8.3

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

a: pitch black body | oily, thin deep brown head
a: roasted oatmeal | bourbon | light mushrooms at end
f: cacao (deep at around 60%) | prunes/figs/pitted fruits | vanilla and creamy finish
t: rich sugars | boozy throughout | a touch bitter and pungent
o: rich, still at 5+ years | tons of roasted malts | sweet and dessert-ish

33 cL (it says twelve ounces, but I don't think so) stubby bottle | Smith's Liqour Gallery: Rapid City, South Dakota | 25-June-2020 | US$13,99 | no bottling date, but tagline 'STUFT 20' (2020 Vintage?) | sampled: 30-October-2025, a bit more than five years after purchase/vintage and after running the USMC Marathon 2025 with my wife!

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(Bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown head; aroma of chocolate liqueur, cocoa; smooth palate; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter sweet finish

8

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

bottle extremely black. pous very dark, small dark brown head. old fashioned very hard roasted malty imperial stouty aroma, finer notes of bourbon and barrel, licorice, frosting sugar. Aroma is really super duper nice with no caramelly or the like off flavors, quite clean very extremely strong smelling imperial stout. first looking at abv now, I am not surprised to see it at 14.8% booze well hidden. the brew is intense enough in flavor to carry 14.8% nicely in the aroma. Flavor is dominated by too much frosted sugar sweetness unfortunately, but apart from that, there is a lot of imperial stoutiness going on, warming alc, wood, licorice, of course roasted malts, bourbon. If they had notched down the sugary sweetness just a bit or three, this would have been an almost unfathomably great imp stout.

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

5 oz. Draft. Aroma and flavor are a mirror. Cocoa, vanilla and bakers chocolate all sits on top of mild oak and bourbon. Bourbon burn is here a little bit, but doesn’t distract from the flavor. ABV isn’t hugely noticed either. Pretty nice!

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours black. Bourbon, milk chocolate, nutty, sleek milk chocolate, peanut, creamy, little sweet vanilla heat. Oily body. Very good.

8.1

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

4 December 2022. Merry on the Prairie #2 @ Hal 16. Thanks, Jasper, and cheers to the crew!

Batch 3, 2020.
A: hazy black, no head.
A: bourbon, vanilla, blue cheese, cream, chocolate sauce.
T: sweet chocolate, vanilla cream, cookie, bit salty.
F: peppery hops, cream, warming bourbon alcohol.
P: full body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Elegant play between the creaminess, chocolate and bourbon.

8.5

Bottled 03.10.21. More Prairie pastry that's not brilliant, but quite delicious nonetheless. Boozy, bourbon and sweet. Chocolate, vanilla, and something a bit cookie like fight for attention, with the chocolate winning. Not super Oreo, bit chaotic.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 355ml @ gunnfryd
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, cream and alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, chocolate, vanilla and cocoa finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

8

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

KYGGK 130621. Black color with tan bubbles. Aroma is alcohol, roasted malt. Flavor is alcohol, roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, cocoa nibs, coffee, sugar. Verry nice and powerful beer.