Black Jack (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery

Black Jack (Bourbon Barrel Aged)Black Jack (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
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From:
North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 9.11%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
47
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2020
Added:
Sep 17, 2006
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by seaoflament:
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Reviewed by seaoflament from California

3.72/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to midaszero for the opportunity to try this one.

Pours a light caramel color with about half inch of foam that quickly recedes to a ring. The beer is a couple of shades darker in the glass, a dark mahogany with some cherry highlights on the sides.

Intensely sweet malt aroma as soon as I started pouring, lots of vanilla. A mixture of sweet malts, cherry notes, oak, moderate bourbon, vanilla cookies, sweet raisins, plums, and some nutty malts in the background too. Flowery and a little bit spicy if you look for it. Not a very bold aroma but nothing offensive. As it opens up it starts to release some aromas that remind me of cherry syrup with the most minimal medicinal twist. Ok, I've left this beer in the glass (Chimay) for a few minutes and it seems to be opening up now. I'm getting more vanilla, caramel, biscuit, toast, oak, hints of coffee in the background, and more sweet fruits.

Started off with some toast but the oak flavors overpowered it right away, and that's not such a bad thing. Oak and vanilla rush through and the toasted malts follow close by. A little alcohol and bourbon flavor in the finish. Dried fruits and toast upfront on the second sip. A bit of multi-grain bread, some raisins, and either chocolate or toffee flavors in the aftertaste. Some nutty flavors in the end. A few roasted flavors in the finish. Not bad but I would have preferred more dark fruit notes and a slightly bigger body.

Very thin body but the carbonation really picks this one up as it is very smooth and airy on the palate. Somewhat of a dry finish, very clean.
Nov 27, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 13, 2020
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Reviewed by Karibourgeois from Texas

3.94/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black pour with a small off-white head. Bourbon and wood flavors come through nice and sublimely along with a nice hint of vanilla in the back end. Can also taste a bit of chocolate.
Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by Wiz99 from Minnesota

Nov 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by greenspointexas from Texas

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.72 by GreatStoutman from Texas

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by MichialTanner1 from Texas

Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by cgrunin from Texas

Nov 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Getalegup from Texas

4/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reminds me of a Guinness on nitro with a bunch of sweetness added. The sweetness reminds me of honey but it's supposed to be vanilla. Maybe the Belgian sugar burnout barrel and vanilla make it taste so sweet.
Apr 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by erushing from Texas

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Big_Dave from Texas

Aug 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Flabbyjandro from Illinois

Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by utfiero from Texas

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by gfg0020 from Texas

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JohnBender from Texas

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Beer-Zombie from Oregon

Apr 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rdooley from Texas

Mar 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zonker17 from Texas

Jan 11, 2014
Black Jack (Bourbon Barrel Aged) from North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 47 ratings