3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle@Home. Says 2010-1977. Loads of chocolate in the aroma. Opaque, light brown head, tiny, fair lace. Very sweet, chocolate, some coffee/mocha, bourbon, light woody, bitterness still there.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle thanks to ksurkin: Poured a thick murky dark brown to black with a thin tan light brown head. Aroma is thick vanilla with some booziness. Taste is strong bourbon and vanilla with loads of chocolaty malts.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle thanks to ksurkin. Thanks man! Deep dark viscous pour with a thin khaki head that doesn’t hold. Nose is mild bourbon with good roasted malt and dark coffee. Flavor has a nicer amount of bourbon, which is smooth. Dark chocolate and coffee noticeable. Very nice and enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From a 22 oz bottle shared with friends. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma dominated by bourbon. Notes of vanilla, coffee and chocolate. Boozy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From an old note (most likely shared by the fine folks up at Proof): roasty, cocoa, bourbon, dark chocolate, toast - medium body - bitter earthy fin - 7.4
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Had it at a tap takeover. Simply the best beer I ever had. Liquid candy is how I would describe it. Perfection. I love goose island’s bourbon county but Alewerk’s is one notch ahead.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle. Hazy brown color, small tan head. Aroma of boozy vanilla. Taste is boozy chocolate.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 8, 2013 bottle. Pitch black pour with small head. Nose of roasted malts, bourbon, and vanilla. Taste is medium on roast and medium on bourbon. I typically do not enjoy this style but this is an exception. Just the right amount of burn. A tad on the thin side however.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 ounce bottle, poured a brown almost black color, aromas of vanilla, wood, chocolate, bourbon, and light coconut. Flavors are light bourbony fudge with some vanilla thrown in. Boozy was not overshadowing any flavor, a nice mix of flavors, a solid ba porter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a deep brown with very thin tan head that quickly recedes and spotted lacing. Nose is vanilla, bourbon, oak, milk chocolate. Taste is bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, heavy cream, with a roasted malt finish that is bitter. This bottle was cellared for a little less than a year, the bourbon has faded a bit since my last taste and time has treated it well. The bourbon was a little too present, if that is possible, when it was younger.
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