7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/16/2015. Pours clear very dark reddish brown color with 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/pine/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good American brown ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2016
at 19:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, thanks to Rjunior78. Pours opaque black, small off-white head, dissipates quickly. Aroma is bourbon and cocoa, hints of coconut. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter, really hot, cocoa and vanilla bourbon. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2016
at 19:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at RBBWG 2016 in Antwerpen. Clear, very dark reddish brown to black with a brown head. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity aroma of caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, molasses and dark ripe fruits. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, caramel and hints of dark ripe fruits, followed by a short, slightly bitter, roasty finish. Medium to full body, creamy to oily mouthfeel. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 11:43
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Thank you for sharing ElManana + 1! 650 ml. bottle shared @ RBBWG V. “Bourbon barrel aged Night Fury Imperial stout aged on Vanilla beans, Mindo cocoa nibs, coconut and peanut butter” => Nice. Pours very dark black with basically no head. Nose is thick sweet molasses, fudge, hugely thick & massively sugary, exotic sugar, molasses, syrup, sweet, very thick. Taste is massive syrup, molasses, sugar, vanilla, brown sugar, sweet sugar, warming, low booze, thick molasses, chocolate. Very thick bodied. Unfortunately you cannot get peanut butter or coconut instead you get massive sugar, molasses & syrup. Lovely even if different than I expected going by the ingredients. Delicious thick sugary molasses affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 08:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as Witch's Hat Night Fury (Bourbon Barrel Traxxx) (by Witch's Hat Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
20/II/16 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG V (Ben's place) - BB: n/a, 2015 vintage (2016-217) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Clear purple brown beer, small irregular brown head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of mocha, coffee, cocoa powder, vanilla, bourbon, sweet impression. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of dark chocolate, mocha, cocoa powder, bit sweet, lots of vanilla, bourbon. Aftertaste: bit hoppy, mocha, coffee, caramel, bit sweet.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
20/II/16 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG V (Ben's place) - BB: n/a, 2015 vintage (2016-217) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Clear purple brown beer, small irregular brown head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of mocha, coffee, cocoa powder, vanilla, bourbon, sweet impression. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of dark chocolate, mocha, cocoa powder, bit sweet, lots of vanilla, bourbon. Aftertaste: bit hoppy, mocha, coffee, caramel, bit sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 15:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle @ Ratebeer Belgian Winter Gathering 2016. Opaque pitch black color, small light brown head. Aroma is malts, decent roastyness, bourbon. Taste malts, roast, I get a light chili or pepper, light alcohol, dark malts, light liquorice, light wood. Nice bitterness. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 14:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - thanks FlandersNed and Frank - pours black tan head - nose and taste of peanut butter, coconut, peanut butter cookie, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla and oak - medium body. Boozy on the back end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2015
at 20:51
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Kermis. Poured dark brown with a short-lived frothy tan head moving quickly to a round round tan head. The aroma is buttery caramel, peanut butter. The flavour is moderate sweet with a rich oily fruity, vanilla, alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Rather good. I hope to taste it again when it has aged.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 15:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared. Pours black with a ring tan head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, oak, roast, chocolate, molasses, light peanut butter, overripe dark fruit and raisins. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Full bodied with a medium thick oily palate and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 15:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to kermis (again). Black with very short lasting beige head. Loads of roasted nuts, peanut oil and butter, bourbon, vanilla, big roasted grains and some ash, fresh coffee beans, dried apricot and apple. Loads of roasted notes and nuts throughout. Over medium sweet and strong roasted bitterness. Full bodied with slick creamy feel and low carbonation with quite alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 15:42