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8.3

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

Bottle. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma is bourbon barrel, vanilla, booze, burnt dried dark dried fruit. Body is heavy and strong, booze and sweet, some ginger, lots of bourbon. Quite fresh and spicy. Long warming palate. Very good!

9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle 330ml (BB 30.10.2023). Completely black with delicate, brown head. There is chocolate and sweet vanilla plus delicate nobble booze, like liqueur in aroma, intense and very, very nice, really everything the best from ris and barrel. Chocolate, cacao, sweet vanilla, delicate, noble booze like cherry in chocolate, that we can summarize the taste. Full body, oily, smooth, really good. That is a pleasure to drink such beer.

7.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle (undated) at Brew Dog Sodermalm, 11/29/16.
Very nice appearance, with some clarity visible on the maroon/burgundy-tinted edges. Dark mahogany body and a large, tan head atop showing strong retention.
The nose is a good mix of fairly strong, but not obnoxiously-so, bourbon and wood with plentiful roast, fudge and caramel, as one would expect. Seems to be quite sweet, but again, not nearly to the point of being put-off. Alcohol-wise, it’s there, of course, but isn’t intense or burning. There is a bit of strong ester, almost banana-like, on the very end, but this very likely could come from the bourbon just as much as it could from the yeast. Overall, a rich, rather intense nose that doesn’t quite go over-the-top.
In the mouth, it’s thick, though not syrupy, with an almost granular quality to it. Tons of rich caramel and fudge with a slight espresso hint, transitioning quickly to a more spicy, liquor-like bourbon character. Low carbonation but ample and mostly engaging for what’s there. Alcohol nicely folded in to the rich layers of bourbon, caramel, fudge and roast. Fair acidity on the end helps with balance, as well. Nice stuff, nothing really stood out to me, but it’s pretty under control for its size and richness.

8.1

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

Bottle at Brewdog Dog House. Black coloured with thin brown lacings. Nose is roasted malts, vanilla, bourbon, coffee, some sweetness. Flavour is roasted malts, bourbon, wood, coffee and chocolate, bit of wood. Fairly alcoholic.

7.9

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

Bottle 0.33l at home, Nivala. BBE 30.10.23 so probably vintage 2013? Colour is black with very small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Dark chocolate, chocolate, some distant hints of licorice, bourbon and roasted malts. Pretty soft after warming.

8.5

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

Bottle at home. Pitch black pour, thick as hell, with no head. Notes of bourbon (I detect Heaven Hill - vanilla, caramel, roses, cherries), toasted coconut, chocolate, a hint of milk coffee. Full body, low carbonation, smooth and sticky mouthfeel and a bitter-sweet finish.

8.2

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

0,33l bottle at home bought from Beer Navigator. BB 19.05.2014. black color, no head. smells of licorice, bourbon, liquerish, some coconut, light whisky, raisins, nutty, dried fruits, nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, lightly smoky, some wood, bourbon, whisky, some coconut, dried fruits, raisins, some marzipan, nutty, some sherry. finishes lightly alcoholic with notes of coconut, bourbon and some dried fruits. very good one, very nice balance, bit heavy but not in a bad way.