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Estes Park 10th Anniversary Bourbon Stout


 Percentile 
55
overall
Brewed by Estes Park Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout

Estes Park, Colorado USA

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193.24/5.03.12/5.0Special10%3Snifter

Commercial Description:
Aged in oak casks from the Jack Daniels Distillery. Lighty carbonated. This beer should improve with age, 10% alchool.
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 railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 27, 2009  
This poured a black as night with small tan head and a sweet vanilla bouron aroma with hints or a rich chocolate and sweetness.CHEERS!


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 10/18/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black, scant tan head, bourbon aroma with sweet vanilla, rich chocolate flavor, nice sweetness, the bourbon is an extra dimension instead of taking over, a touch of chalky character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 27, 2006  
Poured very very dark brown color with a reddish hue. Thin tan head. Aroma of aged roasted malt with some fruity notes. The aroma was smooth and creamy with some bourbon, chocolate and vanilla. Chocolate and vanilla flavorwith a lightly tangy/tart roasted malt. Some aged notes.


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
May 24, 2006  
One of a group that was being saved for a special tasting but ended up as a Tuesday night sipper. Almost opaque black body with no trace of head. Aroma was subtly coffee, some roasted nuts, smoke, oak, and a wisp of bourbon that barely supports the word in the name. Much too thin fopr a stout. Somewhat pleasant flavor but much ado about nothing. A bourbon stout, especially an anniversary edition calls for something special. This was not.


 TAR (2087), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 4, 2005  
Dark chestnut. Light tan head fizzles into nothingness. Ordinary scents of vanilla beans, raisins, and tobacco saturated with bourbon. Lifeless, fuzzy carbonation. Softly bodied. Faint soured plum acidity plagues the initial sip as salty tannins lightly hug the palate. Scantly rich and overly husky with earthy malts and bourbon derived corn flavors. Fluffy nougat center smoothes over the gritty cola and caramelized sugar edges. Oversweet vanilla-infused caramel compounds the sogginess, as there’s nary a hint of brisk char and oakiness to compensate for the profound lack of firmness. Finishes unfruitful and persistently muddled with fuzzy tannins, as lesser notes of caramel, cola, and vanilla linger on. Although the alcohol is well concealed, this is far too husky and sweet. And the dull carbonation certainly doesn’t help.


 JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/516/20
Oct 9, 2005  
Black color, very small tan head. Aroma has cherries, vanilla, burbon, slighlty sour. Flavor is malty, sweet, with faint burbon notes, a little cloying.


 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2005  
22-oz bottle. Pours jet black with brown hints and a tiny tan head that reduces to film with spotty lacing. Dark chocolate caramel malt with huge oak and bourbon aromas. Chocolate bourbon and sweet caramel malt flavor. Sour acidic finish. I think the bourdon is a touch too much in this brew. Dark and thin silky smooth palate.


 ratman197 (3139), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 23, 2005  
Bottle poured anopaque black with a small rapidly diminishing brown head. Aromas of bourbon, dark chocolate, licorice, and vanilla. Body is a little thin for a stout. Big bourbon up front followed by vanilla, dark chocolate, and pepper. Pleasently bitter finish.



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