 decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 1, 2007 RBSG 07 pub crawl on tap at BP. A huge aroma of bourbon and a hint of abv. Coal black pour with a dark tan head. Bourbon dominates the flavor chocolate prominate and a slight coffee kicker, abv is there as well. Mouthfell is solid and carbonation is excellent. Overall an excellent brew one of the best I’ve had.
bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 22, 2007 12 oz handbottle ffrom Robertsreality, . Shared with Wee Heavy SD. thanks Jon!
deep black with a thin ring creamy foam. A deep sniff gets me dizzy with bourbon, cofee choclate. The flavor is intese alcolhol with choclate, vanilla nad oak. The finish is portery, but the body is stout. A damn fine brew.
johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 19, 2007 Handbottle from zathrus13. Pours pitch black with tan head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, and coffee. Strong flavor of bourbon with hints of vanilla, coffee, and caramel. Very strong with a harsh finish, but drinkable. Complex and different.
WeeHeavySD (2970), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 12, 2007 12 oz handbottle from growler from Robertsreality, many thanks rob. Shared with bikes and beer. I felt a beer of this magnitude needed snifter status, so thats what I did. Pours supremely black with a thin ringy tan head that looks more correct for an imperial stout. The nose is insanely intense with rich chocolate, coffee, and bourbon. The nose is foreboding indeed. The taste is bourbon first then chocolate, vanilla, sherry, coffee and a bit of wood. This tastes much more like an impy stout than a porter but either way it is damn good. The finish is what makes this a porter more than anything else, damn good beer. Thats a lot of bourbon though., nose makes me dizzy.
kreepindeth (405), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 9, 2007 Very interesting "beer". Huge whisky/bourbon notes with hints of oak and vanilla. Very thick and syrupy with sticky sweetness battling with roasty espresso notes and burning alcohol. I think this would be better if it conditioned a bit longer, and I’m very glad they only sell it in 5 oz increments, this one is a buzzer!
jsquire (2107), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 7, 2007 The Dark Knight at the pub during 07 RBSG. Very dark beer with some mahogany hints when you shine a light through it. The beer settles down to no head. Deep nose of bourbon barrel, smokey peat and vanilla bean. Huge bourbon barrel flavor and the alcohol is very prevelant in the exhale. This is not the most subtle barrel aged beer. Very hot on the tongue. Flavors of wood, vanilla, raisen, dried cranberry, sherry, butter and of course the bourbon. This is very warming and definitely a sipping beer. I’ll have to go back to try the (Returns).
Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 4, 2007 First beer of the RBSG 2007 Pub Crawl. Draft, at the brewpub. This is for the "dark Knight", not "Returns". Black with a ring of brown for a head. Very heavy on the bourbon in the nose and flavor, some malt and vanilla peek through in the flavor. Bourbon really steps on everything else. Good, but not great. I think the Returns version would be amazing, based on this sample. As is, however, the bourbon is just too overpowering (and I LOVE bourbon - just not this much in my beer).
bu11zeye (5470), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 2, 2007 (Draft) Pours a black body with a medium brown head. Aroma of bourbon, roastiness, and oak. Flavor of roasted malt, Whoppers malt balls, vanilla, and caramel.
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