Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Hood River, Oregon USA

So great!!!!!!! Frothy head with strong nose, dark color. Somewhat thinner than expected. I could have drank this all night. Smooth bourbon roasteyness on the tongue lingering inthe finish.

not a overpowering aroma, but mmmmm, its been a while with one of these. 2006 bottle I only bought because it was the last one in the store, maybe a bad idea but I couldn’t let it slip by, wow, first rating in a while, ok, here I go aroma of roast, light chocolate, cake, lots of whiskey on the nose along with the extremly woody charecter, overall dry on the nostrils, not huge. initiall hints of whiskey...on top of loads fo coco...wow, lots of vanilla...roasty. Lightly vinous, lingering chocolate after a whiskey curtain

Creamy brown head with lots of bourbon in the nose. Cola colored. The beer coats the chalice with oily liquid when swirled. Oily mouthfeel. Lots of bourbon, wood, vanilla and roast malt flavors. with some dark fruit, plum and raisen notes. Very nice big beer, but not as nice a marriage of the stout and the barrel that the top BAs get.

Bottle from Andrew (acertain) Thanks! 2006 bottle. First I will start with, I am not a fan of bourbon, I never have been (since college), and since that one night where I can no longer smell it due to too much ingestion, I have lost my appetite for it. This beer, on the other hand, is fucking out of control. There isnt so much of a bourbon flavor as there is huge notes of vanillia, and oak, and chocolate. Very dark colored pour, with a thick tan head. Taste is sweet, rich, roasted coffee and chocolate, not very much of a hop presence. This is what a bourbon stout should taste like - not like drinking a bottle of jim beam, but more enjoying the finer qualities that jim beam has - vanilla, oak, etc. A great imperial stout, and hands down the best BBA stout I have ever had. I am not even crazy about BB stouts which is why I dont go ape shit like everyone else about the barrel aged releases, but this one that I could quite possibly go crazy for. Glad I have a few more bottles of this one to sit on and savor for the upcoming winter months. Fucking great beer.

Got this bottle from someone that I can’t remember so I can’t appropriately thank you... thanks and sorry! Pours a opaque, black color with a very tiny tan head. Aroma is bourbon, oak and vanilla with lots of emphasis on the oak and bourbon. Flavor is very smooth and full of bourbon with a slight malt hint on the back end. Slightly hot but it works well with the beer. Very enjoyable.

Sampled at RBSG 2006- Grand Tasting. This is really good stuff. Lots of heat to the nose, but lots of other flavors as well: rum raisin ice cream, vanilla, loads of chocolate. Big woody oaky bourbon aroma and flavor. A strong beer for people who need to accomplish great things. UPDATE: At my 2007 Impy Stout Tasting. Thanks to Nick S. for the beer. Pours black with a rich off-white head. has a big bourbon aroma. It’s like it is all bourbon! Has a thinner body. A bit unbalance and yields a serious burn. Even though this lacks enough malt for the balance, it still somehow works for me. A real showcase for the bourbon. In fact you might call this a beer-flavored bourbon. This was the 2006 vintage.

Big whiskey aroma. Some bourbon, spice, vanilla, chocolate and some chocolate. Extremely smooth for such a big beer. Very good.

Bottle thanks to the RBer formely known as wolfhs. Fridged for about an hour. Split 4 ways in a large snifter. Pours with small lacing, black with brown hues. Aroma is strong - alcoholy and oaky with some raison and chocolate. Taste is too alchy with chocolate aftetaste. A good deal of bitterness. Slightly oily mouthfeel. This bourbon thing is starting to get old.