Reserve Series Black Betty
Nebraska Brewing Company in La Vista, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.72
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Black as night and every bit Imperial, this RIS was originally launched to tremendous accolades. Aged in Whiskey barrels, this barrel aged version meshes the rich chocolates and the coffee-like aromatics with the sweet whiskey nose and drying character of the oak. Slightly behind on the palate are the hops, held in restraint by the wonderfully full mouth-feel and broad flavors brought on by the perfect blend of so many malted barley varieties. Ready to enjoy now and perfect for extended cellaring.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Wine and Cheese Place poured into a snifter. Pours black with about 2 fingers of dark tan head. Aroma of whiskey, vanilla, coco, coffee and a little black jelly bean. Taste is light bitter. Lots of coffee and whiskey with a good bit of dark chocolate and oak. Medium bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Soft carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, this beer is great. I wish I would have bought another one to age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2012
at 16:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep black into a snifter. Mocha pancake head leaves spot lacing. Mild oak aromas. Dry with dark caramel, mocha and bitter chocolate before a mild oak finish.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2011
at 06:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a 750 ml brown bottle this beer poured a black color with an enormous creamy dark brown head that lingered forever and left great lacing. The aroma was very much lacking in subtlety and hit you over the head with whiskey, cocoa and coffee - but was too harsh with these. The flavor was harsh and bitey whiskey, oak, coffee and vanilla with undertones of cola and raisin. Exceptionally boozy with whiskey really overwhelming and distracting from anything else. The finish was long with whiskey, oak and coffee lingering forever. Full bodied. Decent but very flawed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2011
at 08:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at SAVOR. This one poured a pitch black color with a tan head. Aroma was dark fruits, roasted and toasted malts, alcohol notes, and a touch of bourbon. This was solid! Flavor was vanilla wood, oaked flavors, dried fruit notes, chocolate. Alcohol is present, but not overpowering, especially with such great flavors that pierce the rest of the beer. Will be seeking this one out for another go.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2011
at 18:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours the darkest shade of brown bordering on black but still lets a faint bit of light through. Thinnish Khaki head shows a moderate desire to hold its place at the top but is inevitably sucked back into the abyss. Smells of bourbon and chocolate right off the bat. Vanilla, licorice and molasses are mixed with hints of burnt sugar. Some harsher alcohol comes out as she warms up, but I could smell this thing all night if you let me. The taste leans towards the sweet end of the spectrum. Creamy rich dark chocolate covered espresso beans dipped in bourbon then dredged into dark brown sugar just about sums up the flavor here. Lingering roast and bourbon on the finish. Creamy smooth mouthfeel, thick body, and a light level of carbonation. I really enjoyed this one, although it is certainly a sipper and maybe a touch too sweet. I’m glad I got to try this but at north of 20 dollars for the 750 this is one and done for me.
Tried
on 20 May 2011
at 17:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle, 2009 vintage. Pours a watery, opaque black with a thin, white head. Nose is nice, cherry, malts, oats, brown sugar, light vanilla, caramel. Flavor is sweet, silky, caramel, light orange, brown sugar, coconut, light oak. Full bodied, dry, oaky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2011
at 18:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a nice thick dark brown foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of bourbon and vanilla is quite powerful with some light coffee notes. Taste is also a slightly unbalanced mix of bourbon with clear vanilla notes with some roasted malt notes and a dry finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation and light warming alcohol notes. Unfortunately this one was not as balanced as I would have hoped for but still very good nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2011
at 19:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bouteille @ Seabass going away party courtesy of Gillard. Couleur brune foncée, mousse beige. Fine note de tonneau, malt et caramel avec au finit un peu d’amertume. le tout garde un long fini de bourbon avec de subtiles notes de chocolat. Le côté bois et chêne se mélange a un palais qui se veut réchauffant en bouche venant du bourbon.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2011
at 08:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tasted at the big “SeaBass has got to go” tasting courtesy of the one and only Gillard, thanks! Pours mahogany with tan head. It smells sweet with vanilla, a little bit of oak, a touch of smooth sweet bourbon and then mild roastiness. The taste has a little bit of chocolate brownie and then getting a little roasty and then mildly harsh bourbon and oak by midway. Toward the finish chocolate comes forward as the booziness and somewhat harsh bourbon take over and move this into the after taste. Still pretty good but a little long on the barrel time for me.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2011
at 19:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle(thanks to Foppa78) at my leaving FL throwdown(17Dec10)pours dense black with a medium dark brown head. Aroma is hot with sticky bourbon and roast. Faint notes of coffee as well. Flavor is wonderful. I think the barrel is nice and finessed in this beer. Roast, black patent and coffee mix with oak and sweet bourbon finishing with lingering vanilla and alcohol. Excellent beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2011
at 13:48