Oskar Blues Ten FIDY (Whiskey Barrel)

Got a chance to sample this at Captain Lawrence during the release of the newest vintage of the St. Vincent’s Dubbel thanks to the kindness of gregc from BA (jerk on here), who in turn had gotten some from a small growler fill from someone else there. Pours a flat black with a thin tan head. Egads… this smelled amazing. Light bourbon/whiskey notes, piles of chocolate, smoke, caramel, vanilla. This is what barrel aged stouts should smell like, an excellent balance of the barrel and the original beer. Smooth body, not super thick, but has enough body that it leaves nice lines on the glass. Finishes with a very long lasting sticky finish with a nice balance of bitterness. This was amazing, and I really wish I had more of it… certainly going to the top of my wants list, but I doubt it’ll see distribution outside of the stray keg.

on tap at falling rock during GABF. pours black. WHISKEY nose. again, a little too much whiskey as all the other whiskey offerings by OB. flavor is boozy, roasty. finishes dry with a whiskey aftertaste. The best of the Whiskey barrel OBs.

Sampled from the bottle courtesy of Smokepot23@AleSmith’s tasting bar: Dark brown like used motor oil with a small light brown head. Aroma is alcohol, vanilla and dark chocolate. Flavor is rich with vanilla, dark chocolate and some coffee bitterness. Full body is smooth and creamy with soft carbonation.

Bottle shared by smokepot23, seemed like a low fill handbottle but it was great. I’ve wanted to try this for a while the 3rd one that has evaded me for a while. Pours black with no head. Nose is whisky, smoke and malt ans sweetness. Taste is sweet and rich and malty. quite good quite sweet and damn nice.

[1971-20090124] Tap. Sweet mildly smoky fruity malt aroma with some roast. Black body has no head. Roasty wood flavour has a long sweet finish and less fruit malt. Medium-full body is very boozy. Strong roasty malt, good.
(@ Cole’s; Buffalo, NY)

Hand bottle. Black pour with very small amount of bubbling. Aroma of chocolate, oak, vanilla, coffee, whisky. Flavor is big chocolate roast, some coffee, with lots of whiskey but not over powering. Creamy mouthfeel. Slow sipper, exhausting, delicious.

Blackish color that is oh so pretty (as is the regular version). Aroma is wonderfully smoky, roasty, and dark with some pleasant oak and whiskey barrel notes. Flavor has a wonderful roasty, oaky, vanilla, smoky flavor that is quite good. Mouthfeel is quite nice and lasting. A slight step up from the original, but awesome through and through.

Had four glasses of this at two seperate location in the matter of a week. Black with small tight chocolate colored head. Sweet dark fruit, malt,coffee,vanilla, WHISKEY,oaky aroma and taste. This shit was gooood!! Slick and whiskey tastin’ on the palate, who doesn’t like that?? Y’all better get some if you know what I know.......