shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA Aug 8, 2009 Cask: pours a deep rich brown color with a tan head. Aroma is roast, caramel, oak, sweet bourbon, vanilla, toast, and some earthy hoppy notes. Flavor is chocolate, caramel, toast, oak, bourbon, some roast, a hint of vanilla, and some hop bitterness.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA Mar 8, 2009
Name: Bourbon IBA
Date: January 26, 2009
Mode: Firkin
Source: Taco Mac, Metro
Appearance: hazy dark brown, creamy beige head, sticky lace
Aroma: big hoppy oak aroma, sweet chocolate enhanced by a touch of vanilla, lots of earthyness from the oak, light bourbon
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of vanilla and bourbon bring out the chocolate, plenty of oak combines with the hops to balance the sweetness and add a big earthyness, just a hint of alcohol in the finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
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