol. flavor was similar. Tasty and complex. Perhaps a bit more roasted elements in the flavor; toasted caramel and perhaps some coffee. Mouthfeel was very sticky and oily. Very good.
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