Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

$4.40 single from Appalachian. Pint glass at home. Stamped 10 10 2025.

Purty, cascading pour. Very dark, sooty brown on black, sturdy brown froth, nice lather.
Obvious bourbon, sticky & sharp nose with a very subtle grape must buried at the end.
Taste is strong & smooth. Deep grape/blackberry jam, not sweet, barely tangy & not even tart. Heavy bourbon laced chocolate, a little burnt caramel & sooty malt on the finish. Just enough dark fruit to make it curious.
Thick, very warming, multi-layered, inviting pH, ends all on roast.

The bourbon is a bit too much but overall, this is an excellent beer.

Dark black bod sml tan head. Roast choc fruit arma. Roast choc toffee caramel fruit flav. Med full bod mod carb. 7/5/8/4/15 3.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Denver Rare Beer Tasting 8. Pours black with medium tan head. The aroma is bourbon, wood, dark chocolate, berries. Medium body, roasted malt, dark chocolate, light berry flavor, cocoa, light dry finish, boozy, very good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting VIII on 10/07/2016. The beer pours black with a bit of brown around the edges and a medium beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lacing. Bourbon, malt and berry aroma. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, vanilla, blackberry and malt. The finish is bourbon and berries. Good beer all around.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Flying Saucer. Opaque dark brown color dark brown head. Huge berry aroma on a roasty background. Taste is sweet berry up front balanced by espresso and dark chocolate. Very tasty.