Central Waters Brewers Reserve Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout

Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Amherst, Wisconsin USA

Pour was dark brown yet very clear. Aroma of light cherries, malt, and alcohol. Taste was very mellow and well blended. Cherry flavor was natural, malt was balanced well and not over-powering, and the alcohol was well hidden. Good brew. Would buy again.

Bottle, courtesy Gillard. Pours a dark brown color, with a fizzy head with some lacing on the glass. Tart cherries in the nose, with a stinging alcohol punch, some soy sauce, and slight caramel. Apple cider tartness, with cherries. Malty character finishes strong, with caramel and chocolate. Bourbon hits big with each sip. Surprisingly drinkable, very tasty.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Black in color with a cream colored head. Aroma is of roasted malts, cherries and wood. Taste is of chocolate, cherries, vanilla and bourbon.

Dark brown color with a dissipating light cocoa tan head. The very first sniff brought banana bread thoughts, with ripe bananas and nuts. Vanilla and oak come out as it sets along with hints of sweet cherries. Seems a touch thin in feel, as I was hoping for a more mouth-coating feel. Vanilla hits the tip of the tongue and goes on to tart black cherries, light pastry dough and apples. I do find myself looking for some roasted or rich malts, but perhaps they weren’t meant for this one. Seems to be in the style of some belgian stouts or even some of the old ales I have had. Nice brew however you dissect it. This is one that the longer I set with it the more I like it. I think if I cracked another bottle my rating would go up a point or three.

Had this one bottled in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Thanks Slothgar! Very dark, brownish red pour with a thick, light brown head. Strong alcoholic nose of almond and sweet bread. Very strong, cherry and whiskey, malty. Alcoholic finish. Good, but a bit too strong for me.

Poured a dark brown / red color with a small, light tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, roasted malts, vanilla, black cherry, chocolate, and nuts. Taste of tart cherry, vanilla, bourbon, light roasted malts, and some chocolate as well. No alcohol detected here.

Dark brown color, light brown head. Aroma is pleasent, cherries meet chocolate. Cool. Flavor is sweet, cherry combines with a roasty stout and it works ok. Its missing the huge depth of the original batch of the bourbon stout.

Bottle (22oz). Shared with blankboy and garthicus, my bottle courtesty of rudolf. Deep ruby-brown (not quite opaque) with a large creamy-frothy tan head. Well-balanced and not in your face - moderate roast, vanilla, oak, prunes, cherry, a hint of lemon. Taste of cherry, mild chocolate, oak, much sweeter, alcohol comes in - dry wood; odd (salty?). Light body, very lively mouthfeel, finishes fairly quickly, leaving an acidic fruitiness and tingling tongue behind. Very nice - perhaps a tad more lively and sour than an imperial stout normally is, but quite enjoyable.