 Eyedrinkale (3109), Beer Town, New York, USA
Dec 23, 2007 Updated: Mar 7, 2008
Well, 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.
miketd (372), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle shared by Dickensonbeer. Black pour with a small off white head. Aroma...roasted coffee, malts and chocolate. Flavor is roasty with some bitterness. Full bodied. Very good...thanks Paul.
ucusty (1210), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Thanks to Sean for this sample! Black pour with a brown head. Woody aroma. Medium bodied. Espresso, chocolate, hops and vanilla. I was expecting it to be a little more rich, but it was still very good!
Glouglouburp (2000), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aug 19, 2008 In short: A very woody chocolate stout. Just as good as the original
How: Bottle 750ml. Vintage, about 9 months old it seems. Shared by jimmack being his usual generous self. I owe you one Jim… another one
The look: Black body topped by a very small tan head
In long: Instead of describing this beer I’ll compare it to the regular non-barrel-aged Chocolate Stout that we all know and love. Body is much thinner than the original. A little less chocolaty with a buttery/greasy chocolate sensation instead of the pure black chocolate of the original. Not that much barrel on the nose but taste is very woody. Some vanilla notes that I don’t find in the original. Overall this one looses in chocolate richness and body but gains that cool wood flavour making it more easily drinkable than the original. I think they are about even. I’d buy this one as often as I buy the original one if it was as widely available. Unfortunately I’ll be offered a fashion show thong inspector job before I’m offered another bottle of this beer.
JohnQPublic (196), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Updated: Sep 24, 2008Pours opaque black, with a thick brown head that dissipates rather quickly into a thin ring around the edge of the glass. Aroma is a bit boozey at first, bourbon and vanilla some oak, but those notes strangely receded as the beer warmed, leaving behind a big, roasty dark chocolate note. Taste is surprisingly a bit mellow - dark roasty malt and a hint of cocoa combine with a hint of effervescence in the front, moving to a very roasty, almost charred oak note, smooth with a bit of cocoa, and just a hint of vanilla on the finish. Mouthfeel is smooth, thick but not oil-thick. Thinner than some impys, with a decent amount of carbonation.
BrianK (73), New Jersey, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Shared by jimmack? Definately an improvement over the regular version but was quite thin which proved to be a little of a turn off. Other than that not a bad beer at all.
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