4 oz taster at Standard Market for Repeal Day. Last of 3 tasters still has the same more-than-just-a-thin-film layer of tan foam, over a brown beer that’s still letting some light through. THIS one has a smell that reminds me a bit of a Bourbon County Stout, likely because the malts are getting a bit roaster than the other two Cooper beers I just had. Still, the taste is velvety smooth, with just a hair of malt roastiness. A bit of a coffee liqueur on the edge. This has more of a bourbon barrel note, and in fact the bourbon starts to predominate further into the glass. Again, smooth as porters go, and perhaps resting in a barrel has helped mellow it, as I’ve seen happen with other porters than, um, got left in the back of a fridge for many months. Like a BCS junior, it fulfills the purpose of showing that barrel aging can bring diverse tastes.

5 oz. sample at Goose Island Clybourn on Black Friday. Darker brown color, fizzy head. Aroma of oak, light bourbon, chocolate The flavor has mild barrel aging, good body with a moderate lingering, vanilla, chocolate, raisin. 8.3 percent is not overwhelming, pleasing warming booze. Body is normal for the style. Overall, really nice for a porter!

thanks to the ZXVenture software team for this... Barrel aged Porter... 8.3 Dark brown... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark dry chocolate malts.. Heavy sweet chocolate.. Big soft chocolate sweet malts

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/11/2017. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coconut, coffee, butterscotch, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coconut, coffee, butterscotch, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, bourbon, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, coconut, butterscotch, light molasses/dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, and moderately creamy/silky mouthfeel that is awesome. Slight chalky roast, oak tannins, and dryness. Alcohol is very well hidden; zero warming alcohol or barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding Baltic porter! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Very well rounded malt complexity with perfect barrel integration. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.