 EricE (467), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 13, 2008 Opaque black pour with a light tan head. Smells just like Jack Daniels. Lots of typical port like character beneath it - chocolate and malt. Lots of bourbon flavor as well. I like Jack Daniels but I don’t really get along very well with hard alcohol. But this, this I can get behind. At first it tasted just like Jack Daniels, but as it warmed up a bit, it showed a lot more. Creamy chocolate notes as well as oaky vanilla. Very complex tasty beer!
blipp (1710), Newark, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 24, 2008 Draft at Cole’s in Buffalo. Close to Black with a thin, creamy beige head. Bouron aroma with roast, vanilla, and a hint of coffee. Full, smooth body. The initial flavor is sweet bourbon, which gives way so vanilla and woody notes. The finish is long, with a very nice roasted coffee bitterness. Very good.
nimbleprop (936), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 18, 2008 Sampled at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore. Pours a deep, opaque, still, oily black with a lacing, creamy tan head. Aroma is oaky with vanilla, whiskey and sour mash. Flavor is very strong but also well rounded. The roasted malt, chocolate, nutty, coffee flavors really mesh well with the whiskey, vanilla and oak flavors from the barrels. Thick on the palate. Truly one of the better bourbon barrel beers I’ve had.
Holdwine (908), Beertimore, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 On tap at Max’s. Great use of the Jack casks. Mix chocolate, vanilla, oak, Jack, let it warm slightly and enjoy. Powerhouse brew with all sorts of wonderful wintery flavors.
jcwattsrugger (5563), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 on tap @Blind Tiger-pours an off white head and black color. Aroma is Jack Daniels, licorice/anise, dark malt. Taste is Jack Daniels, licorice/anise, dark malt. Acidity balances the sweetness nicely. Full body. Sipping.
PilsnerPeter (2653), Flushing, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 12, 2008 Tap at Blind Tiger: Near opaque pour with a fading deep brown head. Huge oaky aroma. Assertive oak presence with a nice burnt graham cracker touch, dark chocolate liqueur, booze and a light vanilla sweetness. Slick mouthfeel. Great flavor of the oak and the base Porter. Oak, bourbon qualities, vanilla hint, chocolate liqueur and a late tarry roasted finish with residual oaky tannins. This stuff is nearly a perfect marriage of Porter and oak. Nice!
kmweaver (2483), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 13, 2008 Draft @ Max’s. Pours a very dark black color with brown edges; light tan head with patchy fine-bubbled lacing, coating the glass. Solid amounts of oak, soft bourbon, and chocolate in the aroma; generous, chewy oak-tinged chocolate. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: toasty oak, dark and milk chocolate, caramel and nougat; very solid, soft oak presence and chocolate-forward porter. Tasty stuff. Medium finish: toasty malts, chocolate, and cocoa in the finish.
JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 Tap at Blind Tiger. Dark brown-black beer. Creamy fast-fading dark brown head. Aroma is loaded with vanilla and bourbon. Soft cocoa and a dank earthiness. Sweet chocolate and toasted grains. Very oaky, sweet and a little bit licoricey on the nose. Flavour is full of vanilla, bourbon and booze. Fairly soft, but charry bitterness. Good thing I like bourbon or this wouldn’t work at all.
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