Buckley Reserve #2
(has 5 batches)
Transient Artisan Ales in Bridgman, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.18
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Buckley (Imperial Breakfast Stout with Tugboat coffee, vanilla, and maple syrup) aged in Foeder Crafters’ first ever whiskey Foeder for 2 years then Blis Maple Syrup Barrels for 1 year to become a double barrel Canuckley.
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9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Bottle from Brew Export. Nasal tingling aromas of treacle toffee,caramel, butterscotch,bourbon,sweet tobacco,maple,dark chocolate,liquorice toffee.Rich warming flavours of maple,bourbon,coffee,dark chocolate,cocoa, coconut, dark fruits.Boozemungously sweet warming finish. Oh yes!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2025
at 20:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
2023 bottle, 15.5%. Appearance is oily jet black, completely opaque, not really any head at all. Aroma is lots of whisky, dark malt, coffee, tiramisu, maple, dark chocolate, oaky booziness, woody earthy malt, vanilla, Christmas cake, brandy hints. Taste is prominent maple, chocolate, coffee, caramel, roast malt, biscuity malt, Christmas cake, sweet dark fruits, whiskey fudge, oaky booze, warming alcohol. Thick and full mouthfeel. A little booze-heavy and intense, good though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2025
at 06:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
26th October 2024
Panda thanks to Wingman. Pretty much an opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head that is gone in no time. Smooth palate, light but with a touch of viscosity, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, decent dark chocolate, modest coffee, soft Bourbon soaked ripe fruits. A background of maple sweetness. Finishes smooth and with some alcohol spice coming to the fore. Good stuff but nothing that hasn't been done better many times before.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Pretty much an opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head that is gone in no time. Smooth palate, light but with a touch of viscosity, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, decent dark chocolate, modest coffee, soft Bourbon soaked ripe fruits. A background of maple sweetness. Finishes smooth and with some alcohol spice coming to the fore. Good stuff but nothing that hasn't been done better many times before.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2024
at 22:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 22/10/24. Pitch black with a khaki head that thins to the edge. Nose is coffee bean, spice, mellow roast, brown sugar melt, balanced bourbon, toffee fudge. Taste comprises tiramisu coffee mix, sweet edged, dark malts, light spice, booze tunes, bourbon, chocolate pot, vanilla bean, bourbon bite. Full bodied, oily to light massaging carbonation vibes, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid BA impy ... just needs the sweetness toning down a little to be a great.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2024
at 18:35