Rockyard Bourbon Strike Stout

Brewed by Rockyard Brewing Company
Style: Sweet Stout
Castle Rock, Colorado USA

(bottle from Coaltrain Wine & Liquor in Colorado Springs). Black color. Small tan head which is mostly diminishing. Aroma of bourbon and light oak. Flavors of bourbon, oak, and light malt and alcohol. Long duration. Light alcohol finish. Slick texture. Fizzy carbonation. Spare lacing.

bomber - thanks clint!! dark brown with tan head; aromas mainly of chocolate and dark fruit; bourbon comes heavy at first sip though hardly present in the aroma; plumes, chocolate, vanialla; good amount of sweetness with dry, dark fruit in the finish

22oz bottle from crizzle. Dark rootbeer brown with a little bit of a tan head. Sweet cola slightly roasty vanilla and some peatiness and fresh plum going on. Lots of oak with thin body. Some aspertame in the after taste. I don’t know that an oatmeal stout is the best choice for a Jim Beam barrel.

22. pours clear but very dark ebony with ruby highlights. thin grayish rim. very mild slightly sweet nose. light watery body. mild sweet caramel and chocolate on the mid palate, a little bit of vanilla showing. mild finish.

22 oz. bottle, shared with Peter. Pours a thin almost non existant head, no lacing over a dark, clear cola colored body.........nose is heavy with burbon, bit of cocoa, chocolate, coffee......taste initially is sweet dark roasted malt (chocolate, coffee, slight molasses) then Bourbon flavors come in and dominate....mouth feel is cola like. This is not a good beer and is completely unbalanced. The nose and flavors are dominated by the Bourbon, there is absolutely no creaminess from oatmeal (although I can detect it) and the whole concoction reminds me of Bourbon and cola.

Color is a near solid black amber with mellow carbonation and a thin tan head. Aroma is a roasted bourbon scent. Taste is light and toasted. Starting with a medium body it goes down easy with a light crisp feel. Finish is roasted with flavors of chocolate, bourbon, oak and a hint of vanilla. After taste is a little sour with a hint of alcohol. Overall its a nice and very drinkable Stout, but its a bit light.

Bomber. Pours black. with a tan head. Bonused to me a little ways back. Nose is sweet. Taste is chocolaty and has a touch of bourbon. Not bad.

Dark brown, with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, roasted malt, chocolate, and vanilla. Flavor is chocolate, roasted malt, and bourbon. Thin body. This really doesn’t seem like a stout. Interesting, though.