Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Cocoa Porter

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Cocoa Porter

 

Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. in Lexington, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Imperial Regular
Score
6.87
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Cocoa Porter is brewed with five types of malts and cocoa nibs to build out a rich full body Porter with notes of bittersweet chocolate, oak, vanilla, and sweet toffee. 100% barrel-aged in freshly decanted Kentucky Bourbon Barrels.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of cocoa. Taste is cocoa, roasted malt, bourbon, artificial chocolate syrup.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2026 at 03:52


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Black pour. Thin foam. Sweet flavor of chocolate and vanilla. Maple syrup and bourbon notes. Light bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2025 at 21:03


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Vanilla and cocoa nose. Mahogany, medium tan head. Cocoa, charred oak, vanilla, raisin. Full body, easy carbonation. Surprising complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2025 at 21:00


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dark brown closer to black with a small head. Aroma is mostly chocolate with hints of malty dark roasted grains. Taste is also chocolate and dark roasted grains.

Tried on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:38


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by Jeremy D. at the December 2024 PS tasting, 12/14/24. Dark brown, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of chocolate, cocoa, roast. Taste is cocoa, oak, whisky, roast.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 19:31


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle: dark brown with white head. Aroma is vanilla, bourbon, some cocoa. Taste is sweet and vanilla. Booze covered.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2024 at 00:48


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

12 oz bottle. Aroma of cocoa and roasted malt. The flavor is the same with a weak hint of cheap whiskey. Body is really thin for a porter. Overall, not bad. However, it is really light in the britches.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2023 at 21:42


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Black with a large tan head that left decent lacing. Roasty and somewhat sourish with whiskey, cocoa and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied and smooth.

Tried on 25 Dec 2023 at 21:50


5.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Chocolate malt, bourbon, and hay aroma. Black with moderate brown head. Mildly sweet cocoa malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Light body.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 01:43


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours near black with a small tan head. It smells of chocolate, roast malt and bourbon. The flavor is fairly sweet with chocolate, mild bourbon, coffee, and roast malt. It’s pretty good though as is often the case with this brewer, I find myself wishing the flavors were more intense, maybe a darker roast character with more hops.

Tried on 04 Dec 2023 at 05:04