Malo beczki, taki zeykly, ryli dobry, gladziutki, srednio ciala, czekoladowy, troche melanoidynowy, wiec niby 3.8 ale tez rozczarowanie

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

Black beer with no head. -1 point for the useless wax. Bourbon/vanilla nose, with quite some booze behind. Sweet flavour with again Bourbon, vanilla, wood, used barrels, young oak. Very well-bodied with an oily texture. Aftertaste yields even more Bourbon. Typical USA Bourbon overdo, but nice all the same.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at the source. Vintage 2011, Batch 1. Pours a very dark brown hue with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, bourbon, and oak. Taste is dark fruits, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, bourbon, and oak.

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

Brown bottle, 500 ml, bottled on 04.13.16, savoured on August 6 2016; eye: black, opaque, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: roasted malt, bourbon, molasses, anise, slight alcohol, slight coffee, slight chocolate; mouth: roasted malt, bourbon, molasses, anise, slight alcohol, slight coffee, slight chocolate, light alcohol warmth, finale in bourbon with good presence of roasted barley, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, silky texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, embouteillée le 04.13.16, savourée le 6 août 2016; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brune, légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, bourbon, mélasse, anis, très léger alcool, très léger café, très léger chocolat; bouche : malt torréfié, bourbon, mélasse, anis, très léger alcool, très léger café, très léger chocolat, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en bourbon avec bonne présence d’orge torréfiée, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse en résumé : bien bon

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

Bottled April 13, 2016, drunk 10/21/16, thanks to Blisscent.
The usual perfect pour from a bottled HF product. Dark ebony-cocoa body of undetermined clarity. Large, dense head, strong retention, etc....
Right away the first thing I notice is that it’s significantly less boozy than the port barrel version, which is odd since this is much younger than when I had the port. Anyways, bourbon character is moderate, definitely a big portion of the nose, but not dominant and it’s backed by cocoa, prunes, fudge and very even, mild roast. Vanilla, graham cracker and caramel on the finish, show the malt depth and the bourbon dries out the finish, with spicy liquor notes and light wood. Low on the alcohol, with just a hint of warmth and no flaws.
Rich, of course, in the mouth with plentiful bourbon notes backed by rich fudgey malts. Cocoa, cola, cherry, vanilla and caramel all present a fairly straightforward Imperial as the chalky, mineral-rich water of HF works its magic on the less tangible character of the beer. Velvety, but not syrupy, malty but not cloying, with tight carbonation and very light alcohol warmth. Delightful. Thanks, Nelson.