 RAYBOY01 (1867), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 22, 2009
Really great job on this one! Pours an intense black with dark tan foam that lingers and laces well. Wonderfully subtle bourbon, chocolate, and coffe nose. The falvors follow suit; bourbon (subtle), chocolate. coffee, and the base pumpkin beer with it’s subtle holiday spicing. Very, very drinkable, repeatable, and enjoyable. Could not be improved upon in any measurable way that I could suggest. (So then why isn’t it a "5"?)
chicagodri (1069), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 FOBAB 09. Pours black. Interesting aroma and flavor of spices, nutmug, pumpkins, and chocolate. Well done.
drewbeerme (2306), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 FoBAB ’09, pours black with tan head. nose of vanilla, clove, pumpkin. flavor is hot!, pumpkin, clove. boozy beer.
Cornfield (4972), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 FoBAB 2009: It poured a dark brown, nearly black body with a slender tan head. Thankfully the Bourbon played a solid role in the aroma, because I’ve never been a big fan of the pumpkin pie spices that followed in the smell, albeit backed by chocolatey, roasty malts. The taste was an accurate reflection of the nose, nicely merged flavors and quite drinkable, but not my cup of tea...
shawnm213 (995), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 8, 2009 FOBAB -2009- pours a deep brown with a tan head. Notes of chocolate, cocoa, dust, pumpkin, bourbon, and vanilla. very smooth. nice body. barrel is a nice compliment to this. great beer.
tjthresh (1779), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 8, 2009 FoBAB 2009. Dark brown with a biege head. I didn’t care much for the odd spice aroma. Strong clove aromas and flavors. Medium body. The BA character was a background player. That just really prevented my from enjoying this beer.
BBB63 (4267), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 8, 2009 FoBAB 2009, the last of must try beers. Deep brown with a creamy head and good lace. The aroma is still PUMPKIN, YEA!!! I was worried that the barrel aging may dominate the base beer but that is not the case. Plenty of roast, chocolate, walnuts, coffee, plum and moderate bourbony vapours. The taste has a wonderful balance of pumpkin spice and porter with a bourbon barrel background. Fruity and woody finish. The mouth feel is lush and oily, this is a top notch "holiday" brew that would fit in with either All Hallows Eve or XMAS. I DIG IT, even better than the base beer! (Hey Shawn, save that bottle of the Midnight Sun so I can do a comparison)
Brigadier (1246), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 On tap at brewpub
I had a chance to try this the day that it first went on tap. I am very impressed with the way that the brewer artfully blended chocolate, pumpkin, and bourbon barrel aging into a seasonal masterpiece. I don’t know how long this was sitting around but it came out at the right time and not too soon.
Aroma / Appearance - Everything mixes nicely into an arrangement of vanilla and bourbon, chocolate, mint, pumpkin seed, and malt that reminds me of an after dinner mint coupled with a glass of bourbon. Holding it all is a creamy black body with nice sandy head.
Flavor / Palate - A little on the warm side it otherwise has very few flaws. Chocolate, pumpkin, spices, coffee, and ash collide without overwhelming the senses. With this much flavor packed into a single beer it would be easy to overdo any single aspect. This was a great dessert beer and because of its complexity would fit well with almost anything.
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