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Full Sail Top Sail Imperial Porter Bourbon Barrel Aged

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1923.88/5.03.84/5.0Winter9.85%80.2Snifter
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After its release in february 2007, top sail was aged for about 10 months in bourbon casks from kentucky. Top sail bourbon aged imperial porter has hints of chocolate, figs and oak. Cheers!
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 Guerde (700), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
(bottle, thanks Sparky27!) Pours dark brown with a tan head. As Stine noted, this beer smells like german chocolate cake, with a lot of coconut present along with some oak and light anise as well. The smell is very nice. The taste was pretty disappointing though, with a ton of overly roasted malt that contributed a charred and astringent character to the flavor. These charred flavors dominated any hints of bourbon or chocolate that should be present. The finish was also heavily roasted, and the mouthfeel was thin to medium.


 12many (231), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Bottle from bigmmartin. Dark pour, nice head and good lacing. Malty aroma with some smokiness. Sweet with a smooth finish making this very drinkable but not fantastic in any way.


 Bigmmartin (367), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
22oz Bottle from Douglas88. I think this is the first beer that I’ve had from this brewer. A nice surprise. Pours black, oily. Has a rich aroma of toasted malt. Flavor is a mix of sweet hints of caramel and more toasted malts. Has a bit of a bourbon, but nothing extreme. Well balanced, but slightly thin body. Not as full bodied as I expected from the appearance while pouring. Very nice porter though.


 zeke626 (302), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to Guerde for sharing. Pours a deep, dark brown with brown head. Aroma is mainly bourbon and cocoa with a hint of oak. Flavor is not as strong as the aroma and consists of bourbon, rich chocolate, roasted malts and tobacco. Mouthfeel is light for the style.


 OSLO (826), Perth, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/102/513/20
Jul 16, 2008  
[Bottle, thanks Guerde!] Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is very nice. German chocolate cake (Eben nailed that one), along with coconut and brown sugar. The taste is harsh, acrid roasted malt, bourbon, and a little bitterness. Pretty thin with an alright finish. Overall the aroma on this was good, but the taste was a huge letdown.


 decaturstevo (1985), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Dark bronw pour with fomay off white head and lace. Caramel malt and light spice on the nose. Medicine, coffee and abv. Just a hint thin but pretty solid palate. Nice imperial porter.


 daknole (2896), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Jul 9, 2008  
OMG this is an amazing beer. Black pour with a brownish head. Aroma is chocolate and a hint of bourbon...flavor is ALL chocolate and bourbon...oh my oh my oh my what a beer...wow. seriously amazing. I need more of this and NOW!!!!!!!


 Sammy (3979), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Matt7215’s bottle. Big black and mocha head. Smooth and corny tasting.Mollasses. ABove average mouthfeel.



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