Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout

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

Draft at DL brewpub. And wow. Black wtih a light brown head. Bourbon rules! Chocolate, prunes, coffee, roast, fruit, oak,you name it its there. Flavor is full of roast, chocolate, coffee, cherries, bourbon, oak, and more! WOW!

Draft straight from the bar at the brewpub DLD09 ~8oz poured into a curved higball glass. Pours pitch black with a small beige head which leaves in seconds. Aroma is incredibe - a perfect balance of oak, bourbon, dark cherries, dark dark chocolate, espresso, and yes it has hops as well. Flavor is an explosion of the same - dark chocolate covered cherries, coffee, with oak and bourbon. It starts sweet and then slowly the bitterness of the roasted malt and hops kick in for an incredible finish. Mouthfeel is as thick as it gets, but leaves you wanting more... incredibly drinkable. All thoughts of the money and energy spent just for this moment are now replaced with joy. Best beer I’ve ever tasted.

Traded for a glass of this at DLD, as I was to lazy to wait in line. Thank you very drunk kid with the accent! Fantastic compared to the original with the woodiness and intense coffee/chocolate flavors being even more pronounced than the original. Much better subtle tastes seem to pull through as well.

DLD 09 on draft. Pour was the thickest, most black, that I have seen in beer with a nice brown head. The beer clung to the side of the glass. The aroma was woody, roasted malt, chocolate, sweet goodness. Taste was all the above amplified by 10.

Poured draft at DLD ’09 (Munster, IN). My last brew of the day and my 600th rating. Cheers! Pours a black pour, opaque, with brown bubbly head that dissipates to a film and laces some. Aromas are sweet, coffee and vanilla mix with roasted malts and brown sugar, moving to light oak. Initial is smooth, emphasizing sweetness and coffee much like regular Dark Lord, but pushing some nice vanilla, oak, and whiskey. Refreshing, not overly boozy, great body that is thick and palate sticking. Leaves a lingering sweetness and roast bitterness on the palate, full and good flavors and very good body. More roast on the backend, bitterness to finish. Wonderful. Trifecta completed.

Not as good as the vanilla-bean aged and by nature of how thick and hard to consume in any appreciable quantities, I’d even say it’s not as good as the original, but it’s an interesting twist on the original to be sure. Really tasty.

This was on tap at DLD ’09. All I can say is AMAZING! Black and the consistancy of motor oil. I wish I could have brought some home.

Had this on tap on DLD 09. 900th rating. This is ridiculous. I’m not even sure how to review this. Everything dark lord was, with an insane amout of perfect oak aging. Absolutely stunning. Puts all other oak aged imperial stouts to shame.