Estes Park 10th Anniversary Bourbon Stout

Brewed by Estes Park Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Estes Park, Colorado USA

Bottle: Black, no head. The bourbon really pops out in the aroma and dominates flavor. Alcohol not noticable, sweet malty roasted goodness. I thought the bourbon was a bit much, but I liked it. A bit thin in body, but I found the much lauded DFH WWS even thinner.

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.

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!

GABF 2004: Dark opaque blackness with no head. Heavy, sweet and roasty aroma is dominated by bourbon oak. Thin body has some pleasant subtle sweetness and finishes semi-dry and oaky without much noticeable alcohol. A decent imperial, but would benefit from a thicker body and better balance.

I bought this bottle in late June, 2004 when I visited the brewery on our Colorado camping excursion. I figured it was rare enough that I should share with my local rating friends. I hate these wax topped bottles - I always manage to injure myself. Anyawy - poured pitch black, very little head, slinky clear lacing. Aroma was malty, smoke and bourbon. I thought the body was exceedingly smooth like silk, full flavored, but not real thick. Some sweet chocolate, but more roasty and surrounded with the bourbon, this was moderately hoppy too, especially at the end. (Cleveland Rater Gathering, 2/2005)

Black color, very small tan head. Aroma has cherries, vanilla, burbon, slighlty sour. Flavor is malty, sweet, with faint burbon notes, a little cloying.

Cleveland Locals Gathering. Thanks to Drew for sharing! Motor oil black body with a reddish colored bubbley head. Well balanced aromas of wood, whiskey, coffee, sweet carmel malts, and roast. Not overly full on the tounge, but very pleasant flavors of vanilla, wood, bourbon, roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Pretty well done barrel aged beer. I actually enjoyed this more than most other barrel aged jobs that are rated much higher.

Black. Aroma of Tennesse whiskey (charcoal, bourbon), charred fruit, deeply roasted malts, wood and chocolate. Simple, watery texture and fairly light in body as well, definately suffering from a lack of carbonation. Light malty taste (chocolate, roast), match well with the bourbon barrel contribution (vanilla, oak, bourbon). A simplistic example overall, but the aroma was surprisingly appealing to me. An enjoyable brew.