Full Sail Top Sail Imperial Porter Bourbon Barrel Aged

Formerly brewed at Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Hood River, Oregon USA

22oz bottle thanks to triplethreat. Black with a tan head. Subtle bourbon, sweet malt, and light coffee in the aroma. The flavor is dry cocoa, dark-roast coffee and mellow bourbon. Nice mocha porter thing going on with just a touch of barrel compliment. Medium-full body, medium carbonation, and a modest alcohol bite. Lower on the bourbon with more porter character showing, but has a nice balance.

Pours black with thin brown head. Some glass staining qualities. Nose is whiskey, prunes, fig, dark fruit, tootsie pop, oak. Flavor is smooth caramel and roasted malt, dry wood, mild bourbon, booze. Finishes dry.

Color: Black molasses Aroma: Strongly Vegetable at first, molasses Flavor: Vegetable and molasses initially, then molasses and chocolate on the mid-palate. Finish shows bitter chocolate, chocolate liquor and coffee. Comment: 2008 Brewer’s Reserve. A sharp alcohol bite momentarily showed on the mid-palate. From that point on it improved, resulting in a tasty finish. As it warmed, the vegetable notes receded and the molasses gain extended into the mid-palate and combined more with the chocolate flavors. Despite a few faults, I’d drink it again.

Bottle thanks to BMan1113VR. Pours a dark glass coating dark brown color with a medium brown colored head. Nose is wood smoke, vanilla, figs, and connecticut broad leaf tobacco wrapper from a cigar (sort of earth and chocolately). Taste is chocolate creme, cocoa nibs, milk chocolate, wet wood, and a delicious balsamic vinegar and confit of fig spread I recently had. Mouthfeel is soft yet syrupy, with a lengthy finish that is slightly alcoholic.

2008 bottle thanks to Americanbrew. Pours with a tan head and a black body. Aroma of wet wood, chocolate, fig, oak and vanilla. Taste is fig, tobacco, wet wood, chocolate and barrel. A touch thin on the mouth with a rich finish. Light bubbles.

Had it in summer of 2009. It aged very well nice Pours nice and dark with a thick consistency. Has a nice oak and vanilla smell and taste. An excellent beer I am upset they do not make this anymore.

bottle, dark chocolate color with a thin tan head, aroma of whiskey, coffee, sweet caramel, flavors are bourbon, coffee, vanilla, oaky, dry finish

(22 oz. bottle (2008) via trade with pantanap, thanks Kan!) Chocolate, bourbon and alcohol...Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark sweet chocolate, dark stewed fruits, bourbon, molasses and wood . Mouthfeel is fairly smooth and fairly soft, a bit milk-shakey. Lightly fizzy. Nicer palate than the non-BA version. Light dabs and a light syrupy film comprise the lacing. Flavor of dark semi-bitter chocolate, lightly burnt in the fore followed by lots of bourbon and lots of ABV presence. Other notes of wood, vanilla, coffee roast and stewed fruits. Kind of heavy-handed and not a real easy-drinker but better than the regular Imp Porter.