 drewbeerme (1840), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Apr 29, 2008 Updated: Aug 19, 2008
on tap at RB chicago. pours hazy red with white head. nose has grapefruit and citrus hop notes with some caramel and tobacco. flavors are mostly hoppy with grapefruit and citrus hop notes with a slight vegetal character to it, subtle bourbon, and caramel. the bourbon is underdone and the hops are still playing a big role. pretty easy drinking and tasty.3.7.
8/9/08, on tap at GTMW ’08. i’m thinking this spent more time in the barrel than the previous rate. extremely bourbon vanilla dominated with some spicy and fruit hop bitterness that finishes. too sweet though. 3.2.
8/19/08, another full sample from RB Chicago brewpub and boy does this not work for me. huge bourbon, vanilla, and caramel aroma. very sweet bourbon, vanilla, and citrusy finish. this is just way too much and over barrelled. the hop notes are gone and theres not much left.3.3.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Name: Clare’s Commando
Brewery: Rock Bottom Brewery
Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste
Appearance: hazy burnt orange, creamy beige head, lots of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma,
Flavor: sweet caramel candy flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness, light balancing bitterness,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
vyvvy (1756), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Aug 24, 2008 GTMW 08 - Pours copper / orange with an off-white head. The aroma has vanilla, bourbon and nothing else that I can detect. Medium body. The taste is about like the aroma. Not really anything to expand on here ~ very one dimensional and over bourboned. I don’t like bourbon, therefore I don’t like this ’beer’.
General_Gao (2579), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Aug 24, 2008 GTMW ’08. Poured a clear dark orange-copper color. The head was off white with an orange-ish tint. Fruity and malty aroma including the likes of fleshy fruits, dark toffee, malty caramel, and fruit filled danish. Medium bodied and sweet with toffee, black tea, vanilla, and big whiskey. Very boozy with a lot of emphasis on the barrel-imparted flavors. Good, though.
17thfloor (728), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Pours very murky, dull pinkish/brown, looks like BBQ sauce with a thin white head. Sweet floral hop, huge bourbon, and sweet rye. This stuff burns your throat going down, soooo boozy! A bit glassy, light caramel sweetness, nice rye flavor. The bourbon in this is insane. Medium bodied, a bit creamy with light carbonation. Fantastic if you like rye and whisky.
pepsican (765), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Aug 16, 2008 GTMW! Amber red with a thin tan head. Flavor was dried fruit and bourbon, some cherry, caramel, vanilla, and celery rounded it out. Finishes boozy, heavy bourbon.
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