Sample at the taproom during FoBAB Weekend! on 11/09/2019. Brown-black pour with a medium thick beige head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Small patches of lace. Bourbon, nuts and malt in the nose. Medium to full body with flavors of oaky bourbon, roasted nuts and chocolate malt. The finish is oaky with a peanut butter whiskey aftertaste. Good beer all around.

12 ounce bottle into snifter; 2019 vintage bottling, batch 283. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie batter, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, coffee, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, herbal, grass, leather, tobacco, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, peanuts, cocoa, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie batter, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, coffee, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, herbal, grass, leather, tobacco, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Very minimal herbal, grassy, roasted bitterness; and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie batter, toasted oak, biscuit, dark/brown bread, coconut, coffee, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, herbal, grass, leather, tobacco, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peanuts, cocoa, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and slightly slick/sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 9%, with zero lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged flavored imperial stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peanuts, cocoa, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Fantastic soft/silky feel. Amazing balance of super rich malts, peanuts, cocoa, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; with mild earthy hops and fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.