Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
4 oz. pour as part of a flight at the brewery. Lightly hazy, pale, bright yellow, light sparkle, ring of head, no lacing. Aroma is subtle wheat. Taste is strongly tart fruit (red raspberry) over milder lemon peel, wheat. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Tartness is strongly tart but everything else is pretty muted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Аромат вроде бы в стиль, есть хмель но немного в основе все же карамель. Цвет красивый, коричневый, полу мутный с небольшой пенкой. Вкус просто удручает, безумно много хмеля от которого идет просто термоядероная горечь, она забивает все нотки которые кстати есть, то есть карамель и легкие специи, но все это очень скудно от травянистой горячи.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Аромат очень шоколадный, сразу хочется сказать что запах прям бьет йодом, слегка ликерный при этом и бочковой. Цвет черный, пенка очень тонкая. Вкус такой же йодистый, шоколадный и ликерный, при этом бочка тоже есть. Пил на фесте.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by tfontana. Aroma of soft chocolate, weak rye, spice. Flavor is the same with a soft mild spice finish. No alcohol finish, which is pleasant. But fuck the milk stouts! Thank the god Lord TJ saw this style. I could be dead in three hours!!!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared by tfontana. Aroma of soft spice, chocolate, bourbon. Flavor has a soft caramel or sweet malt background with a mildly spicy bourbon finish. No harsh alcohol finish. REAL nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2021 500mL bottle shared by tfontana on 1/11/25. Dark mahogany with garnet highlights. Bubbly tan head, small. Clear. Prune, raisin, licorice, light lactose. Some dark ash. Lightly spicy but not too much. Dark chocolate, strong spice, black pepper, no alcohol and good balance. A bit pruney. Soft, malty, creamy, a bit roasty and full of dark chocolate. Not too much barrel. A bit of floral, rye, nutty and balancing spice. It's very balanced, not alcoholic and there's no lactose character, thankfully.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2021 500mL bottle shared by tfontana on 1/11/25.
Clear dark mahogany with ruby highlights. Small, tan head to ring.
A mix of the 2022 BT and 2023 KC with the bourbon element light, and the dark fruit moderate, but maybe a bit too strong. Less alcohol and/or spice with a good mellowness.
In the mouth it's rich, malty, sweet, spicy, balanced and with ample, but well-attenuated malt. Juicy dark fruits, maybe a touch of lead. Definitely get the age on it in its mellowness with soft, chocolatey, not fudgey or syrupy textures and no alcohol. Really nice rye spice and lingering dark fruit and heavy black pepper.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle pour from the brewery. Opaque dark brown, nice viscosity, trace lacing. Aroma is lightly peaty malt, rye spice, roasted malt. Taste is strong mix of roasted/peaty malt, dark fruit, milder vanilla and rye/bourbon. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste w/out signs of alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by tfontana. Aroma of weak vanilla, mild oak, light booze. Soft cake batter with a bolder Knobb Creek character. No alcohol burn at all. Extremely approachable!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
2023 500mL bottle shared by tfontana on 1/11/25.
Dark mahogany, undetermined clarity. Deep garnet highlights. Tan ring of bubbles.
Wow, that smells a lot better than the 2022 Buff Trace. No big prune/raisin/plum. Soft chocolate and mildly spicy bourbon with rich caramel malt and hints of warming. Light vanilla, light wood. Quite nicely-balanced.
Soft, malty, nicely-attenuated, still getting that warming, but there's fudge, caramel, vanilla, raisin and rich, spicy, strong bourbon. Sweet, but attenuated, not syrupy, not too alcoholic. Mellow and flavorful.