8

Sweet and boozy, honey, toffee, malty, packa a punch. Very nice.

7

Sweet, stingy and stuffy with some honey, oak, syrup, prunes, ripe dried fruits, toffee and caramel, hints of barrel and earthiness. A bit unbalanced, quite heavy and boozy with too much honey.

7.3

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

Bottle, thanks for sharing. Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has dark grains and bread with a bit of barrel and roasted malts coming through. Flavor has dark grains and toffee with a bit of bread and barrel backing.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 500mL bottle @ SARA Arbor (shared with Steven at SARA). Black with minimal beige head. Near black with minimal beige head. Very nice bourbon quality with light Belgian yeast and honey. Excellent.

8

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8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly alcohol-forward with nice bourbon notes and faint hints of oak. Moderately strong honey notes along with some biscotti and graham crackers. Moderate chocolate notes with burnt sugar, caramel and toffee. Light notes of dried cherries, raisin and prunes. A bit of an unexpected nutty note. Pours black with a small, moderately thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. No lacing and sheets instead of legs. Flavor is very sweet with lots of caramel, toffee, burnt sugar and honey. Quite a bit of biscotti, graham cracker and toasted bread notes as well. Moderate chocolate notes and faint roast. Medium bitterness with medium high alcohol notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Medium light raisin, prune and dried cherry notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with low carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth. Overall, a better BA imperial stout than I was expecting. The Belgian yeast had me worried that this was going to be hot and overly fruity, but the yeast was well tamed adding just a bit of heat and fruit. Yeast character worked well with the malt profile and honey. Not very toasty or chocolate forward, almost blurs the lines to a really dark barleywine.

9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Sample at Private Press. Pours inky black with a small brown head and good lacing. Aaron's is rich fudge, vanilla, coconut, oak, honey, bourbon. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, rich and integrated. Full body, creamy. Excellent