9

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

Pours super thick. The aroma is just thick, rich stout...the umami and dark sugars are intense. I mean this gives off sirop de Liege vibes, which is fucking awesome. Yeah, this is all about that heroic boil and rich barrel. But excellent.

8.4

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

Poured from 355mL bottle (bottled 12/2023). Thick near black with no head (not as thick as Dolk - probably a good thing). Woody bourbon bomb. Preferred the aroma of Dolk, but this has a more drinkable texture (Dolk stuck in my throat, this is thick, but goes down smooth). Super boozy. Ended up with the same overall rating.

8.4

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

Dark brown, no head. Quite inky. Almost meaty aroma. On the palate, it's got a rich umami character, a bit soy sauce but good soy sauce. Medium body for the style. Some dark sugars, a touch of alcohol and a lot of quality bourbon. Good stuff.

7.9

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

12oz (thx, Terry M.!) @ Ryan's.
Aroma: a lot of American oak, some roasted barrel, a bit inky and earthy.
Taste: quite thick, a loooot wood and toasted barrel.
Overall: pretty much one-dimensional; good beer, but not the best from them.

8.1

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

Poured from 355mL bottle (maroon wax with feathers - bottled 11/2023). Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Lots of nice barrel on the nose. Taste is old woodiness, touch of soy sauce, a bit boozy, decent.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Very dark brown almost black with a two-finger tan head. Aroma is dark roasted grains, with hints of chocolate, and vanilla. Taste is also dark roasted grains and dark chocolate.

7

Canned. Poured gold orange cloudy. Some citrus and hops and tropicalia. Not too bad

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Yellow with lots of particles. Spices lemon wheat etc. Not particularly impressive.

8.5

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

12oz (thx, Terry M.!) @ Ryan's after kids time.
Pours like olive oil! 😲 I even stopped pouring being surprised.
Aroma: sweet, a lot of barrel, bold.
Taste: wood and whiskey bomb, very thick and oily.
Overall: one of thickiest beers I've ever had. This is definitely The Experience drinking this.

8.4

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

Poured from 355mL bottle (bottled 11/2024). Near black with no head, thick and oily viscosity. Huge old smokey woody bourbon barrel, ridiculously thick, molasses, that is bloody intense. It's almost... too much?