6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

22oz bomber, undated, drunk 1/28/23. Clear, dark. Tan head is small, low retention. Big, tannic oak and whiskey. Fairly heavy char with some buttercream and heavy whiskey spice behind it. Black malts add cocoa and dark chocolate. A bit heavy-handed on the barrel/whiskey/booze. Strong bourbon/oak/char character that actually doesn't come off as dominant as the nose would suggest. But yet, unlike the top tier Bourbon Imperial Stouts, this one doesn't pass the texture test. Just too thin for its size and the amount of whiskey character. Tastes like $7.99.