Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malty with notes of toffee, dark caramel, and treacle. Lighter molasses and chocolate notes. Some toasted bread and hints of nuts. Medium light bourbon and light oak and alcohol notes. Pours a dark brown, almost black with a medium large, moderately thick, frothy, tan head that recedes quickly to a small film that lingers on the edges. No lacing and long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of toffee and dark caramel. Lighter notes of chocolate, treacle and molasses. Hints of toasted bread. Low bitterness and medium low alcohol warmth. Moderately strong maple notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low carbonation. Overall, a decent stout but it's overly carbonated and I'm worried that it's showing signs of a weird over fermentation. Maple syrup notes are nice but continuing to ferment out. Bourbon and oak are good and malt character is solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Tap at Ale Arsenal. Pours deep brown with lighter highlights and small deep brown head. Cloying legs down the glass. Dark chocolate, cocoa powder and boozy aroma. Flavor is rich chocolate, massive whiskey booze on the back half. Syrupy and viscous.
BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Expanding Worlds from Private Press Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500ml @ Ryan's. Appearance: very dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: coffee and green peppers, some American oak, charred barrel. and chocolate. Taste: along the same lines, nice body, a lot of chocolate and coffee, American oak. Overall: nice one, despite the green pepper notes.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours deep opaque near black, small brown head, decent lacing. Aroma has notes of vanilla fudge, bourbon; whoah, it really is fudge. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter; a kiss of vanilla on a fudgy beer tempered by light bourbon notes. Full body, creamy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at Tørst. Pours black. Maple, toffee, prune, vanilla, creme brûlée topping, blackberry, dark chocolate, roast, walnut, pear, milk chocolate, cherry juice. Oily body. Phenomenal.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Fourth Press from Private Press Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Keep the series alive! Pours deep mahogany, medium beige-tan head, good lacing. Rich aroma of dark roasted sugars, oak tannins, barrel char, dark chocolate, with hints of vanilla and toasted coconut. Flavor is pretty sweet, light plus bitter, rich and luxurious. Full body, creamy mouthfeel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Tørst. Pours black without head. Bourbon, toffee, biscuit, salted caramel, roast, little soy, a miso umami note, nutty, dark chocolate, dried cherry, tobacco, leathery, boozy, extremely intense. Nice oily body. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. pours Inky black, minimal brown head, some lacing. Aroma is fudge, bourbon, vanilla, molasses, tobacco, treacle. Flaky is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, silky 4,8,9,5,17
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle from OS, many thanks! Dark brown with brief, beige head. Burnt caramel, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla. Slightly boozy heat. Long caramel finish. Lovely stuff.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed A Silent Pursuit from Private Press Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours clear chestnut, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is nutty, cocoa, bourbon. Flavor is light plus sweet, litru plus bitter. Merlin body.