Dark reddish brown beer, with a minimal head - quite a tart aroma, with strong cherry and oak, and a mellow but present bourbon character - fairly tart and mildly acidic, with some light notes of chocolate and dough - very mild oak - subtle but spicy alcohol - much more tart than I expected, but decent.

Fizzy dark copper beer, with a few soapy bubbles at the top - aroma of syrup-soaked cherries, brown sugar, a bit of vanilla - the flavor is quite similar - starts out quite sweet and fruity, followed by some rolled oats, caramel, fig, date - finishes with some hop bitterness and alcohol warmth - a little bit of grainy character in the end - reminds me a bit of bigfoot with some age on it, but lacking a bit of that beers character - still nice, though.

Dark brown, cola-looking beer - quite a roasty aroma, with touches of brown sugar, caramel, and dark fruit - medium-bodied (light for an imperial) - quite roasty, with strong coffee and tobacco bitterness - toffee sweetness arrives later, with some fruity notes - a lot of burnt sugar and caramel popcorn in the finish - a little spicy alcohol in the finish - more like an imperial porter, but a fairly tasty one

No hops on this beer, appropriate for the style. Grain in the aroma and flavor. Some earth, grass, and dirt. Light brown color. Good, thich head. Bitter grain finish. A very dry beer. The earthy character is unusual and not bad, though not better than average. Thanks to Skyview for sharing.

12oz bottle @Noogfest4.0-pours a tan ring for a head and hazy copper color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium malt. Taste is sweet dark fruit, medium malt, secondary bitter hops.

Courtesy of Gillard. That guy Gillard ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Pours dark brown with tan head. The aroma is like sticking my nose over a cup of coffee. I also get some roastiness and burnt malts. The flavor has solid coffee goodness along with some sweet and mildly roasty malts providing some seriously tasty balance. The experience lightens up into the finish keeping up the tasty tastiness.

Rated May 2008. Yep, that guy Gillard is up to his old tricks by sharing amazing WI brew offerings. Thanks buddy. Pours deep copper with light tan head. Nice aroma with tasty wood and bourbon notes that don’t really over shadow the fruity esters and faint maltiness. The alcohol heat does build up and singe the nose a bit. The taste starts with mildly sweet maltiness and roasty malts that then becomes wood and barrel like flavors before a formidable vanilla flavor takes hold. There’s also dark fruity esters of grapes, cherries and prunes before the alcohol hotness builds to a distracting level. It could use more age. Darn tasty now though

Courtesy of Degarth. Pours dirty dark brown with mocha had and spotty lacing. The aroma hits you in the face with boozy barrel notes of bourbon and wood really. For an instant I get some cherry fruitiness. Lots of wood in the nose. The taste feels pretty thick bringing in bold notes of wood, booze, tart tannins, rich chocolate malts and faint tart fruitiness. Bold flavors but a bit much on the barrel-ness.


Courtesy of Gillard. Tasted at the May 3rd 2008 beer geek gathering at the Oldsmar Tap House in FL.

Pours clear deep amber with thin tan head. The aroma has cherry fruit tartness mixing with wood and sweet bourbon goodness along with a faint backbone of dark roasted malts. The taste has a quick pulse of dark malty semi sweetness that moves into cherry fruitiness and tartness where the barrel wood notes and bourbon are there but take a back seat. The base beer could be a bigger player here to add some depth and balance.

Bottle: Dark brown pour with a smaller tan head. Aroma is of cherry cordials with bourbon. Nice. Flavor is cherry and chocolate with the bourbon barrel accent. A bit chalky and light roasted malt. Flavor gets a bit muddled. Still, I like cherries, I like bourbon, and I like imperial stouts; so this was great to try. Thanks Pepsican.