Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
US Pint can from Kura’s Krafts US Beer Festival, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, somewhat rich, piney, light toffee, juicy citrus, light pepper spice, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served at the House of Hops US beer tasting, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear almost black colour with a thin broken off-white head. The aroma is roasty, toffee, sweet vanilla. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, sugary toffee, vanilla, light liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pint can at the House of Hops US beer tasting, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear almost black colour with a thin broken off-white head. The aroma is roasty, sugary, herbal. The flavour is moderate sweet and liquorice bitter, with a smooth, roasty, sugary saccharine, light spicy coffee, light sweet vanilla palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Not sure this is a brown ale. Not sure it’s a porter either!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Served at the House of Hops US beer tasting, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a Clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is big vanilla biscuit. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a light, crisp, fresh, sweet sugary biscuit vanilla palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is bready malt. Flavor is more bready malt with some spicy hops and just a touch of a bit too much sweetness. Besides the sweetness this was pretty spot on.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Bottle from the brewery. Opaque dark brown, thin ring of head, nice viscosity. Aroma is strong earthy, woody malt, spicy bourbon, some alcohol in the nose (less as it warms). Taste follows aroma with vague fruit as it warms. Smooth, relatively thick texture, medium body, soft carbonation, significant (pleasant) alcohol warmth. A strong stout but not overbearing. I love the variety in this series--really highlights the different bourbons. Characteristics of the base stout and barrel are allowed to make their presence known, but no doubt there is a spiciness and punch from the Whistle Pig.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Bottle from the brewery. Thick, inky black, nice viscosity. Aroma is bourbon, sweet, earthy, peaty malt. Taste is bourbon, light spiciness, sweet malt. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, slight spicy alcohol warmth, finish as taste. This version doesn't bring out other elements besides bourbon and the base stout but the balance is good and it's so smooth so still quite enjoyable. Difficult to solo dome.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
4 oz. pour as part of a flight at the brewery. Virtually opaque dark brown w/light mahogany, nice viscosity. Aroma is strong mix of dark fruit, caramel, bourbon. Taste is strong caramel, dark fruit, bourbon, well balanced. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Good strength, decent complexity, nice balance.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
4 oz. pour part of flight at brewery. Almost opaque dark brown, ring of head, trace lace. Aroma strong graham cracker, sweet, lightly roasted malt, nutmeg/Fall spices, raisin. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
4 oz. pour as part of a flight at the brewery. Pale yellow w/ring of head, no sparkle, light lacing. Aroma is strong vanilla cream. Taste is strong vanilla cream, mild milk chocolate-orange. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation, fairly dry, crisp finish as taste. Now that’s a cream ale I can get behind. Good strength and balance and quite interesting.