Olde Auburn You Dont Know Jack

Name: You Don’t Know Jack
Date: December 21, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, frothy tan head
Aroma: light sweet bourbon aroma with a hint of vanilla
Body: great body
Flavor: big sweet malt flavor, lots of oak, great vanilla, rich chocolate trying to break through, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Growler at KP’s Cellar. Pours dark brown to black with almost no head. Aroma of wood, roasted malt and alcohol. Too much wood and bourbon in flavor; almost soy-like. Very thin on palate for an Imperial Stout.

Sampled from a growler courtesy of kp: Pours a nearly opaque dark brown with a thin tan head. Has a semi-sweet, mildly roasted vanilla and oak aroma. Lightly-sweet, sticky dark caramel malty body has a touch of dry oak and vanilla but could’ve probably been left in the barrel longer. Hides its alcohol well, but I don’t think it has too much alcohol, at least as far as imperial stouts go. Glad to see more bigger experimental beers coming from Alabama.

Growler @ Kps cellar.Poured a very dark brown color with no head. roasted malt aroma with coffee and sweet vanilla. Flavor had light bourbon and a good amount of roasted malt. Medium bitterness. Tasty. the barrel aging was blanced and did not overpower. If anything it was subdued.

Black with ruby highlights. Small head. Small aroma (possibly due to the low carbonation as they just put this on from aging in the barrels) There’s a bit of dates in the aroma. Strong oak and vanilla in the flavor, the bourbon is less evident than in some. Chocolate, char. Fairly strong bitterness in the back.