 WeeHeavySD (1699), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Apr 20, 2008
1300th Rating. Wanted to open this for a while, and it was in the fridge and I needed something to mellow my brain. Pours black with a tan 1 finger head. Nose is sweet with hints of licorice and smoke, and vanilla. Taste is sweet, with hints of whiskey, oak, and an overall nice smokeness. This is a pretty solid beer.
Indulgence (61), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Strong notes of roasted malts giving off bittersweet baking chocolate and burnt coffee aromas, along with some oak, smoke and peat. Jet black body and dark brown sugar head, coat of lacing and when swirled leaves strong legs and coats the glass with clingy sugars. Not overly sweet and not too cloying, but I expected some thicker creamier body, palate was a solid 4, but I reduced b/c of the peppery alchoholic bite, needs some more aging I presume. Good one on the whole, but give the nod to the regular OEO for smoother drinkability.
Linus_Stick (1510), Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 12, 2008 I love a goold old ale and was hoping the whiskey barrel aging wasn’t going to overpower the beer. It did at first but after the first few sips, it started to come into balance. Nice whiskey and chocolate aroma. Pour was a perfect deep near black with a one finger tan head. Taste was a strong mix of oak, whiskey and chocolate with a strongly bitter roasted malt aftertaste. Nice beer.
Heathen (492), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008 THOUGHTS: Hid alcohol well. More flavorful than normal Old Engine Oil. Not what I was expecting from being aged in whiskey barrels. Not as much whiskey as I would have thought. It more or less just changed Old Engine Oil. Much nicer than the regular OEO.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brown that was opaque black in the glass with a light tan, almost non-existent head that left fair lacing. The aroma was moderate chocolate malt, smoke, soy sauce alcohol, whiskey and salt. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and salty; while the finish was moderate to heavily sweet, lightly bitter and more salty with an average to short duration. There was chocolate, whiskey, a little smoke and some salt. The medium to full body was watery at first and then syrupy with soft carbonation and a light alcoholic finish.
timfoolery (333), California, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Bottle from Monument Liq, in Concord, CA. This brew poured almost black with almost no head. It smelled of coffee and bitter chocolate, but the overwhelming taste was of cigar tobacco and espresso. Excellent beer!
DTM (361), Winters, California, USA
Jun 22, 2008 Bottle from Monument Liqour in Concord, CA. Poured a dark brown almost black with a very thin head. Smelled of coffee and roasted malts. Very roasted flavor with hints of chocolate. Overall in pretty good brew.
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