Dominion Oak Barrel Stout (brewpub version)

Formerly brewed at Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Style: Stout
Dover, Delaware USA

On tap at the brewpub, RBSG 2006. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted malt and chocolate - the aroma is surprisingly weak. The flavor is sweet with notes of whiskey, roasted malt, and wood, leading to a dry end where the whiskey lingers around. Compared to other barrel aged beers, I’m disappointed in this one.

Name: Oak Barrel Stout (BP)
Date: 02/06/1998
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

black, frothy tan head, strong sweet buorbon aroma, rich complex malt flavor, low bitterness
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Date: 03/22/2003

black, whispg tan head, sweet vanilla aroma, rich sweet malt flavor, lots of vanilla character, nice woody bitterness, fucking amazing
-------- /> Name: Oak Barrel Stout (BP)
Date: 07/16/2006
Source: brewpub

somehow seems subdued in the days of big Bourbon beers, but really just shows better balance

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Score: ***4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Major vanilla aroma with hint of alcohol. Vanilla stays with flavor, along with maltiness and slight bourbon. Aftertaste turns bitter, yet all the while keeps its vanilla.

From my notes (tasted ~ 2 years ago). My wife went to work at a client in Va for a week and as a surprise, she brought me back a Growler of this (no wonder why I married her!). Still have the Oak Barrel Stout labled growler. Poured dark with a tan head. Strong woody aroma with vanilla and chocolate. Could taste teh bourbon flavor on top of the oak, chocolate and vanilla. Very good beer. After revisiting this from my notes, I would like to have this beer again.

Light beige head, deep dark brown, not opaque. Huge vanilla beans nose, highly woody with a very well integrated soft roastiness. Great blendind of caramel malt sweetness and minty strong oakiness. Almost a 9 for the nose. The palate however may have suffered from the growler conditioning. It is very sweet, bready and brown sugar like. Thje barrel traces are less obvious than in the nose. Almost oaty feels with lots of chocolate powder overtones. Not much carbonation left, slightly watery edges, yet oily.

Re-rate: 12/17/04:... Draft... This beer rocks!... Wow! I can really smell and taste the bourbon in this batch. I’m a sucker for anything bourbon. Higher score!****** Original rating: 1/10/04: New Moon black with a hidden, clear, crimson hue. Creamy head. Great lacework. Notes of Tia Maria or Kahlua, vanilla, chocolate, oak and cherry. Medium-bodied with a watery mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, crisp, bitter finish. No bourbon detected... and I know bourbon. Still, a very nice beer.

(Draught) Pours black with a medium-sized tan head. Sweet chcolate and vanilla aroma. Flavor of semi-sweet chocolate and coffee with a hint of vanilla. Nice creamy palate, somewhat bitter. Good beer!

Pours a thick opaque black with a thin light tan head. Subtle bourbon oak aroma well-balanced with roasty malt. Starts robust and malty sweet with an oaky bourbon balance and hints of vanilla and dark chocolate. Well bodied for a regular stout, yet smooth, drinkable and very enjoyable. Much more balanced and tastier than the non-brewpub oak chip version. Many thanks to jeffc666 for sending me a growler!