Blue Mountain Dark Hollow Artisanal Ale

Brewed by Blue Mountain Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Afton, Virginia USA

Bottle from Dkachur. Finally I get to try one of my personal white whales. Dark brown pour. Big tan head. Tons of bourbon up front. I mean LOADS of delicous bourbon! Oak, vanilla, and some great roast. Flavor is heavy on the bourbon wtih tons of vanilla, oak, toffee and roast. A really nice beer. Finishes a bit hot, but in a good way for the most part. I hope I get another bottle at some point. Very very good.

batch #2, bottle. Full mouthfeel. Light body but coats the tongue like oil. Very smooth and very complex without being overwhelming. Excellent.

On nitro tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 07/03/2009. Dark black body with a medium dense creamy dark tan head. Sweet roast and chocolate malt aroma with a bit of bourobn. Big bourbon flavor with chocolate and roast. Medium full body with moderate carbonation and a very creamy mouthfeel. 8/5/8/4/17 - 4.2 On nitro tap at the brewpub on 04/19/2009. Batch #5. Clear very dark black body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy light brown head. Sweet bourbon, vanilla, caramel, roast, and chocolate aroma. Roast and chocolate flavor with bourbon and vanilla notes and a bit of lingering bitterness. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation. 8/5/9/4/17 - 4.3 On nitro tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 01/27/2009. Batch #4 I believe. Dark black body with a large creamy light brown head. Sweet bourbon, chocolate and roast aroma. Sweet bourbon, chocolate and light molassas flavor. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. 8/5/9/4/17 - 4.3 On tap at Capital Ale House - Innsbrook on 08/27/08. Presumably Batch #3. Sweet chocolate and roasted malt aroma with some oaky hints. Chocolate, vanilla, some roasted malt and caramel hints and a bit of oak and alcohol burn. Full body with medium low carbonation and a syrupy finish with some alcohol kick. Bottle, batch #2 - 8.9%ABV, picked up from the brewpub. Consumed on 03/30/2008. 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.

Nitro at Blue Mountain; very nice looking pour. Had the cascading effect with a nice creamy head. Aroma of choocolate, oak, roasted malt, oats with only a slight hint of alcohol/bourbon. Flavor of semisweet chocolate, oak, vanilla, cookie dough and touches of alcohol and bourbon. Smooth flavor, with the alcohol extremely well hidden. Really enjoyed the sweetness and the chocolate in this one; glad I was able to try this before leaving Virginia.

750 ml bottle courtesy of dakchur. Pours an opaque black color with a small tan head. The aroma is strong with bourbon, dark fruits and a touch of coffee. The taste is dominated by the whiskey, supporting flavors are complex with coffee, plums, dates, spices and black walnuts. The mouthfeel is smooth, full and satisfying. The finish is medium in duration with lingering bourbon. Overall: This brew really hit the spot, it is rich and inviting. Thanks Dan.

Bottle of batch 3 courtesy of Alraomon and shared at hellbilly*s holiday tasting. Pours a pitch black with a tan head. Nose is bourbon, vanilla, oak and cocoa. Taste is burnt malt, toasted chocolate beans, ashy cocoa and irish coffee in the finish. Medium creamy mouth feel. Very good. Thanks Sean!

April 2008 750 bomber courtesy of Maniac. Opague almost black with small off-white head. Aroma of oak, some bourbon, chocolate and roast malts and some alchohol. Earthy oak flavor with some bitterness with vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, roast malts. Sweetness is nicely ballanced by moderate hop bitterness and some woody astringency. Bourbon and bitterness linger into the finish. Nice full mouthfeel. Fantastic beer.

courtesy of retorp. Thanks for this sublime offering. Pours black with beige head and yellow lacing. Aroma is loaded with bourbon and wood - oak. I could really smell this glass all night long. Taste, light hops caramel malts with vanilla and exceptional touch of the Bourbon barrel.