Meh.

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

From tap. Pours dark brown to black with a small brown head. Aroma is roasted malty and roasted malty. Dark malty, vanilla, sourish and slight wooden. Dry malty. Toasted and fruity. Wooden and sourish finish.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Tap. Pours deep clear black, large creamy tan head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is bourbon, cherry, lemon peel, hints of vinous and Brett things, vanilla. Flavors is fairly sweet, light bitter, a hint of tartness, lots of bourbon and weird notes, woody, lemon peel, weird. Just weird. Lightish body, creamy mouthfeel. Weird.

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

On cask at the brewpub. Pours black with a thin tan head. Roast aroma. Flavors of bourbon and smoky wood. Light bitter roast finish.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(On Tap) Jet black with big white head. Smoky, peaty, oaky. Great palate - smooth but quite light at the same time. Great taste primarily oaky whisky over a sweetish dark roast malt. Very well balanced combination of flavours. This is bourbon, not stout, dominated. I like whisky so this works well for me. I guess if you are looking for a stout with whisky notes you may be disappointed.

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

Bourbon rules this one. Not much of a stout behind it. Pours black with OK head and lacing. Light sweet finish. Lots of booze and bourbon barrel aroma doesn’t help. Tap at brewpub.

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

On tap at the District ChopHouse in DC. Pint, came to table virtually pitch black with a very small, almost wispy tan head. Aroma was light roasted sweet malts and plenty of vanilla and bourbon. Mouthfeel is a bit thin unfortunately, but with that ABV, it’s drinkable through a meal.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at the source. Murky dark brown color, completely flat. Aroma of bourbon! that overpowers the beer. Taste is dilute bourbon. Lacks body. Maybe this one had been on for too long, so I should re-try it. Disappointing.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draught at the brewpub. Good vanilla aroma, a bit of cigarbox. Black colour. Small light brown head. The flavour has a lot of port and vanilla. Sweet whiskey note. Very thin mouthfeel.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a black color with a longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and bourbon vanilla aroma. Smooth roasted malty chocolate and bourbon flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate bourbon and vanilla finish.