Kern River Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout

Nitros at o’briens SD. Bourbon blast! Almost too much at 1st. Dark rich color, sweet, would like to see this with some age. Warming, nice length, not super complex. but boom bourbon flavors dominate, carmel, vanilla. Nitros creams it out. 10oz pour was plenty.

On draft at O’Brien’s. Pours dark brown hue with magenta highlights, big tan creamy head sustains. Aroma is milk chocolate sweetness with a touch of dark berries, bourbon, molasses, and brown sugar. Flavor follows suit, this could double as a chocolate milkshake with the creamy smoothness, light tinge of molasses and maple syrup, lingering tones of bourbon, oak, and light hop bitterness creep in near mid-taste, finishes with light sweetness and a touch of alcohol warming. Palate is full-bodied, velvet creamy texture, and smooth carbonation. An overall amazingly smooth stout, one of the best I’ve had in ages! Very high drinkability given the ABV, I could drink this all night long, wonderful and surprising treat!

Black with a thin off white head. Aroma is bourbon, chocolate, malt, light alcohol. Taste is bourbon, chocolate, light caramel, roastiness. Bit too strong on bourbon.

(growler by way of irishboy)dark brown body with no head.the aroma is a nice mix of bourbon,vanilla,caramel,chocolate,and slight alcohol.flavor is much of the same with some gram crackers thrown in.the bourbon is very well balanced in the flavor and the alcohol is well hidden.

Draft at the brewpub!! Nose of light bourbon (really heavenly smell of bourbon not the cheap and overdone smell some other BB stouts have), chocolate, and light caramel. Black with a semi hazy brown edge and a medium glass lacing beige head of tiny bubbles. Flavor of chocolate, bourbon, and more chocolate. Body is medium thick and creamy. Finish is light bourbon flavor without the alcohol heat. My favorite KRB beer so far!