Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is hop forward and fairly dank with decent secondary fruity notes. Nice pine resin, oily dankness, and a touch of onion. Grapefruit, tropical citrus, berries and some passion fruit. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a super clear, yellow-gold with a medium large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges.
Flavor is a bit sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Fairly strong bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong dank, oily resin and pine notes that linger into the finish. Lighter grapefruit with hints of tropical citrus, passion fruit and berries.
Mouthfeel is medium light bodied and crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid West Coast IPA with lots of dank, resinous hop notes and an assertive bitterness. Light, crisp, clean malt profile and balanced alcohol notes.

Poured from a 510 ml bottle.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter dark caramel and toffee. Moderate vanilla notes with some roast. Light barrel and bourbon notes with light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with dark brown hues on the edges and a medium sized, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers on the edges.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of chocolate and quite a bit of dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast and some tootsie roll notes. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Fairly strong vanilla notes. Faint oak and light bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid barrel aged vanilla imperial stout. Fairly sweet, but not overly so. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes. Great malt complexity and good vanilla notes.

Poured from a 500 ml.bottle.
Aroma is fruity and grape forward with lots of grape must. Lots of stone fruit and light berry notes. Hints of citrus. Light grain and oak notes. Light alcohol notes.
Pours a reddish amber color with a small, thin, slightly pink head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and medium small legs.
Flavor is a bit acidic with light grain notes and a touch of sweetness. Medium bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Lots of fruity grape notes with some must, stone fruit and hints of berry. Hints of lemon and oak..
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid saison with nice grape notes. Rather fruity with good saison and barrel notes. Alcohol is fairly well hidden and balanced nicely by all the other notes.

Poured from a 500 ml bottle.
Aroma is rather fruit forward with lots of cherry notes and hints of raisin and prune. Fairly strong chocolate, dark caramel and toffee notes. Some tootsie roll notes with hints of dark chocolate, orange, treacle and burnt sugar. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a thin, moderately large, reddish-mocha head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and sheets for legs..
Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter roast and burnt sugar. Quite a bit of dark caramel, toffee and tootsie roll notes. Moderately strong cherry notes with hints of raisin, prune and orange. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BCBS and one that tastes far better than I was expecting. The cherry notes were pretty strong in the aroma, but we're much softer in the flavor and made for a nice chocolate cherry note. Alcohol is fairly well hidden and not too hot. Decent bourbon and cognac notes.

Poured from a 500 ml bottle.
Aroma is dark chocolate, and roast forward with some caramel, dark toffee and graham cracker notes. Hints of nuts and oak. Moderate bourbon and alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with dark brown hies on the edges and a small, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. Faint lacing and very long legs.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of chocolate and roast notes. Lighter dark caramel and toffee notes. Moderate date and nut notes. Medium bitterness and fairly high alcohol notes. Medium light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderately strong alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid Bourbon County stout with lots of chocolate and nut notes. Alcohol is a bit strong, but the nutty notes are nice.

Poured from a 750 ml, 2024 vintage bottle.
Aroma is nice with fruity coffee notes, chocolate, vanilla and light cinnamon notes. Medium alcohol notes with light bourbon and faint oak notes. Moderate roast and chocolate malt notes with some lighter toffee and dark caramel.
Pours jet black with a medium sized, thick, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, roast, dark caramel, graham cracker and toffee notes. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Balanced notes of cinnamon, vanilla and chocolate. Nice coffee notes. Moderate bourbon notes and faint oak.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA stout with lots of nice coffee notes and balanced vanilla and cinnamon. Decent barrel notes and alcohol works well with the adjuncts. Vanilla shows up more as it warms.