7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber, assumedly recent, shared by WillRunforbeer on 11/28/15.
Dark mahogany/ebony pour has a tan head that is small and shows moderate to low retention. Did not check clarity.
Hugely rich, almost candy-sweet nose does not burn with alcohol, but seems quite estery. Coconut adds to the overall rich/sweet character and the turbinado fermentation adds more esters and candy character. Bourbon is notable, but not overdone, with prominent spice and vanilla emerging. Dosent smell as much like an Imperial Stout/Porter so much as it does a big huge barleywine. Kind of like an amped up JW Lees, or something like that (with bourbon and coconut).
Rich, strong, sweet, candyish and estery/fruity in the mouth, it has a massively soft, sugary texture, though the alcohol prevents it from being syrupy or cloying. Difficult to rate, as it’s not "overdone" in the usual sense of an Imperial. The barrel aging is done pretty well, it’s not a booze bomb, especially given the massive abv and it’s not underfermented. But I just don’t think there’s quite enough dry/acidc balance to it (some tannin and heavy toasted oak lingers, but not exactly pleasantly). If you’re putting a beer in a bourbon barrel, why are you also adding coconut? Furthermore, why the hell do you need to turbinado this thing up to 15% abv??? Jesus christ, isn’t 12% way more than enough??
Dark mahogany/ebony pour has a tan head that is small and shows moderate to low retention. Did not check clarity.
Hugely rich, almost candy-sweet nose does not burn with alcohol, but seems quite estery. Coconut adds to the overall rich/sweet character and the turbinado fermentation adds more esters and candy character. Bourbon is notable, but not overdone, with prominent spice and vanilla emerging. Dosent smell as much like an Imperial Stout/Porter so much as it does a big huge barleywine. Kind of like an amped up JW Lees, or something like that (with bourbon and coconut).
Rich, strong, sweet, candyish and estery/fruity in the mouth, it has a massively soft, sugary texture, though the alcohol prevents it from being syrupy or cloying. Difficult to rate, as it’s not "overdone" in the usual sense of an Imperial. The barrel aging is done pretty well, it’s not a booze bomb, especially given the massive abv and it’s not underfermented. But I just don’t think there’s quite enough dry/acidc balance to it (some tannin and heavy toasted oak lingers, but not exactly pleasantly). If you’re putting a beer in a bourbon barrel, why are you also adding coconut? Furthermore, why the hell do you need to turbinado this thing up to 15% abv??? Jesus christ, isn’t 12% way more than enough??
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2015
at 14:25
8/10
Tried
on 29 Nov 2015
at 01:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle shared by Willrunforbeer, much thanks. Black color, almost no head. Aroma is a hefty amount of bourbon with wood and lasting coconut, cinnamon.
The flavor shows a great myriad of flavors. Vanilla, cinnamon, oak and a nice melded bourbon. Damn the mouthfeel is awesome!! Oily with a mild bourbon burn. The ABV is almost totally hidden and for the 15 % is really amazing. Just a really off the wall full of flavor kind of Porter, unreal.
The flavor shows a great myriad of flavors. Vanilla, cinnamon, oak and a nice melded bourbon. Damn the mouthfeel is awesome!! Oily with a mild bourbon burn. The ABV is almost totally hidden and for the 15 % is really amazing. Just a really off the wall full of flavor kind of Porter, unreal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 00:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber. Thanks WillRun for bringing this bomb. Stoked to try it.
A - The appearance is like an oily and slick black...not a thick mess but it’s really good looking. A nice dark tan head.
S - This is a coconut bomb. I absolutely think it smells stupid good. table sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, coconut and vanilla.
T - Thick, like a chocolate cake dessert with toasted coconut and a lot of bakers chocolate with a little bit of brown sugar at the finish. Loaded with flavor and vanilla...but for 15% beer, the booze isn’t even present. It’s just very refined.
M - oily and thin then boom, this dense finish. like it’s sneaking up on you like a Ninja.
O - Yeah man, I’d love more of this...maybe not a keg but a case of this would be great.
A - The appearance is like an oily and slick black...not a thick mess but it’s really good looking. A nice dark tan head.
S - This is a coconut bomb. I absolutely think it smells stupid good. table sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, coconut and vanilla.
T - Thick, like a chocolate cake dessert with toasted coconut and a lot of bakers chocolate with a little bit of brown sugar at the finish. Loaded with flavor and vanilla...but for 15% beer, the booze isn’t even present. It’s just very refined.
M - oily and thin then boom, this dense finish. like it’s sneaking up on you like a Ninja.
O - Yeah man, I’d love more of this...maybe not a keg but a case of this would be great.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2015
at 00:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer dark chocolate pour with a tan lacey head. Aromas of vanilla coffee coconut and bourbon. Taste is awesome nice rich creamy mouth feel brown sugar and hint of cinnamon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 00:09
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Hopcat A2. Pours a clear yellowish gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is straw forward with earthy grains and a bit of biscuit supporting. Flavor is similar with a combination straw and earthy grain that has a touch of sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2015
at 20:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
On tap at Hopcat A2. Pours a clear amber with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of sour red fruits with some cherry and a decent amount of acid. Flavor is full of sour red fruits with a touch of oak underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2015
at 20:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from mikem409, thanks for the opportunity! Solid dark black with the faintest of garnet at the edges and a bubbly off white head that shows poor retention. Brown sugary, fruity syrup, roast with hints of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and light coconut. A bit sticky and syrupy with a nice warming alcohol. A sipper for sure, but hides the alcohol well, I wish I’d waited for a cold winter night for this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2015
at 17:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy bright golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of pale malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, and and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Damn good robustness and balance of pale malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness after the finish as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly creamy/bready/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a damn nice American blonde ale style. All around great balance and robustness of pale malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and clean to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2015
at 20:43
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can. Hazy gold with a frothy, white head. Light aroma of corn, wet straw, toasted and raw grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Taste of grain, corn, biscuit. Hint of honey.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2015
at 06:17