7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gylden klar skum Røg malt citrus peber Sød modrate bitter list Cremet blød

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Purple pink color. Pithy nose with deep cherry, light acidity and light oak notes. Tart, very tart, with excellent cherries, oak and nice underlining maltiness. Really nice for 9.7%. Super well put together. No booziness. Excellent

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at Southern Grist 3rd Anniversary. Pours a deep brown to black with a small head that dissipates. Lots of bourbon on the nose with oak and cacao nib. Thin on the palate with more bourbon and oak. Chocolate is there, but definitely a bit thin. Lingering chocolate bourbon ball on the finish.Earlier Rating: 4/7/2019 Total Score: 3.7

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2019 vintage bottling. Pours dense pitch black color with a small dense dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, fudge, brownie batter, marshmallow, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, fudge, brownie batter, marshmallow, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, roast, charcoal bitterness; bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, fudge, brownie batter, marshmallow, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, dark bread/crust, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, rich, bready mouthfeel that is fantastic. Light slickness, sticky hops, chalky roast, and bourbon/oak tannins. Mild increasing warmth of 8.5%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged Russian imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the ABV; with the mildly bitter/tannic/drying finish. This is very reminiscent of Bourbon County as the name suggests, at nearly half the ABV. Insanely rich malt complexity, with perfect bourbon barrel presence/integration; and solid earthy hops against sweetness. Bit of yeast fruitiness. A highly enjoyable offering, and top tier style example.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle thanks to Steve pours out hazy orange color topped with small head. Nose is nice big orange citrus tart sour. Taste is acidic orange citrus big tart kick.

9.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 1/18/2019. Pours crystal clear very dark ruby red/purple/brown color with a small dense dark pink/purple head with great retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge juicy/tart/tangy black raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, strawberry, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, brown sugar, wheat, and bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of black raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and wine barrel notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/tart/tangy black raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, strawberry, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, brown sugar, wheat, and bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and slight yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. lingering notes of black raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, strawberry, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, brown sugar, wheat, bread dough, oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Insane complexity, robustness, and balance of black raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and wine barrel flavors; with an amazing malt/tart/sourness, and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is insane. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is a mind blowing fruited sour/wild ale! All around insane complexity, robustness, and balance of black raspberries, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and wine barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Absolutely enormous juicy/jammy berries; with perfectly balanced Brett/Bacteria complexity, wine barrels, and dark/bready malts against acidity. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Not overly sweet, or sour/tart/tangy either way. A truly mind blowing offering, and world class style example. Definitely the best imperial sour I've ever had, lives up to the hype.

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 12/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden amber color with a 2 finger desne and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy/sour/tart/tangy pineapples, mango, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, raspberry, strawberry, peach, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, candi sugar, wheat, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of pineapple, mango, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bready malt, and wine barrel notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy/sour/tart/tangy pineapples, mango, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, raspberry, strawberry, peach, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, candi sugar, wheat, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit/wine tang, and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy pineapples, mango, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, raspberry, strawberry, peach, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, honey, candi sugar, wheat, white bread dough, light leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, mango, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bready malt, and wine barrel flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with minimal puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is an insane fruited sour/wild ale! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, mango, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bready malt, and wine barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the ABV, with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Perfectly balanced between juicy/jammy fruit, Brett/Bacteria complexity, bready malts, and wine barrel presence/integration. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Definitely the best one I've had in the series yet; more malty and minimally puckering than the other pale colored versions. A highly amazing offering, and world class style example. One of the best imperial sours I've ever had from anywhere.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 1/19/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/white chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, and white bread dough; with light notes of dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of coffee, cocoa, lactose, bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/white chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, and white bread dough; with light notes of dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy hop, and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/white chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, honey, caramel, vanilla, cream, toasted oats, white bread dough, light fruit/smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, cocoa, lactose, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/coffee bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an incredible imperial milk/sweet white stout! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, cocoa, lactose, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV; with the minimally bitter/drying finish; amazingly soft feel. Amazing balance of rich malts, cocoa, lactose, and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with just enough earthy hops to balance sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. Best in the style I've had yet.

5

Vinegar and mango. Punch to the face. Saddness. Maybe I like vinegar now