Damon
(has 7 batches)

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.

Poured from a 04/13/2016 bottle. Aroma is fairly malt forward with a lot of balanced dark chocolate and roast notes. Some faint caramel and toffee notes. Medium bourbon notes with some lighter oak and alcohol spice. Hints of dark fruit and raisins. Some light tobacco and ash notes. Pours black with thick, dark mocha head that steadily recedes to the edges then lingers. No lacing and moderate legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of roast and chocolate malt notes. Light tobacco and ash notes. Medium bourbon notes with some light oak character. Low bitterness and light alcohol spice. Lingering dark chocolate notes with a touch of milk chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium low carbonation; a bit of creaminess. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice stout. I think I like this more than the port barrel one. Nice chocolate flavors with great malt complexity. Balanced roast with hints of tobacco and ash.

500 ml bottle at home.. celebrating the #IPAday! Pitch black color with nice brown head. Aroma is malty, roasted, chocolate, dark chocolate, light cocoa, some light coffee notes too, dark dried fruits, figs, raisins, plums, some red fruits, coconut, vanilla, wood, light alcohol. Heavy sweet and light bitter taste like aroma but even better. Full silky oily to creamy body with soft carbonation. I need more bottles!!

Bottled. A black beer with a rim of brown head - sirupy thick. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, alcohol, soy sauce, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, soy sauce, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol, and vanilla, leading to a bitter finish.

Huge chocolate. A little peaty. Milky. Super nice.

Bottle. Pours black tan head. Nose/taste of bourbon, fudge nut brownie, oak and roast chocolate. Full body.

Bottle - Roasty malts and nice bourbon notes. Jet black with a decent light brown head. Light chocolate, bourbon notes, vanilla and no heat. Very well balanced and superb.

Pours black , no real head . Smell is bit bitter, roasted malts . Taste is chocolatty , bitter , dark malts . Creamy, full mouthfeel . perfect mouthfeel . Pretty damn nice ! re-rate. Bottle at the Ultimate Imperial Stout Tasting. Thnx for the awesome day, folks! This bottle was shared by Dennoman. Thought bourbon was a seperate beer, but it seems that this was the basic beer. This specific bottle tasted a bit sharper, and I scored it 4,1 instead of the earlier 4,4. So updating it to 4,2.

Bottle at Anchorage Dec ’14 Tasting: Poured a brown black with a light brown head. Aroma was boozy fermented dark fruit, chocolate, bourbon, and mixture of malt character. Taste was licorice, bourbon, boozy alcohol, caramel/toffee malt.