Great Lakes Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout

[1223-20080328] 1pt6floz bottle. Aroma of mild wet dog food and chocolate-covered burnt wood pellets. Hazy, dark dark brown red body with a quick creamy light tan head. Dry boozy roast malt flavour with a nice hint of chocolate in the aftertaste. Full body is dry. Very nice to try.
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Dark ruby brown color with a small, light tan head. Needs to be much darker. Timid nose, with only a light hint of the barrel element Thin mouth feel, low complexity and fairly depthless character overall. Some hints of caramel and corn whiskey, but there is hardly much of a beer underneath. This is a rerate of the newer bottling, but its a lot like the first: bland, poorly concentrated, lacking texture and just dull overall.

Bottle thanks to miketd. Pours black with a thin, creamy, light brown head. Nice vanilla/bourbon smells with some dark malts as well. Tastes sweet, dark malty up front with a mellow, lingering sweet bourbon and vanilla flavor. A bit of wood on the finish, slightly sour. Very flavorful BA brew. Medium/full body, smooth and mellow carbonation.

At Noogfest Four-O. Pours very dark mahogany with tan head. The aroma is slightly sour berry, chocolate, caramel, and distant oak. The flavor is strong vanilla with chocolate and coffee notes that combine like mocha. It finishes with an ashy note. Not too shabby. I’d like me a full bottle of this one...

Tasted at Noogfest 4.0 (2008). This Imperial Stout pours a deep black color from a 22oz bottle. Small sized tan foamy head. The aroma is chocolate, coffee, bourbon and sweet. A medium to full bodied stout. The malts are chocolate, roasty malts, coffee. Lots of vanilla and bourbon flavors. Nice balance. Very smooth taste. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.