Fobab VI. Again, pretty original. Pours a red-brown, offwhite head. Loads of hops, hit in the face with spicy apricot stew, mango, juniper and vanilla. Oak is definitely out there. Not sure how this is a Dubbel, but whatever. This one is very hoppy, nice clean bitterness and lots of bourbon. There’s not a ton of Belgian character, but the caramel does detract a bit. Still, pretty good stuff.

on draft at RB Yorktown, pours dark amber, small off white head. aroma of caramel, booze, bourbon, and vanilla. flavor is sweet, vanilla, caramel, bourbon. decent, but a bit bland if you ask me and I don’t think bourbon works with every beer! any Illinois wineries age in barrels?

Not an attractive pour, kind of a murky brown, but I forgave that once the other sensations kicked in. It had an aroma of Bourbon, cherry, vanilla, and charred wood. Tart and a tad funky, all gathered from the nose blended into the flavor accompanied by a slight touch of hop bitterness and a hit of alcohol. Very tasty. I missed the hops from the original, but the funky fruitiness made up for it.<br /><br />Rock Bottom Yorktown, Lombard, IL<br />

poured much too cold but after a 15 min chill down everything came together and added up to a slendid experience. after the warm down the apple, wood and vanilla really came through and dominated an excellent brew. dark copper pour, huge bourbon notes great apple deliciousness. another treat from tim.