Thanks to Mojuck for bringing this to the Cleveland Tasting. I have never seen more rare/retired beers at a tasting. Pour dark brown...color of tree bark with a small white head. Aroma of oak, chocolate, toffee, ripe fruit, leather and booze. Tastes amazing...dark roasted malts with complimentary bourbon. Still had a great body and was very smooth. Another beer figured to be overrated, but it was great.

Thanks to Moejuck for sharing this outstanding brew! 22oz bomber pours a dark brown, opaque, with slight ruby hue in the glass. It has a very port-like nose of dark fruit, vanilla, bourbon, oak gooey malts you can almost taste through your nose. The mouth feel is smooth as silk with very light carbonation. The taste is rich and buttery with molasses, a long sweet finish loaded with dark fruit and bourbon; gotta love this taste. This brew is still very drinkable with the alcohol in the stealth mode; an outstanding finish, kind of like drinking a glass of port wine. Would love to have this superb brew again some day.

Bottled, thanks to someone quite generous! Rating #3,000!

Poured damn near black with a viscous body that absorbed any semblance of head.. still and alluring. The aroma was deep and engaging, showcasing bourbon and vinous port characteristics.. treacle, vanilla, and candi sugar on the 2nd impression.. sweeter chocolates and brown sugar deeper yet.. perfectly integrated! The flavor opened with syrupy molasses, vinous notes, and bourbon backed by sweeter chocolates and candi sugar.. bourbon presence increased toward the back with vanilla, toasted oak, and peppery warmth.. finished with tobacco, lightly sour bourbon, and dry-roasted chocolates. Heavier-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. rather syrupy feel overall.. sourness worked well.. near-perfect balance. Great one!!

Generously brought to one of our hotel room tastings, GABF 2007. Thanks to whoever did bring it, because it was one of the best beers I had at the fest (I think it might have been cquiroga, as usual bestowing dopeness on the collected beer geeks in his vicinity). Big sudsy taupe head. Smells like buttery vanilla with oakey oily bourbon a well-proportioned accent. Wonderful mouthfeel: silky, full, and smooth. Flavors are so full; DOPE: rich, melted Belgian chocolate is the main thing, fruity bourbon blending perfectly with the rich thick maltiness of chocolate, porty plums, and toffee. Really, this is one of the best uses of bourbon as an accent rather than a mainline that I have ever experienced. All the goodness persists in a clean, malty finish. Wow. Blessed be the dopeness that is M. I hope I get another sip during my lifetime.

Thanks to Moejuck. Super malty rich with the mix of chocolate, candy sugar, and molasses mixed in. Full body and thick with flavor and yet thin when settling. The barrel component works well with the bourbon. High drinkability with little trace of alcohol. Would love to see a higher abv M in the future since I think this might be fitting.