Americas Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

Brewed by Americas Brewpub
Style: Imperial Stout
Aurora, Illinois USA

Very dark brown with no head. The aroma is a bit light but contains chocolate and vanilla. It leads with quite a bit of heat, some fudgey character, lots of vanilla and then finishes hot again. Assertive, but not in a stupid way.

(12oz bottle, thanks artusory) Brown-black body topped by minimal brown head. Aroma is moderately sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, some chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, Bourbon, chocolate, light roast. Sticky full body, low carbonation.

(12oz. bottle) Pours a black body with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, roasted grain, and light burnt notes. Flavor of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, roasted malt, and some mint. Tasty!

12oz bottle. Poured a dark black color with a small sized brown head. Aromas of bourbon, vanilla, wood, chocolate, and roast. Tastes of bourbon, vanilla, caramel, wood, and some dark fruits lurking in the background. Definitely a bourbon barrel aged beer - and I’m still a sucker for those! I found the alcohol content to be fairly well hidden. The body was a little on the thin side.

Re-rate... Bottle... MBSBF’08 ... This beer rocks!... Black ale with a small, creamy, light brown head. Chocolate, vanilla bean and a touch of smoke are the highlights of the aroma. The only lowlight is a phenolic, bandage note. Full-bodied and silky with medium carbonation. Sweet with big time bourbon, chocolate and vanilla. Bourbon-hot, chocolaty, sweet finish. Enjoyed this world class concoction much more this time around! ***Original rating*** Draft... GABF ’06... Extremely dark, opaque ale with a small, creamy, well-tanned head. Chocolate, black cherries and wood in the nose. Sweet, tart flavor full of black cherries and chocolate. Full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Finishes fruity, chocolaty and dry.

Rich bourbon in the nose: sharp and buttery with no apparent stout qualities left to smell - ugh. Somewhat thick with some liquor and hot biting burnt chocolate. Not a good idea and certainly not that complex - it is, I dare say, another boring bourbon barrel stout, or ABBBS.

Very nice. It pours a deep black with a sustained creamy brown head that laces the glass nicely. The aroma is a smooth blending of roasted barley, bittersweet chocolate, and bourbon. Very creamy in the mouth, the bourbon retreats at the beginning, the roasted barley, sweet malts, chocolate,and vanilla taking over. The bourbon comes forward in the end giving a finish like you’d just sipped a good sour mash. Nice indeed.

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GABF 2005. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain), lightly hoppy (resin), with notes of vanilla, whiskey, and wood. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. The aroma didn’t reel me in, but it was certainly not bad considering my distaste for bourbon. Seemed a little simple in the malt department, but the bourbony nose may have covered up subtleties. Not bad, nice mouthfeel, but I was not enamored.