Tyranena Bourbon Barrel Chief BlackHawk Porter

Pours a cloudy amber with thick tan/cream colored head. Aroma is sweet caramel, bourbon almost rum notes. Flavor is hops sweet bitterness, burnt caramel. Light body and medium carbonation.

On draught at the brewery taproom in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Pours an opaque dark brown with a thick and creamy light tan head that disipates quickly to a fine film and ring. Aroma is complex with scents of dark chocolate, vanilla, bourbon whiskey, slight coconut, and a touch of flowery hops. Taste is medium bodied, smooth, creamy, with flavors of dark roasted malt, oaked bourbon, a touch of vanilla and chocolate. Finish is smooth, semi-sweet with a distinct bourbon flavor that more present than the dark malt. Definitely a decent sipping brew.

On Tap at brewery. Thanks LTJudge and Brewblackhole for telling me about this one. Pours dark with a decent tan head. Aroma is of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, oak, and malts and hops. The first sip is the aroma with a smooth attitude, and coffee flavors as a finishing touch. The finish is of coffee, hops and bourbon and smooth. The bourbon is evident throughout, kicking in at the end. The feel on the mouth is a bit on the light side for a porter. Overall this is an excellent brew. One that I will be getting more of.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a nice dark color with a nice tan head. Wonderful aromas of burbon,chocolate,and vanilla. Great flavor of coffee with a nice and somewhat light bourbon overtone that transcendes into a vanilla tinged bitter ending. This is one of my favorite porters!

Near black with a moderate head of tight taupe bubbles. Thin vale of lace descends to the end of the pour. Mild pale malt quickly swept away with peat, light bourbon, chocolate, graham crackers and oak. The age really seems to have smoothed this one out. This has some true porter qualities with the pale malt and graham crackers and then followed by a black malt finish. The bourbon works its way in throughout the quaff. Hints of oak, vanilla, and peated barley. A very nice sit and relax type brew.

On tap on 11/11/07. Dark color. Smell of bourbon, vanilla, oak, coffee, malt, hops and some minor coco. Taste of the same. Very smooth and mellow. Nice balance between the bourbon and coffee. Its a great porter.

Aroma is the highlight here. Rich oaked bourbon, the ever present hints of vanilla ,choclate cake batter, and touches of coffee,almost deserves a ten. Taste is much thinner then you would expect,given that rich aroma, Subtle coffee and bourbon dominate the taste,a slight bitter fade nice enough. I suppose you have to remember this is a simple porter ,not an Imperial,but that rich aroma was such a tease. Time for Rob to stop avoiding the stouts,get down into the lab and come up with a Russian monster

On tap at brewery. I’m told this isn’t the "who’s your daddy imperial porter" because the beer isn’t an imperial porter base. The beer pours to a transluscent dark brown body that can easily be seen through even in low light. No head whatsoever. The flavor has noticeable wood barrel qualities. Almost a "tart" barrel aging. Knob creek bourbon? Not as rich as "who’s your daddy". Mosly barrel and whiskey covered dark chocolatey malt (although not overpowering). The aroma is light. Dark semi-sweet chocolate, light cheese cakey brownie. Medium body that’s inviting, slightly alcoholic, good and lingering feel. A good beer but not as good as the imperial BA porter.