Stone Bourbon Barrel 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Escondido, California USA

Aroma is a Velvety dark chocolate smell, like fudge. A smooth mouthfeel with an alcohol burn to it. Flavors are of strong bourbon and chocolate. This is a beer that stood up to and demolished the blue cheese flavors lingering in my mouth post-cheese tray. This beer will kick you in the throat and scream "ALCOHOL!" at you, in a good way. Absolutely hit the limits of my tolerance for alcohol burn while still being enjoyable. Very powerful. Would have rated higher if apparently I was less of a pansy about this beer.

Tap at Brouwer’s Big Wood ’09. Black with a moderate brown head. Aroma is rich, velvety chocolate with a bit of toastiness. The bourbon flavor is quite powerful alongside the rich chocolate. The alcohol presence is noticable but welcome, and the whole experience is like drinking a bourbon filled chocolate candy. Very boozy, intense, and bittersweet. Yummy.

FoBAB 2009. Bourbon Chocolate! huge on the bitter chocolate. Poured a dark brown oily color with some tan head. Aroma of chocolate and wiskey. Taste is bitter sweet chocolate. Nice balace between this and the bourbon. Really nice.

draft @ Brouwer’s Stout Night to start SBW - jet black with trace tan head; tons of bourbon upfront on the nose with a trace of bitter chocolate; flavor wise it was more balanced with sticky texture and raw, bitter chocolate; pretty nice, but a little much on the bourbon and it didn’t really stand a chance next to the founders canadian

Stone bourbon 12th strong sweet bourbony nose. Sweet vanilla with underlying notes of bittersweet chocolate. Black pour with t thinbeige head lots of lace. Bourbon sweet, tons of it, some roast and chocolate underneath but barrrel overwhelms. Weird aspartame mouth feel underneath. A little thinned out. Hella damn boozy. Sweet whiskey notes. Lingering vanilla notes light roast. Would prefer more velvetty mothfeel.

Dense heavy black, sweet weighted aroma of burnt grain, topsoil and charcoal. Sublime character of perfectly coaxed out bourbon, charred oak and a touch of cream.

On tap at Brouwer’s Back in Black Stout Fest for SBW. Pours black with a decent light brown head. Smells and tastes like tart oak, leather, tobacco, and cherry, in addition to the typical roasty coffee/chocolate stout notes. Good stuff- I liked it a little better than the bourbon IRS but not as much as the Founders Canadian Breakfast.

EBF. Pours a black body with a tan head. Minor bourbon and vanilla and a lightly roast y character to it. Hops are subdued and the chocolate is a little more alcoholic. A good brew for sure. I liked it better than the original offering.