Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Munster, Indiana USA

on tap at DLD, 2006 vintage. pours pitch black with tan head. nose of caramel, toffee, coconut, bourbon, wood, vanilla, coffee, and dark fruits. an amazing nose for sure. flavor had lots of coconut, dark chocolate, molasses, charred wood, bourbon, and dark fruits. this was so big, complex, and very balanced. this vintage was even more impressive than last years.4.6.

2007 vintage. ’07 was an extremely sweet vintage of DL so the oak aged version turned out too sweet as well. lots of honey and molasses and bourbon. flavor is huge and over the top sweet honey, molasses, and chocolate. extremely full mouth feel especially for a barrel aged beer and no alcohol was hidden. it’s just too sweet to drink a lot of. a few ounces is perfect but its one intense, sticky sweet BA imperial stout. delicious and I wish I could have some of this more than a few times a year..4.2.

DLD. 2007. (#100)Rating from memory. Of course it is good. the aging is directly apparrant. very oaky, very thick, and very black. it stains the plastic cup I was given it in(which is the only negative, that it came in a plastic cup, oh and no growlers)... this beer you have to be there to experience, it is not just the beer but the ambiance, oak aged Dark Lord, on Dark Lord Day, and it ain’t available any other time..... yeah that makes it that much better... good stuff, fun....

draft in a glass at DLD ’07. Perfect pitch black appearance. Complex bubbling head. Smell’s all coffee and chocolate with a sizeable wood contribution. Perfect body. Perfect, a little tart. The balance rules. This is a 5 for palate. Overrate the hell out of it....... I wish my notes were a little better. I do remember thinking it was a much better beer than the DL I had a few years ago, which was unbelievably thick. The balance was really great here and the beer was a seamless production. Probably the finest FFF beer I’ve ever had in terms of craft. As far as vanilla, caramel, dark fruit, alcohol goes, nothing stuck out but they were all there. It is exactly what I wanted it to be. as barrel aged RIS go, this is better than GI BCS and founders KBS, and at the level of oaked yeti.

DLD 2007 Rating: This is as close to a perfect beer as I have ever had. Dense, rich mouthfeel. Disturbingly black and near still appearance. The bourbon really comes out in this beer and so does the oak. Dark cherry and chocolate with a ton of coffee. This is definitely the best experience I have had with beer. Note: DLD 2008 I had a glass and I was too congested to taste much. DLD 2009 I had a glass and I didn’t bother to rate it.

Had on tap @ DLD ’07.Lots of big chocolate and a really nice mix of bourbon in the aroma.Poured motor oil black with a very thin light tan head.A ton of huge flavors.Big coffee,lots of chocolate and a ton of bourbon.Mouthfeel was about as full as I have ever had in a beer.Finishes with a ton of coffee,chocolate and a huge alcohol/bourbon burn.

On tap at DLD ’07. Huge beer!!! Thick as oil and black as night...no light coming through this one. Great nose of bourbon, chocolates, woody, and burnt malts. This is easily one of my favorite BA imperial stouts. I freaking loved this stuff, and had several glasses of it throughout the day. The alcohol was present but it not really distracting from the beer at all. There was also little to no head to speak of with this beer. After having both this and BA speedway this past weekend I have come to the conclusion that I enjoy this one way more because of its ability to be so big and bold. I loved it!! The BA speedway was great as well and as weird as it may seem...it was almost too balanced. How is that even possible???

tap @ DLD ’07...rating from memory....a thick black beast with a prominent and lasting tan head....aroma: bourbony with a strong chocolate component...taste: vanilla, dark fruit, and def. more of that bourbon withsome well-added woodiness. sweet and chocolatey and went down really nice with a full mouthfeel......one of the best i’ve ever had.

On Tap at DLD 07 - Pours black and beautiful with a large tan head that stays well. Good bourbon, chocolate, and vanilla, as well as some oak in the aroma. Flavor is coffee, chocolate, roasted and burnt malts, and some vanilla, bourbon and hops at the finish. Amazing how the barrel enhances this beer. This is really really beautiful!