 kmweaver (1770), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
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.
puzzl (1627), New York, New York, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Tap at Blind Tiger. Bourbon, vanilla in the aroma. Thick, milky, nut flavor, gin, botanicals. Run of the mill bourbon stout. I prefer the normal Smuttynose porter by far.
jcwattsrugger (3733), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
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.
JoeMcPhee (3615), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
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.
Dickinsonbeer (2458), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Jun 12, 2008 Tap at blind tiger. Pours a rich deep dark color- almost black with a thin ring of deep orange head Aroma is tons of oak and JD with some chocolate and lots of coffee in there as well. Flavor is a bit much- JD and oak overpowering the beer I thought. Some chocoalte is left, lots of roast licorice, tar and a wierd slick finish. I wouldnt say too boozy, but definitely over oaked and too much JD character overall. Meh.
PilsnerPeter (1311), Flushing, New York, USA
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!
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