 pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 5, 2009 Black with a tan head. Aroma is whisky and roasty up front, caramel, smoked malt.
Taste is a heavy smokiness, light whiskey, roasty, light chocolate.
ditmier (1122), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 24, 2009 2008 Bottle - Tanks Matt! - Pours a dk amber with no head...aroma is slightly antiseptic smokey with a faint hint of oak...flavour was similarly chemical, thin and I did taste a bit of dark fruity malt and bourbon oak, but the band-aid flavour reigned supreme...like a hospital in a bottle...not my thing...
MoDog (927), Griffith, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 18, 2009 22oz wax-topped bomber. Served in an English pint glass. This beer poured a dark brown with some ruby highlights and a one-finger thick head that hung around for a while. Good lace. The aroma included an even blend of smoke, chocolate, coffee, and caramel. A faint note of whiskey. The flavor was full of molasses, vanilla, lingering smoke, caramelized sugar, plums, and sweet bourbon. Interesting flavor, but somewhat muddled. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied and had a moderate amount of soft carbonation. A decent beer, but the whiskey, while not overdone, doesn’t really add anything.
angrypirate06 (803), Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 18, 2009 Thanks to ilovedarkbeer for this one. Pours a dark, thick brown with a brownish 1 finger head. Smells smoky, with hints of wood and oak. Actual smoke flavor, with burnt malts, coffee, and a hint of sweet whiskey taste. Pleasant amount of carbonation.
BMan1113VR (2974), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 18, 2009 Bottle shared by ilovedarkbeer. Pours with a very dark, near black body and a small tan head that leaves good lace. Aroma of smoke, vanilla, bourbon, jerky, campfire, and slight fruity esters. Taste is smokey with soil, cigar ash, char, caramel, jerky, vanilla, a few esters, but not much whiskey. Smooth, albeit somewhat thin mouthfeel, light carbonation.
ilovedarkbeer (1369), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 17, 2009 Is it a smoked or is it a porter.... I dunno but I would lean towards smoked. Nose: sour malt, bacon, chocolate, peat, and wood. Taste is bitter baking chocolate, smoked meat, heavy creme, peat, wood, and lots of vanilla extract and booze. Thing but smooth mouthfeel that is slightly acidic. Overall, not bad. On paper looks better than it is.
mreusch (748), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 14, 2009 22oz. bottle, dated 4/10/08, #753/960, Pappy Van Winkle barrel. Pours a dark brown with a moderate tan head. Aroma is a nice blend of smoke, oak, charred wood, and light bourbon and chocolate. Flavor is more smoke, charred oak, and some espresso. I didn’t really have high hopes for this one, but it’s decent stuff. A bit thin on a palate and not a lot of depth, but overall not too shabby. If I had to guess based on other reviews, I think this barrel is one of the better ones used, and some age probably helped out as well.
dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2009 Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Deep dark brown with an off-white ring. Complex aroma of wood, smoke, meat, burnt malt. Big smoky meat taste, with burnt malt, wood, and whiskey, with a hint of chocolate. Lingering smoky-burnt wood flavors. Very tasty.
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