Light palate for a stout. Not sure if it was made like that or if the barrel did something to it. Anyway, dark coloured with a nice light roasted malt aroma with some tiny hints of oak. The flavour has obvious hints of wine and it adds a lot of character. I really liked this but would have liked it to be a bit creamier.

A nice beer, more flavorful than the merlot stout. Aroma has oak and roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet malt, oak, and light vinous character. Very dark brown. But as Oslo stated, the palate is lacking.

[Draft, ABR ’07] Pours black with a nice tan head. Oak comes through strongly in both nose and taste. Coffee also readily apparent in the taste. Pretty thin, was borderline 2. I’ll give this one another chance some time, but it definitely didn’t work for me this time and ranked amongst one of the bigger disappointments of ABR.

On cask at the brew pub. Dark brown body with creamy brown head. Chocolate nose with wine like characteristics. Smooth creamy body with a sweet finish and a dry wine characteristic. One of the best they’ve done in a while.

CASK: Black Color with Tan Head. Dark Malt and Dry Cabernet Wine Aroma. Smooth and Creamy Body. Light Bodied Stout Foundation. Lightly Sweet and Malty...Some Light Roasts..Cabernet Comes Out Right After the Initial Taste Hits Your Tongue...This Brew Ends Sweet and Dry. The Cabernet Addition is Amazing. Not Overpowering, It’s Just Right and Mixes with the Stout Wonderfully. I Could Think of Few Things Better then Going Pint After Pint with This Beer.