Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout

Bottled - probably my rating # 15,000 if I include my backlog. A hazy deep red beer with a huge tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, hops, fruit, and berries. The flavor is sweet malty with a light acidic edge, strong notes of fruit, medium notes of wood, and lighter notes of vanilla and alcohol, leading to a slightly tart finish. The alcohol leaves a burn on the tongue. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of pepsican/iowaherkey. Pours a dark brown with a tint of red and a creamy beige head. Aroma of hard roasted malt and lightly tart cherry, a whiff of butter also. Medium body, hard roasted malt and lightly tart notes of cherry. The finish also has some tartness combined with a solid dryness. fresh. 290509

From bottle, blind #26. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Fruity and slight wineous aroma, subdued hoppy. Fruity and light roasted to vague sulphorish flavoured. Light dry wooden and fruity into a lasting mixed impression into the far finish.

Bottle, thanks to sk8viking for sharing. Black coloured with a small beige head. Roasted aroma of cherries, bourbon, caramel and marzipan. Roasted aroma of cherries, bourbon, caramel and marzipan. Roasted flavour of cherries and cherry stones with notes of vanilla and bourbon. Roasted and tart finish.

Date: 04/25/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black with brown edges, wispy tan head, touch of lace, woody aroma with sweet cherry and a bit of bourbon plus a touch of hot buttered funk, creamy body, lots of cherry flavor, the cherry and the bourbon blend with a nice sweetness that turns into imitation butter, some dark malts and chocolate come through,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Dark color, mahogany with ruby shades; medium creamy head. The aroma is very nice, clearly it has Bourbon vanilla, persistent, with sweet nuts, ending with an impression of cinnamon and fudge. Unfortunately the flavor shows, for me, some flaws: unwanted sourness, chocolate flavor, the sweetness is gone, some mou (fudge) candy trace, quite harsh final (medium sourness mixed with partially roasted malts). Confused.

I had to fairly adjust the score after the tasting, as it was not mentioned that it was a cherry beer. Originally: 8-4-5-3-11.

12oz bottle. Poured a dark brown color with red edges and a small sized off white head. Aromas of wood, light bourbon, caramel, cherries, chocolate, vanilla, and nuts. Tastes of wood, tart cherries, light bourbon, vanilla, and chocolate.

Bottle… Mostly clear, chestnut-colored ale with an orange tint and a small, creamy, khaki head. Good retention. The aroma is a bit grainy, but is otherwise a marriage of bourbon, cherry, chocolate and caramel with undertones of brown sugar and cinnamon. The fruity, woodsy flavor is all tart cherries, sour mash and oak. Medium-bodied with an acidic, dry finish. Kudos to nflmvp for providing the bottle!