8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

16 oz. can from 93 Octane, packaged Aug. 27, 2024. So the Buffalo Trace in the barrel for this year 20W-50. I only confirmed this with the tap room server, and the fact that it was labeled as such in the store display. Pours a black body with a brief, fizzy brown head. Smell is the familiar lovely nose of bourbon and vanilla. A little chocolate follows, but no bitter roast. Taste is just dandy, a fizzy bourbon, some black cherry, with a thick mouthfeel on my tongue. Still, it's very easy drinking, with little roastiness in the way. Can't catch anything here that makes me think of oak barrel, just the bourbon well matched to a stout beer.