 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jun 7, 2008 Updated: Aug 13, 2008Date: 05/25/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: batch 2
Appearance: black, frothy beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet oak and bourbon aroma over the top of dark chocolate with a vanilla sweetness,
Flavor: sweet chocolate and bourbon flavor, lots of oak bitterness, vanilla sweetness comes back in to try and balance the oak but falls short, roasted malt comes in for more bitterness,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
bierkoning (4691), La Tropica, Netherlands
Jun 2, 2008 Corked bottle from dkachur, batch #2, thanks! Almost black and opague. Oak, bourbon and dark chocolate in teh not too abundant aroma. Chocolate, whisky, coffee and raisin in the somewhat alcoholic flavor. Well rounded and well balanced delicious imperial stout.
CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 25, 2008 Batch #2 bottle: Pours a viscous opaque with a stringy-lacing dark tan head. Sweet dark caramel and chocolate nose has good complex vanilla and oaky bourbon character with great balance. Body starts fairly full and sweet with a nice sticky dark caramel flavor along with some slightly warming oaky bourbon. Pretty smooth and enjoyable. A nice barrel-aged imperial stout, but could be a little fuller.
The_Beer_God (2827), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Bottle courtesy of dkachur. Thanks Dan! Batch #2. Corked and caged. Black bodied with a brown head. Nose is vanilla, wood, cocoa/powdered chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is malty, chocolaty, bourbon, soft wood and vanilla. Very creamy feel. Medium overall. Ends with more bourbon, vanilla, wood, chocolate and roasted malts. I need more of this!
maniac (1949), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mar 30, 2008 Bottle, batch #2 - 8.9%ABV, picked up from the brewpub. Dark black body with ruby highlights and a fairly thin brown head that pulls through. Nice bourbon aroma with roasted and chocolate malt and hints of fruitiness. Sweet vanilla, chocolate, light bourbon, and roasted malts, some light fruitiness. Medium full body with low carbonation, smooth finish with a nice alcohol warming.
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