UPDATED: MAR 17, 2022 A 6 year old Imperial Stout, aged in Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels. Bourbon BA character is still very powerful, with its bourbon, vanillin, peppermint (?), chocolate. Definitely promising! Pours thick, black a finger of a creamy and long lasting tan head, which leaves creamy laces. Medium bitterness, but with sweet perception due to strong malts, dark chocolate, some roast grain and barley. Bourbon, vanillin and molasses and then I can understand the mint mystery, as it seems to evolve into wood. It's just the barrel! Very thick, viscous, creamy and screamy, low carbonation, booze heat. Of the BA series, this might the best so far (but more are awaiting in my cellar!), thick, powerful, with a strong BA character. Great brew!

UPDATED: APR 28, 2019 Incredible. Deep, dark colour. Rich flavours and mouthfeel. Bourbon sweetness and roasty notes. Who knew Wild Turkey could turn into something so decadent?

UPDATED: MAR 26, 2019 Bottle kept in fridge since it was bought. Beautiful thick mess of a beer. Bourbon and alcohol has mellowed and it’s now extremely drinkable.

UPDATED: APR 1, 2018 Beer Deluxe Hawthorn draft (1-Apr-18) Soft sweet wood is malt aroma. Cloudy amber, white head and suds lacing. Sweet vanilla malt flavour. Soft bourbon bitter sweet finish and vanilla woody spirit aftertaste.

330ml bottle. Pours a deep black with some off white head. Huge nose full of coconut vanilla, and alcohol. Full body with rich sweet malt notes which develop into vanilla and coconuts.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2017 Pours absolutely ink black with cream coloured fine head. Aroma is classic bourbon vanilla oakiness. quite a lot of bourbon and liquor presence upfront on the palate, less finely carbonated than expected. mid palate is where the malt sweetness lands. Some molassis and treacle towards the finish which hands over to a long lingering alcohol, oak and bourbon finish.

Finally get to rate this the last beer I received last year before I gave it away due to family reasons deep brown near black pour small to medium rich brown head mild carbonation aromas dark and dried fruits good bourbon note mild coffee oak rich barley near burnt malt flavours dried though more strong rich fruit oak plum stone fruit lovely bourbon note good class bourbon barrelling burnt malt taste works in nicely smooth tasting imperial good balance a rich hop and malt tasting one bourbon brilliance

Bottle at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, dark chocolate, fudgy, Bourbon oak and alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet with a silky smooth, rich, roasty, oily, vanilla, boozy alcohol palate and a lingering alcoholic bitter finish. Full bodied with flat carbonation. Awesome!

UPDATED: SEP 30, 2017 [12/16] Bottle. Black with a half inch tan head that’s soon a coat but never disappears 3+. Bourbon, mocha and spiced oak (vanilla, pepper) aroma. 7 Medium bodied. Fairly sweet bread and mocha. Not much in the way of roasted malt or deep rumbling fudgy flavours - everything’s toppy and spirit-related until the nice finish where bitterness mingles with the oaky spices.

Heh. It’s a pleasant enough drink and I suppose I’ve come around to the barrel aged lurk a bit. Sometimes the original beer is transported to something quite different. Sometimes the beer has nuances picked out by sympathetic barrels. Sometimes it tastes like someone poured a stout into a dirty whisk(e)y glass. But too often it’s like this - an ineffectual stout put in spirit barrels to lend it flavour and character. But although the beer doesn’t do anything like enough of the work, the blend here is pleasant and the finish is good. [3.4]

[10/17] Another from a subscription box. A little less toppy and a bit more fudgy. Much the same complaints.

What can I say? Jeez. Easily the best beer ever made in Straya(Australia). Off to get a tattoo of the Southern Cross right now!