Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

Dark blackish color. Smell of malt, bourbon, caramel, hops and chocolate. Taste of chocolate, sour bourbon, malt, oak, hint of vanilla and hops. Turned off by this one.

1l swingtop from unclejedi - thanks! Almost black, reddish highlights, nice brown head. Roasty malt nose, touches of bourbon, dark chocolate. Flavor follows the nose, adds some vanilla notes. The bourbon is apparent, but it does not overwhelm nor detract from the beer, rather, it complements it nicely. Excellent!

2-24-08 bottle shared at tasting thanks to Beerlando and lb4lb
Black pour with very thin tan head. Smells generic and booze like. Reminds me of an off RC Cola. Flavor is strangely sweet, soy, and vinegar like. Seems to be unintentionally tart. Finish is unenjoyable. Not impressed at all.

Thanks to lb4lb for sharing this big swing-top. Pretty black in color, with dark brown edges. Thin head leaves decent lace. Smells of caramel, marzipan, make it seem more like an aged barleywine than an Imperial stout. Some alcohol smell. Sweet, almost cloying, yet sour, soy vinegar, some cardboardiness. Tastes like it could have been a bad bottle, maybe just stored improperly, but it seems pretty oxidized and thin.

bottle courtesy of Beerlando
1 L bottle shared with 5 others. Pours black with a light tan head. Smell is sweet with lots of fake vanilla extract coming through, and wet cardboard more so than roasty malt. A touch of bourbon but not a very great nose. Taste was worse, and had notes of Soy sauce, was quite tart, thin and drying, and not at all like a bourbon barrel imperial stout. I’d stay far, far away from this.

This was a dark black beer with the perfect blend of barrel aging ,not overwhelming with ABV well hidden,lots of dark roasted malts and very rich in flavor,well done and very enjoyable with a very small brown head and a bittersweet finish.CHEERS!

1 L bottle from Holiday. Black with a small tan head. Bourbon, pussy, and chocolate aroma. Ok, just chocolate and bourbon, really. Chocolate, drip coffee, and mild bourbon flavor with some vanilla notes. I was wanting better.

Thanks sick_boy282. Pours with a black body topped by a thin, brown head with little lacing. It’s sweet and creamy with a note of vanilla and bourbon as well as a touch of roastiness. Full bodied and smooth.