 ljay6880 (160), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 12 oz bottle served in a clear pint glass. Pour was jet black with absolutely no head, even with the ruff pour I gave it. Nose is vanilla, dark chocolate, oak, roasted malt, light coffee, and bourbon. Taste is strong black espresso, dark chocolate, bourbon, and brown sugar with a lingering light vanilla espresso finish. This is one of the most intense brews I have ever sampled. So many flavors, so sharply independent, yet blended with the perfection of Michelangelo’s brush. A truly fantastic brew!
dnstone (232), Mons, Belgium
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 4, 2009 Bourbon Barrrels do it better! A great stout to begin with and now even better. A great, strong wood flavor and smoth texture. Definately give this one a try!
HolidayBeerGuy (50), Detroit, Michigan, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 21, 2009 12oz. bottle 2009, Pours oil black, with a thin light brown head. Aroma of heavy coffee, oak, and chocolate. taste is heavy chocolate lighter alcohol than expected in the taste, full, rich, wonderful. Finishes sticky, oaky coffee reisdes on the palate. A great beer, fortunate to have had the opportunity to try.
Blaze312 (132), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 30, 2009 Had this on tap at founders. This beer is definitely one of the best. Almost no head, dark as night. Strong yet subtle taste of coffee, bourbon and chocolate. I could drink this all day long if it wasn’t so expensive.
Sean9689 (46), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 Nitro-tap @ Founders.
8oz pour into snifter.
A - A silky black with a fluffy head with a tight tan color. Super sticky, lots of lacing along the edge of the snifter. The head does not disipitate at all, it just hangs around.
S - Chocolate covered coffee beans, bourbon, caramel.
T - Milk chocolate, bourbon, slight bitterness, coffee beans. I would smack my lips together over and over after every taste, so good!
M - Smooth, creamy, soft, medium-full bodied but not overly so, just right. Very little fizzy carbonation, perfect.
D - So easy, so scary!
I didn’t think KBS could get better but out of the nitro-tap, it is!
Serving type: nitro-tap
caresville (106), Vernon, New Jersey, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 w-o-w. pours midnight black with an almost nothing beige head. aroma is deeeeeep, dark chocolate, black coffee, kentucky bourbon, and maybe some more black coffee. taste is very strong of coffee, with some chocolate and an alcohol finish. very thick, roasty and full of coffee and chocolatey goodness. best imperial stout i have had in my life. one of the best beers i have ever had in general, hands down.
MikeF (528), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 23, 2007 In short, one of the best Imperial stouts ever brewed. Tried on tap at the brewery.
Smooth blend of rich roasted malt, oak, and bourbon flavors creating a robust, stately, gentleman’s drink. Subtle flavors abound, to complex for description. Clean palate, with a great decrescendo finish.
cathcacr (590), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 8, 2007 Sampled 10/7/07 courtesy of kenb. Very woody on the finish . . . obvious bourbon-barrel presence, but I didn’t find a whole lot else. Licorice on the scent, and very fumey.
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