8/10
Dark sweet and roasted malty, rich opulent chocolate, sweet maple and caramel, full bodied, layers of bourbon, vanilla and coconut into the warming malty finish. Gorgeous.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 11:35
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Taster at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:23
8/10
Vanilla bomb is what's mostly left with hints of coffee, nice carb though!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2025
at 12:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Pours black, smallest layer of tanned head. Scent is pure cocoa, roast, chocolate syrupy goodness. Whiff of coconut and vanilla, fairly silent on barrel and honey , nuts and marshmellow. Taste is full-on intense, chocolate and vanilla bomb. Barrel rises up towards the late taste / aftertaste, dragging the nuttyness along. Mild on the coconut. Super soft and gentle, low carbonation. Thick, intense body. Superb beer once again, as is to be expected. Not the best JWB ever, but certainly one of those that reminds me of those.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 18:06
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
16 oz thanks to tfontana on the share. Aroma is herb, floral, dank. The flavor is a bit more fruity than the aroma. But there is some oxidation in the malt. Not awful. Wish we had a fresher can!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2025
at 23:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can from Liquor Junction, Reading. Significant sediment, otherwise standard look, trace lacing. Aroma is fruit (apple?), floral, sweet malts/light caramel, mild tart. Taste is strong pineapple, sweet malt, something slightly off--likely related to age. Smooth, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Tastes better than it smells. Something is a bit off, like slightly unfinished but is almost certainly related to aged hops.
Tried
from Can
from
Liquor Junction
on 26 Jan 2025
at 23:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is zesty citrus, fruity hop, freshly squeezed orange juice, tropical fruit, soft pale malt. Flavour is moderate bitter with a little sweetness. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:36
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma with coffee and wood barrel aroma - Dark malt body with chocolate , coffee , coconut and wood barrel flavours - Daark malt , coffee and wood barrel goes into the finish - This was real good
Tried
on 08 Jan 2025
at 18:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the CBJ BIG BOOSTY XMAS tasting, thanks to Juan, 13/12/23. Black topped with a tan head. Nose is dark malts, coffee, vanilla bean, chocolate, toffee. Taste comprises dried red berries, spice, dark malts, charr, mellow roast, coffee. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost coated with bourbon. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 22:07