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Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged

Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Hood River, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3094/5.03.97/5.0Special10.5%87.7Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Malt beverage aged in oak bourbon barrels.
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 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Sample at GABF 2009. Pours a jet black color with tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, light wood, hints of toffee, ripe dark fruit, just a little smoke. Flavor is about the same. Medium to full body with a light bourbon malt finish.


 MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 5, 2009  
A Mes rate. Bottle at LCRBM #5.
Very dark brown with an excellent beige head. Big barrelly coconut and vanilla. A huge slew of roasted malt, some nutty accents and the obvious chocolate and coffee. Just a little too much bourbon for me to really get excited but it’s certainly a bloody good beer.


 scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Pours dark, inky in the glass, with a thin tan head, fine lacing. Aroma of bourbon, oak, molasses and chocolate. Medium-full body, smooth, and creamy. Flavors of mocha and strong vanilla, with some bourbon, oak and fruit undertones. Warming, with a lightly dry finish. Surprisingly drinkable.


 corby112 (671), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Pours pitch black and completely opaque even when held to a light source and a two finger creamy dark beige head. Very good retention, slowly fading into a lasting ring and cap. Very oaky bourbon aroma with a lot of roasted chocolate malts. Hints of toffee, roasted coffee bean, toast, licorice, alcohol, dark chocolate, lactic cream and lots of bourbon. Also, a good bit of vanilla from the oak. Chewy viscous mouthfeel with a prominent bourbon alcohol heat up front that is quickly countered by a deep roasted chocolate maltiness. Hints of silky dark chocolate, roasted coffee, toffee, slight lactic cream, licorice, burnt toast, and some earthy oak notes with a good bit of vanilla. Alcohol warmth and bitter hops in the finish. The bourbon is very prominent but doesn’t overpower the other flavors, allowing the complexity of the roasted maltiness to shine through. Delicious and very quaffable. Highly recommended!


 fiver29 (703), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/103/517/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of Sparky27. Thanks! Pours pitch black with tan head. Aroma is sublime. Vanilla, bourbon, oak, caramel, chocolate. I could smell this forever. Viscous mouthfeel. Flavor follows the nose and is really rich and warming. This is a top notch BA stout. Excellent stuff.


 msante79 (781), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Bomber from my boy Sparky27. Pours very dark brown with one finger tan head. Aroma is heavy with bourbon and vanilla with some roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is bourbon, vanilla, oak, caramel, and roasted chocolate malts. Solid RIS but aroma is much more pleasant the than flavor. This is a very solid brew but does not stack up against some of the upper echelon BA RIS. Solid brew with no negatives as far as I am concerned.


ruffhauser (27), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Tasted at the Seattle Beer Geek Campout 2009. Very boozy. Full body with a long wood, vanilla finish.


 harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle at LCRBM 5 at Kulminator. Bourbon aroma is a bit strong. You know what, I like it. Biscuity in the mouth. It’s got some very good boozyness. But I like the dark fruits and roasted malts.



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