Siberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Westbrook Brewing Co.

Siberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-AgedSiberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
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From:
Westbrook Brewing Co.
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
96
Avg:
4.33 | pDev: 8.31%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
168
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 25, 2017
Added:
Mar 13, 2014
Wants:
  142
Gots:
  18
This beer is as hairy as a Siberian.. or as a panther. And you better believe it because it gets the black magic from sitting for two years in bourbon barrels. During those years it gathered its rage.. a rage this mythical beast of an imperial stout wants to unleash on your taste buds.
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Ratings by dbc5:
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Rated by dbc5 from Arizona

4/5  rDev -7.6%

Mar 26, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by billab914 from Virginia

Mar 25, 2017
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Reviewed by zac16125 from South Carolina

4.67/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Westbrook Bourbon Barrel Aged Siberian Black Magic Panther
8oz pour on tap at the brewery
2014 Vintage

Pours is a jet black, nice dark mocha colored head with good retention and decent lacing. Aroma is fantastic. Very roasty and quite sweet. Chocolate, toasted coconut cinnamon. Charred oak and Bourbon vanilla from the barrel. Taste is even better than the aroma, super rich and luscious. Tons of chocolate, dark fruit sweetness, sweet broubon notes, oak, slightly herbaceous. Silky smooth, low but appropriate carbonation, ABV very well masked and drinkability is very good. Overall an absolutely killer beer.



4.75/4.5/4.75/4.5/4.75
Mar 12, 2017
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.48/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2014 bottle.

Tan head. Black color.

This is amazing ris all the way. Rich and velvety. Lots of chocolate. Some sweetness. Nice bourbon and oak. Molasses and some fried dark fruits. Maybe some licorice.

Full bodied. Ends with a little roast.

A very fine BA imperial stout. Impressed.
Jul 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by quang_dam from Georgia

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Deltoro from Florida

May 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.64 by WickedBeer from Alabama

Mar 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.39 by Dizzydsmith from Georgia

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by Dicers from California

Jan 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by kiki3drt292 from California

Jan 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Furley80 from Pennsylvania

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by jordanimal from Ohio

Oct 07, 2015
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Reviewed by MIbeerGeek84 from Michigan

4.65/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22oz poured into snifter.

Look: Pitch black with small head. Little carbonation visible.

Smell: Smells of vanilla, oak, figs, brown sugar, caramel, tobacco, and very little alcohol.

Taste: The taste on this is simply put as wow. IMO competes some bigger BB stouts. Right off the bat its tobacco, vanilla, fig, Brown sugar, little oakness, Dark chocolate. No flavor is really over powering. The taste stays on the palate for quite some time.

Feel: Thick, low carbonation, kinda slick, again taste stays for awhile.

Overall: a great one again by Westbrook. If you love the sweeter stouts then this is competeing with all of them
Sep 04, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.11/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bottle received in trade from Kale. Allowed to warm to an initial temperature of about 50, then served in a Belgian snifter.

The opaque black liquid looks rich and thick, which is not misleading. The aroma is complex and seemingly variable. It carries notes of well baked cookies, coffee, bourbon, faint wood, dark bread, and dark fruits. These all reappear in the flavor which, while excellent, is not quite as appealing as the aroma.

Very full bodied and smooth, with light carbonation and well hidden alcohol.

O: Exceptional.
Jul 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by Will_Edgar from Iowa

Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by BeerBeak81 from New York

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by EB1 from California

May 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.41 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

May 06, 2015
Siberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 168 ratings