Bottle. Woody bourbon and chocolate caramel aroma. Dark brown color with small head. Chocolate malt, coffee, and ash/dry grass flavor - a hint of bourbon in the finish. Nice beer - a bit light.

bottle - Pours very dark brown with a tan head. The aroma is heavy on the bourbon with some roast malt underlying it. The flavor is also heavy on the bourbon. There’s roast malt and some chocolate notes under there too, but I thought the body was too light for all that bourbon. In that sense it has the same flaw as the beastie barrel stout. It’s alright but could be better.

I don’t think this porter is nearly as good as their bourbon barrel-aged oatmeal stout. Deep red-brown body, medium tan head. Roasted chocolate aroma with plenty of bourbon (wood and vanilla). The flavor was dominated by the bourbon, which would be great if I was writing this review on www.ratebourbon.com, but I’m looking for beer here. The underlying porter is just too weak to carry the barrel flavors. There is just a touch of roasted malt and light sweetness associated with the actual beer. A let-down considering how good the stout is.