7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour from Valley Beverage, Sherman Oaks at OT Camp tasting (7,000th rating!). Inky, dark brown with no head, no lacing. Aroma is strong earthy malt, bourbon, dark fruit, berries. Taste is strong berries, led by blueberries, chocolate. Smooth texture, lively carbonation, finish as taste.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood
on 21 Sep 2025
at 03:04
7.6/10
Congrats on 7k Tom. Awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 22:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500 ml Thank you Tfontana on the share! Aroma is cinnamon, dough like malt, cinnamon. The flavor is might have some cinnamon. Like a boat load of cinnamon. Traces of sugar and chocolate. Body is ok. I mean… if you like Fried dough with cinnamon this is your bag!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 21:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
2023 batch 1 shared by tfontana on 9/20/25.
Clear deep caramel. Small, light tan head.
Cinnamon and sugar galore. Not really a clear bourbon presence but lots of dough and also a ton of cinnamon. Getting apple too. But no alcohol.
Ok, there is actual bourbon in the flavor. Sweet and with tons of cinnamon apple pie. Medium-full body. You do get bourbon but there's also way too much cinnamon. If we took the cinnamon down about five notches and had a bit more rich textures with less pastry flour notes.
Clear deep caramel. Small, light tan head.
Cinnamon and sugar galore. Not really a clear bourbon presence but lots of dough and also a ton of cinnamon. Getting apple too. But no alcohol.
Ok, there is actual bourbon in the flavor. Sweet and with tons of cinnamon apple pie. Medium-full body. You do get bourbon but there's also way too much cinnamon. If we took the cinnamon down about five notches and had a bit more rich textures with less pastry flour notes.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood
on 20 Sep 2025
at 21:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour from Total Wine & More, W. Hollywood. Opaque, inky dark brown with light sparkle, no head or lacing. Aroma is base stout/pastry, cinnamon, vague background bourbon. Taste is strong, raisiny sweet stout, cinnamon, vague bourbon. Smooth, frothy texture, medium bodied, soft carbonation and finish as taste. This could have used some more churros. NOT! How about half as much churros? Base stout/bourbon obscured. Too churro.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle pour shared by ClarkVV--thanks Clark! at OT Camp tasting. Opaque, inky black, nice viscosity with ring of head, no lacing. Aroma is strong earthy roasted stout, amalgam of nuts, coconut, mild vanilla. Taste is strong roasted malt, nuts, mild vanilla, coconut and tart fruit(?). Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Not hugely complex but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 20:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml bottle, 2023 vintage. Thank you Clrakvv. Aroma of walnut, toasted almonds. Flavor shows all the roasted nuts with soft chocolate. Nice flavor. Yet, alcohol shows itself just a touch. A touch sweet. Still a nice drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 20:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
2023 bottle drunk 9/20/25.
Clear and dark. Viscous but a bit of head.
Starts out very earthy and dry but begins to open up almost immediately. Gets rich, nutty, lightly sweet with lightly sweet, mildly spicy bourbon and lingering nut paste. No alcohol noted.
Chocolate, caramel, lots of toffee and vanilla. Very English with big nut paste and sweetness. Spicy bourbon and soft vanilla. Very classic bourbon stout with not too much nuttiness, honestly. Very, very tasteful adjunct. Maybe gets a shade too sweet, but it's rich and lovely with an excellent cherry and vanilla bourbon spice.
Clear and dark. Viscous but a bit of head.
Starts out very earthy and dry but begins to open up almost immediately. Gets rich, nutty, lightly sweet with lightly sweet, mildly spicy bourbon and lingering nut paste. No alcohol noted.
Chocolate, caramel, lots of toffee and vanilla. Very English with big nut paste and sweetness. Spicy bourbon and soft vanilla. Very classic bourbon stout with not too much nuttiness, honestly. Very, very tasteful adjunct. Maybe gets a shade too sweet, but it's rich and lovely with an excellent cherry and vanilla bourbon spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2025
at 20:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml shared by Tom! Aroma is mild coffee, light chocolate and a touch of dough like malt. Flavor follows. Maybe a trace of sugar. Alcohol is hidden. Body is full and thick. A nice stout.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood
on 20 Sep 2025
at 19:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2023 bottle shared by tfontana on 9/20/25.
Dark, clear, mega-viscous, no head.
Kind of smells like pastry flour, donut but there's definite, albeit not huge bourbon. Lightly sweet, rich, with caramel and vanilla. Some cherry in there, too. Easygoing, well-aged, no booze. No weirdness going on from the donuts.
Cherry, vanilla, pastry flour and easygoing, sweet bourbon. Light fudge and dark chocolate. This could be a lot worse for being brewed with donuts. Kind of just feels like a normal bourbon barrel impy. And it's soft, chewy, not boozey or too sweet. Donuts maybe cut the usual syrupy, thick BL texture a bit.
Dark, clear, mega-viscous, no head.
Kind of smells like pastry flour, donut but there's definite, albeit not huge bourbon. Lightly sweet, rich, with caramel and vanilla. Some cherry in there, too. Easygoing, well-aged, no booze. No weirdness going on from the donuts.
Cherry, vanilla, pastry flour and easygoing, sweet bourbon. Light fudge and dark chocolate. This could be a lot worse for being brewed with donuts. Kind of just feels like a normal bourbon barrel impy. And it's soft, chewy, not boozey or too sweet. Donuts maybe cut the usual syrupy, thick BL texture a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:57