Krampus - Barrel-Aged Cookies
(has 3 batches)

Draught @ Beer Shop, Oak Park (Jan 2024). Very dark brown with a very small frothy dark beige head, dark chocolate-oak-whiskey aroma, low carbonation, initially sweet dark chocolate-bourbon taste, woodsy flavor, alcohol undertones, smooth body, long chocolatey finish with alcohol aftertaste. It was like drinking liquid chocolate laced with whiskey.

2021 can from a friend. Thanks Jimi! Pours a deep brown to black with a full two fingers of brown head. Cacao, vanilla, bourbon and dark fruit notes on the nose. More of the same on the palate. Good body, warming alcohol on the finish. Oak is there as it warms. Solid BA stout.

Bottle shared at DACBE New Year's share. Thanks Brad! Pours a pitch black with a finger of beige foam that dissipates. Bourbon on the nose with lots of woody oak, dark chocolate and dark plum and prune as it warms. Vanilla and chocolate on the palate with some crispy wafer notes underneath. More bourbon and chocolate on the finish. Rather nice.

10 Oz draft at Standard Market. I still don't have my nose back from my cold , but I just get a slight sniff of Bourbon and cocoa. Still a bit of brown highlight in an opaque tulip, bit of a tan ring of foam. Mouthfeel is very heavy, as the first taste impression. Milk chocolate and then some vanilla. As with a lot of big stops, I get an impression of cherry, too. Yes, very much a reminder of chocolate sugar cookies with a hint of molasses.

A deep dark stout with a thin dark brown head. In aroma, intense chocolate, light coffee, vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice and complex. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with light vanilla, alcohol warmth, bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, very nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.