 BBB63 (3767), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Mar 31, 2007
Bottle corked and bought at Lost Abbey: Pours a completely opaque oily heavyweight sludge. No head of course but what wonderful oily tears on my tulip.
The aroma has a complex tone of barrel aging vanilla and wood, chocolate and smoked malts, insane amount of tropical and over ripened fruity esters and a complete smack down of aromatic pipe tobacco. BITCHIN’
The taste follow up with pure effectiveness of rich malting, fruity overtones, some oxidation and a light amount of spicy hops and finishes off with a jaw dropping amount of bourbon character which is neither an afterthought nor an overpowering addition...PERFECT WITH THE FLAVOR PROFILE!
The mouth feel is fully lush and oily yet aggressive and sharp around the side of palate. A moderate warming that will creep up on you in due time. This rocks even more than the basic brutally great beer. I could drink a bottle of this once a week for the rest of my life and die a very happy man indeed.
JMFG (1086), Florida, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Sampled @ Lost Abbey, RBSG. Black pour, light tan head. Heavy, strong bourbon on the nose, alcohol quite apparent, tannic notes but way in the back. More oaky on the taste, bourbon, tobacco, roast, overall not as brash tasting as the aroma lets on. Very nice, would like to try with a couple years on it.
m4rest88 (44), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Aroma that is strong in an alcohol scent - bourbon. Pours with a small, light brown head. The body is a very dark brown almost black. Pretty good beer. Alcohol flavor is a little much, but besides its well deserving of being in the 99th percentile.
BMan1113VR (763), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle at Najas Place. Reminds me a lot of Burbon Angel’s Share. This is REALLY good. Pours thick with a small, creamy light brown head covering a black body. Boozy aroma (brandy or Burbon, with chocolate, oak, dark fruits and cinnamon. Taste is great with chocolate and tons of oak and vanilla. Syrupy with light bubbles. Outstanding!
yespr (6162), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 6, 2008 37.5 cL bottle. Pours pitch black with a lacing white head. Dense and roasted malt aroma with a light chocolate smoothness. Flavour is smooth and roasted. Chocolate and mild liqourice. Ends light sweet and roasted malt. Lingering finish.
The_Epeeist (918), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2008 375 ml bottle. Close to a year in the cellar, batch 1? Ebony with tan bubbles around the edge. Nose is molasses, tar, licorice and alcohol. Medium body but finishes like liquor. Taste is bitter dark chocolate and burnt grapefruit peel. Dries with coffee and bits of licorice. Sharper and more pronounced alcohol than the regular version.
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