 beersearcher (269), Glendale, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 13, 2009 I do not like whiskey/bourbon beers as a general rule. This one is great though. Almost like dessert. Lovely roast smell and bourbon/vanilla taste. You can actually taste the beer through the oak.
JohnC (2288), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 13, 2009 Thanks to DaSilky1 for bringing this to the RBSG 2009 grand tasting.
This dark amber pour had subdued flavors of vanilla, whiskey and oak. For me, the flavors were a bit light. The barrel influence wasn’t very strong.
TampaBrew (900), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 3, 2009 Bottle (1 liter?). Poured a brownish red. Nose is slight bourbon, wood, some vanilla and toasted grains. Flavor is a smooth roasted caramel, vanilla, bourbon, oak, grassiness, and slight booze. Very nice.
bb (2941), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 Bottle. Rich amber-brown beer with an off-white head. Light malt, light barrel/whiskey aroma. Toffee/malt flavor with oak and vanilla. Medium-plus bodied. Vanilla and oak lingers with a bit of whiskey and malt. Nice.
Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 8, 2009 Updated: May 2, 20091.5. Brown colored ale. Unfortunately the nose is really lacking, only light hints of malt and wood. Lacking power. Flavor doesn’t have a lot going on either, a touch of vanilla, caramel, toast, toffee, but it’s really soft, sweet, simplistic, light. Nice enough effort. Well made, I just wish it had more power, more taste.
smcd (366), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Lots of oak (coconut and vanilla). Very soft carbonation and mouthfeel. Full-bodied. Deep, dark brown. Quite tasty, particularly as it warmed up a little bit.
aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 Rye and toasted oak nose with hints of coconut, vanilla, white pepper and caramel. Soft and herbal on the palate with further influence form the rye whisky leading into a very toasted toffee and biscuit middle with some mild oak astringency at the end. This would be phenomenal with less time in barrel.
Limited to a 100 case 600 bottle release, sampled at the SF beer week kickoff/OBA tasting party.
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