Oak Aged Black Jack Stout

DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production

Score

7.37

ABV: 8.0%

IBU: 67

Ticks: 13

Instead of kegging the entire 2010 batch of Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout, one of our most popular December seasonal beers since it was first brewed in 1998, a small quantity was aged for two months inside of charred American oak whiskey barrels before being bottled. The result is a smoky, sophisticated Russian Imperial Stout that pours jet black with a full body, small tan head, and warm aromas of smoky malt and charred oak. Barrel aging also adds accents of charred oak, vanilla and caramelized sugar to Black Jack’s bold swirl of dark chocolate, coffee, smoky malt, and fruit flavors flavors, that balance its big, warming 8% abv. This rare, truly exceptional variant of The Brewer’s Association of Maryland Governor’s Cup 2005, 2006 and 2007 gold medal winner can be found in vintage 22 oz bottles.

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7.5

fonefan (85107) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

Bottle 750ml.Clear dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, light alcohol - whisky. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, coconut, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120202]

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2012 at 23:32

7.8

radagast83 (13601) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

22oz bottle. Poured a dark brown color, small creamy (and quickly dissipating) tan head. Aroma was dark chocolate, caramel, oak notes, alcohol. Flavor was dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, roasted malts.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2012 at 20:09

8.3

Travlr (30174) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Almost black, small brown head that settles to an edge. Aroma of dark cocoa with a boozy edge. Taste is rick, thick, chocolate and vanilla. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2012 at 15:54

Pinball (15991) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

pitch dark, small borwn head. bourbon, roasted malts, malty mellow bitterness in the aroma. flavor is roasted malts, borubon , wood, faint toffee.

Tried on 05 Feb 2012 at 02:18

CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of GT2. Pours an opaque black with a tiny, rough light brown head. Heavy, sweet and smooth Bourbon aroma atop the roast. Solid body, sweet chewy roast, quite some licorice and tar. Sweet, oaky Bourbon, but dry and sulphurous. Warming alcohol finish. A heavy hitter. 020212

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 13:29

6.8

yespr (55573) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is toffee caramelish and dark malty. Roasted dark malty and toffee caramelish. Sweet toffee and malty into a smooth dark malty finish.
Earlier Rating: 6/30/2007 Total Score: 4
RBSG07. From bottle. Pours dark brown with a chocolate brown head slight different from the non aged version. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate notes instead of coffee. Flavour is chocolate and raisins. Finish is raisin sweet, blending nicely in with the chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 12:15

7.6

Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of coffee, roasted malt, wood, and whiskey. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, whiskey, coffee, and roasted malt, leading to a dry coffee finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 09:46

6.2

saxo (29778) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

Bottle @ Papsoe tasting. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are whisky, roast, malt wood, alcohol, vanilla and hops. Why destroy good beer with whisky.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2012 at 08:53

6.6

nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

22oz bottle pours an opaque black with one ring of creamy eggshell head. Nose is bread, malty, molasses, light chocolate. Flavor is sweet, vanilla, coconut, brown sugar, chocolate. Medium bodied, sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2012 at 15:38

Drake (22940) reviewed Oak Aged Black Jack Stout from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago

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

Bomber from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes. Pours an oily dark brown color with a medium sized fizzy brown head. Decent head retention. Aroma of cherries, chocolate, whisky, wood notes, roasty finish. The taste is chocolate, roasted malts, whisky, wood, maple and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied. Solid.

Tried on 20 Dec 2011 at 20:18