 Eyedrinkale (3109), Beer Town, New York, USA
Dec 23, 2007 Updated: Mar 7, 2008Well, since the beer is in the database, I might as well rate it. The bourbon is so subtle it tastes more like a light oak. The roasted malts adds a really nice chocolate flavor to it, in fact it’s more chocolaty than the BCS. It doesn’t have the thick mouthfeel like some of the top 50 but it’s just as good. If this beer were available, it would sell very well.
RIXbeer (27), USA
Dec 25, 2007 This was a SAMPLE "NOT FOR SALE" bottle from a sales rep. It’s a bourbon barrel aged (woodford reserve), 100% bottle refermented black stout.
A lot like the chocolate stout but very little chocolate. A bit more malty and hearty. Very black! The smell made my mouth water!
JoeMcPhee (3807), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jan 28, 2008 Big thanks to eyedrinkale for sharing this gem. Everything about this is sexy. The bottle is sexy, the beer itself is sexy... they should really sell this commercially. Thick black pour with a thick fluffy black/dark brown head. Rich dry cocoa aroma, a soft hint of licorice and roasty chocolate. Full-bodied with chewy chocolate, a kiss of oak and vanilla (but this is quite subtle). Some earthy roasty bitterness. Very rich palate with soft carbonation. Some light peppery spiciness on the back. Sublime.
railcat1 (491), Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Feb 9, 2008 This was a very tasty IPS with big abv kick to it,it poured with a brown thick head and slowly it faded into nothing.The flavor was a rich thick chewy beer of greatness,with hints of chocolate and a roasty oak flavor and very rich I LOVE IT,IT ROCKS! CHEERS!
notalush (2071), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Jan 30, 2008 [not top 50 yet? - there is no god] Thanks to EDA for sharing - shall I push this beer into the top 50? - yes, I shall, because this is probably the best imperial stout I’ve had in years - it’s not in your face like most impy stouts in the top 50, so once it’s there, there will probably be this huge demand for it that will result in lots of 3.7-ish ratings - all of those people will be wrong, because this beer is awesome - thick, oily pour - rich, complex aroma of dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, oak - the flavor is dominated by dry cocoa, vanilla, light spiciness, very mellow bourbon and oak (it’s like they got the amount of time in the barrel just right, right down to the minute) - tobacco, leather - semi-dry, some tannic notes - nice balance - I need some alone time with this beer.
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