Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap. Pours black with no head. Aromas of nutty chocolate, faint bourbon and toasted malts. Flavors of dry nutty dark chocolate and roasted malts with dry peanut like finish. Quite nice but not really an enhancement on the very good base.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap. Pours black with almost no head. Aromas of sweet bourbon, dark fruit and roasted malts. Flavors of pot, dark fruit leaning towards figs, slight boozy bourbon, chocolate cake and roasted malts. Very dry considering the additions.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Dark Room #2 from Luppolo Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap. Pours black with very slight head. Aromas of bourbon, fudge, graham cracker, dark toffee, vanilla and slick roasted malts. Flavors of dry dark nutty chocolate, a bit of oak, a bit of bourbon, rye, licorice and roasted malts. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Luppolo, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma has fairly subtle hazelnut character upfront, with the bourbon further back, and light cocoa even further back. Flavour brings out plenty of dry, roasted hazelnut character, accentuated by dusty cocoa, gentle bourbon, and some booze. Like the base, could use more sugars to balance out the astringent bitterness on the finish, but the balance and construction are great, and I like the hazelnut addition. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Luppolo, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma has modest bourbon barrel expression, subtle candied fruit, and very faint vanilla bean. Flavour is sweeter compared to the base, with some candied fruit expression melding well with the bourbon, finishing light-to-medium sweet, with oak and chocolate. Very nice—about as good as the base.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Dark Room #2 from Luppolo Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Luppolo, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma is complex, with plenty of bourbon barrel expression, rich dark chocolate, molasses, and some oaky notes. Flavour is complex, with plenty of bourbon barrels, dark dry chocolate, dry oak, and a light bitter astringency on the finish. Could actually use a touch extra sugar, but the palate is really smooth and the barrel expression is impressive. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Luppolo. Pours black with a minimal head. Roasted malts and bourbon on the nose, but more muted than the base and pannetone version, maybe a vague nuttiness. Flavour has bready malts, roast is a bit dialed back, hazelnuts, and some light bourbon barrels. Nice, but not as coherent as the other two.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Luppolo. Pours black with a minimal tan head. Roasted malts and a blend of vanilla beans and bourbon on the nose. Flavour has a lot more of the candied fruit and vanilla beans, dark chocolate, some roast, and some woody bourbon barrels. Very well-executed, the candied fruit works very well here.
RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Dark Room #2 from Luppolo Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Luppolo. Pours black with a minimal head. Nice roasted malts, a bit of char, and bourbon barrels on the nose. Flavour has toasted bready malts, some crusts, molassss, moderate bourbon barrels. Nice bourbon finish. Very nicely done.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Vinello Arcabaleno from Luppolo Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pale pink-purple, slight haze. Aroma has a lactic-acetic note, and is grapey, with woody accents. The tartness strikes first on the palate - this is sharp, big vinegar. The palate features accents of fruits - cherry and apricot - but more wood influence, and the acetic character is certainly not shy.