John's Dark Secret
Beyond the Pale Brewing Company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout Regular|
Score
7.29
|
|
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Glass, brown bottle, 650 ml, savoured on July 21 2015; eye: black, opaque, minuscule ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, woody, bourbon, black coffee, slight vanilla, black coffee; mouth: chocolate, woody, bourbon, black coffee, slight vanilla, black coffee, rather short finale in bourbon with presence of roasted barley, full body, below-average carbonation, lightly bitter, oily texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, bouteille brune, 650 ml, 6,1 %, savourée le 21 juillet 2015; œil : noire, opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, boisé, bourbon, café noir, très léger vanille, café noir; bouche : chocolat, boisé, bourbon, café noir, très léger vanille, café noir, finale plutôt courte en bourbon avec présence d’orge torréfiée, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement amère, texture huileuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2015
at 08:16
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep dark stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel chocolate with light bourbon barrel, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with light coffee notes, vanilla, bourbon barrel, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. Bottle from Matt Tomlinson. Puhskinwow’s Big Deck tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2015
at 18:24
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color ale with a medium size brown color head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of bourbon and vanilla notes are quite dominant with some light dry roasted malt notes also noticeable. Taste is a dry with some woody notes with bourbon and vanilla clearly identifiable. Body is about average with good carbonation. I enjoyed the fact that barrel-aging was prominent while keeping some balance with the based beer. Also, it does taste like an imperial stout even though it is clocking well below on the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2015
at 15:03