Bottled Oct 9, 2018, drunk 12/18/2023. Chocolate-mahogany. No head. That's a lot of chocolate for five years! Bourbon is light, noticeable, but could be stronger. Very malty, earthy, with heavy heavy chocolate. No booze. Sweet, chocolatey, malty, earthy, tons of cocoa nibs with earth and rich bourbon. Rich, sweet, with milk chocolate and earthy cacao. I mean, it does what it sets out to do. I think a good deal more bourbon would really have helped balance all this chocolate.

Bottle at Goose Island Taproom, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is loaded with intense cocoa nibs, chocolate, and big bourbon barrels. Flavour brings out a dense, deep amount of dark chocolate and bourbon barrels. Rich, integrated and elegant. Time has not done this any harm. Lovely.

Bottle, 500 ml shared with Max, Miro B and Zec at my 10k tasting. Black with beige head. Lots of chocolate, cocoa, nice bourbon notes, warming. Medium sweetness. Some bitterness. Low carbonation. Medium to full bodied.

Bottle, courtesy of Sergey, 09Oct2018, 2 years old
Black colour, the brown head is short lived. Weird aroma, it's a bit cheesy, footy; alcohol, dark malt, light leather, bourbon. Sweet, good body strength, liquid chocolate, with clear alcohol presence, bourbon, roasted nuts, some vanilla, bigger roast in the finish.
Not very refined, but still good.

500ml (thx a lot, Peter K.!) shared with Alex at Andrey's. Appearance: very dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: very sweet, vanilla, fruity, some bourbon. Taste: along the same lines, quite thick, vanilla beans, very sweet, some booze. Overall: of course, it's a very good one, however, I expected more based on the description and after I've just had the Reserve 2018 that is a straight BBA IS and was more thick than this one.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 0.9 ounce, bottled on 09 OCT 18, from and with Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on 19 April 2019; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, vanilla, light coffee, slight burnt, alcohol; mouth: chocolate, vanilla, light coffee, slight burnt, alcohol, marshmallow, caramel, finale in chocolate with light presence of vanilla, full-bodied, below average carbonation, mildly sweet, syrupy texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 0,9 once, embouteillée le 09 OCT 18, de et avec Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 19 avril 2019; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, vanille, léger café, très léger brûlé, alcool; bouche : chocolat, vanille, léger café, très léger brûlé, alcool, guimauve, caramel, finale en chocolat avec légère présence de vanille, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture sirupeuse; en résumé : bien bon

Adamchandler with the bottle share. Bro, bro.... thank you! Aroma is cocoa nibs, dark chocolate, roasted malt. Flavor is more of the same. Lots of rich chocolate in the ABV is mostly hidden. Her body is full with a thick texture. This bitch is REALLY nice. AB/ In bev is so hot right now!

Bottle, traded for this one last year. haven't had it yet. Split 4 ways at fridge temp. oily black with reddish edges. smells like a dark chocolate milk & cookies. Tasty Prop! lots of chocolate (too much?) nice vanilla and bourbon notes. Sweet, boozy, good finish. bits of Oreo flavor.

Yes, chocolate. Super rich and smooth, sweet but not too much, and lots of chocolatey goodness. Plenty bourbon, dangerously drinkable. They wanted chocolate, they got it for sure. Very intense, a true dessert beer.

Kakao czuc, beczka mocna, chlalne, slodkie, gladziuchne niczym wiadomoco w gardziolku, chyba najlepsiejsze z bcbsow 2018? A przynajmniej jeden z naj. Z roczek w lodowce moze jeszcze pomoc