Walking Man Bourbon Barrel Somnambulator Doppelbock

This is amazing stuff! Served in a fluted Belgian-style glass at the pub. Light brown head with tiny bubbles. Sfotly carbonated which was nice, it might have distracted from the beer. Brown/amber/garnet all mixed together in some strange beautiful color. Aroma is hugely bourbon!!! All of the aroma a good bourbon should have: wood, spice, grain, earth, toast, and something else, ameretto maybe? Flavor is ridiculousy smooth. Bourbon, except not. Everything about bourbon except the harsh burn. Slightly sweet, toffee, malt, wood. A little hot, that’s why the palate is down a point. So clean and so flavorful. Thank you Walking Man, thank you.

This was amazingly delicious. This is one of the smoothest of this style that I have ever tried, being bourbon barrel aged, the alcohol is extremely masked, but their is a bit of heat in the mouthfeel, but it is so complex, with fruitiness and malt flavor, then your tastebuds are overwhelmed by all this falvor wanting to coate and sooth every single tastebud on your tongue.

On tap at Brouwer’s.....holy christ I loved this one. Just a perfect example of bourbon barrel aged beer at it’s best. Dark red/brown color with aroma of bourbon and vanilla all the way. This is definitely heavy on the bourbon aroma and taste. Bourbon, toffee and vanilla taste is complimented by nuttiness(is that a word?). Amazing...such great bourbon taste, but the alcohol isn’t overwhelming. Sweetness comes out at the finish. A tad thin is my only "complaint".

Tasted on tap at Walling Man in Stevenson, Washington--Poured a deep dark amber body with a wispy off-white head. Nose of bold bourbon and sweet caramel. Flavor was rich and boozy and finished the same. This beer warmed me up almost instantaneously. Yum!

"Draft". Rich amber beer with a low off-white head. Malt and bourbon aroma with a bit of caramel. Sweet malt flavor with bourbon in background and some vanilla. Lingering sweetness. Medium bodied. A taste of this from another pour hours later gave me only vanilla (that one seemed to be a huge mess), but mine was very good.