 incutrav (576), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 1, 2007 When my 5oz glass arrived, my wife said "thats all you get!" indeed it is, and its plenty at 13.5%. Smell is bourban and toffee. Pretty sweet tasting, but the bourban isnt present as much in the taste, which is good, cause im not a big fan of the whole bourban taste in beer. Tasted nothing like any porter i have ever had, more like an imperial stout. Pretty good stuff, but i still think its WAY overpriced at 6.50. Good thing i dont like it TO much, i would go broke!
BDR (2168), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 31, 2007 Dark dark brown almost black with zero head. Bourbon nose with some sweet malts. Distinct bourbon body with some sweet malt flavor and a dark roasted coffee finish. Some roasted malt floating around in there as well.
akevitt (97), Valhalla, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 31, 2007 This review refers to the 2007 The Dark Knight. The beer was a "bourbon bomb" but in a good way! It has a dark color and smells like bourbon. Fine bourbon and sweet caramel malt dominate the flavor. Almost overly sweet. I could barely taste that it was 13% alcohol!
spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 7, 2007 Bourbon and brown sugar stand out in the aroma.Pours black with a medium tan head.Very swet flavor with some bourbon in there as well.Mouthfeel is very thick with a swet bourbon finish.
drewbeerme (2306), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 5, 2007 12 oz hand bottled big thanks to footbalm. rating from memory a few months back. Black body with a small dark tan head that didn’t last long. nose was chocolately, alcohol, and dark fruits. Chocolate, roasted, an awful sourness with coffee, raisins, prunes, and a kick of alcohol. mouthfeel had very low carbination and thin. i was actually very disappointed in this, hated the thin mouthfeel and sour flavors. they did a great job coving up the alcohol but the bourbon barrel flavors were almost non-existent.
detroiter (958), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 27, 2007 Pours a deep dark black with a quarter inch of brown foam. The head dies away to just a thin cap, but that is enough to provide decent lacing. The nose was of bourbon and roasted grain.
Rather sweetish initially – with sweet vanilla bean, kahlua, oak, and some bourbon flavors. The bourbon is less than in the original Dark Knight, but is still quite noticeable. And delicious. However I think the vanilla-kahlua flavors dominate this time around. Prominent oak and roasted grain in the finish. Full bodied but still kinda smooth. Very gentle carbonation.
ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2007 Hand bottled beer from Eric (footbalm) Thanks. I am always skepitcal of the newest BA beers that I end up with. Pours out a dark black color with a tan head. Smell is vanilla, oak, roasted malts, some coffee, some caramel sugars. Very good. Taste is smooth and sweet with a little bit of the bourbon coming through, but not in an offensive way. A nice light barrel aging is quite the good thing. The 13% abv is hidden so well, the beer almost tastes like it has 0%. wow. Deserving of its top spot on the porter list. Very good, amazing stuff.
boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 21, 2006 Updated: Jul 1, 2007Sampled as the first batch of "Returns". Good pop-cap hiss when I opened the hand bottled goodness. Sticky choco-molasses aroma permeates the air around me. Incredibly dense and complex aroma, I know already I’m going to love this. Excited to taste the Batman beer. Barbeque used charcoal, buttery baking chocolate, maple, bourbon and prunes and dark berries fill my senses. Taste: oh my god, this is unreal, and it’s not even fresh (so to speak). Light caramel, more chocolate and bourbon, little vanilla and molasses. Finish 5 miles long. Heavenly.
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