 lb4lb (1462), Austin, Texas, USA
May 1, 2008
On tap at DLD. A nice treat after waiting in the cold for hours. Poured pitch black with zero head and enjoyed in a small plastic cup, just the way it was meant to be had. Smell is rich sweet, sticky molassesy malt with a light bourbon and alcoholic vanilla aroma. Taste is rich, semi sweet, chocolatey, dark fruit fig like flavor with some soy sauce like quality too. Rich oily mouthfeel and light carbonation but a sufficient amount. Really good stuff.
alexsdad06 (677), Ohio, USA
Oct 10, 2008 I think 6 oz. draft into a plastic cup @ DLD the past two years (rating is from 4/08). I have been waiting until #666 to rate this because it seems appropriate (and probably cliche’). This pours jet black with no real head to speak of; perhaps a few tan bubbles scattered about. It is so thick that it refuses to leave the sides of the cup. The aroma has the big sweet caramel malt, roast,etc from the base Darklord and adds bourbon, light oak, anise, and hints at the abv. The flavors are intense and include roasted malt, chocolate,coffee, caramel, vanilla,oak, bourbon, and anise. There is a dark chocolate like bitterness. Definetly full bodied, with the flavor lingering for quite some time. It is worth the time away from the tasting tables to enjoy this special brew once a year.
nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Draught. Poured a deep black with a thin brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit and smoke. Flavor is malty with coffee, bourbon and chocolate. Excellent beer. Still, I’m not into the oak aging.
bu11zeye (3782), Frisco, Texas, USA
Sep 14, 2008 (Draught) Pours a murky deep mahogany body with a small beige head. Aroma of light smoke, roasted malt, wood, bourbon, brown sugar, chocolate, caramel, and some dark fruit notes. Flavor has loads of malt (caramel, roasted), chocolate, oak, coffee, bourbon, and brown sugar. Excellent!
BDR (1929), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Sep 11, 2008 Great Taste ’08. Last of the Dark Lords on deck and well worth the wate. Thick and viscous with a brownish black color that reminded me of properly mixed wasabi & soy sauce. Which in my book is just thin enough to prevent you from being able to use a fork to eat it and no thinner. Which is exactly how thick this beer was. Unlike most bourbon aged beers, this one was perfectly balanced. The earthiness of the oak completely took over the beer while the dark lord’s original flavor seems to have muted the bourbon’s typically buscuit-like flavor. Easily the thickest beer I’ve ever drank.
BeerBunker (106), Burbank, Illinois, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Forgot to rate this one after Dark Lord Day. Draft in a plastic cup at the brewpub. Poured like motor oil. It looked like pancake syrup, and had the same thickness. Had small brownish ead, that did not dissapate. Instant great taste of bourbon and malts. Delicious lingering taste of coffee and chololate. Alcohol is apparant, and damned delish too. Finishes, with thick sludgy goodness. To sum it up, if you soaked a piece of wood in bourbon and then sucked on it, you’d get the same effect.
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