Americas Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

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

This has to be one of the finest sippin beers I’ve ever tasted. Very smooth, dark rich colour. nice bourbon/oak aroma. Overall a real belly warmer on a cold nite. Had it on tap at pub

On tap at brewpub, December 26, 2008. Black with a small ring of a light brown head. Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, bourbon, vanilla and a bit of oak. Flavor is very alcoholic, tons of bourbon, chocolatey malts, molasses. Gingerbready finish with brown sugar and more molasses. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, leave a slight carbonation bite at the end. A very sticky, sweet and giant beer.

Special thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing this bottle with me:
12oz bottle. Liquid Candied Sex. Black pour, dark brown head. Big aroma wafting out of the glass. Vanilla, bourbon, candy, chocolate. Huge vanilla aroma. Flavor of alcohol, chocolate, bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla beans.
"This is definitely where I parked my car!"

Throwdown. Acrid sweet malts. Whiskey type tannic sweetness. Huge acrid malt flavors. Gigantic bitter sweet finish. Wahoo.

Bottle @ Festival of Barrel Aged Beers: Midnight black. Dense topping of light bronze foam. Lovely aroma of milk chocolate, nougat, and vanilla infused marshmallow. Soft, viscous in body. Immediately touts its firmness with a sharp tannic tingle and a charred wood impact. Soothing malt softness gracefully quells the alcohol, though the tannins retain their forcefulness. Fairly depthless at the center, due to the forward tannins and late burnt malt hull push, but lush chocolate soon awakens to compensate. Very soft with bourbon-derived huskiness dovetailing with soft vanilla. Quite the fitting mixture of burnt raisins, caramel, and a dusting of cocoa. Huskiness remains prominent in the finish, but the caramel and marshmallow softness still manage to poke through. Now this was a surprise - Big but elegant. Has a wonderfully composed nose, and the bourbon restraint in both aroma and flavor allows the array of nuances to flourish. In the land of bourbon barrel-aged monotony, this was the prize of the bunch for me.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy with a frothy top fine to large sized dark brown colored bubbles that were and left behind a opaque no visible carbonation dark brown colored body and an excellent lacing. The aroma was brown malt dark malt and bourbon. The thick mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The strong flavor contained notes of mild hops vinous and bourbon. A wonderful best in class brew.

GABF 2005: Opaque with an oily film and a small creamy head which together coats the glass quite well. The aroma has notes of light oak and whisky but a nice integration with the stout characters of chocolate, coffee, berry, and smoke. The taste has a wonderful balance of sweetness and bitterness with noticeable bourbon notes, but they only provide a nice kick on the finish and not overpowering. The feel is sticky smooth with the alcohol well hidden. Outstanding, one of my favorite surprises of the fest. I need to get over to Aurora one of these days.

12 oz bottle, Thanks NobleSquirrel! Pours dark black(obviously). Aroma is mostly Bourbon(obviously) with a hint of chocolate. Full bodied, not quite as big as some huge imperial stouts, but definately true to style. Tastes of chocolate, dark fruits ans sweet alcohol with plently of bourbon character. a slight roastiness is present in the long lingering finish to this beer. OH, gotta go...LOST is starting.