Flying Buffalo - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Coffee
Griffin Claw Brewing Company

Flying Buffalo - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - CoffeeFlying Buffalo - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Coffee
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From:
Griffin Claw Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 8.12%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
84
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 03, 2022
Added:
May 13, 2014
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  30
Formerly Bourbon Barrel Aged Flying Buffalo Coffee
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Ratings by chewy6935:
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Rated by chewy6935 from Michigan

4.19/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Mar 05, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.1 by Sparty1965 from Michigan

Dec 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Apr 14, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Jan 06, 2019
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark cola brown with a fat finger of soupy tan head. Solid lacing

Distinctive roasted malts aroma with hints of chocolate, breakfast-roast coffee, peanut skins, vanilla, nougat, strong leather and used bookstore mustiness.

Pretty similar tasting. Dark roasted malts, chocolate, slightly-nutty coffee and bourbon with vanilla and nougat. Just a little of the leather from the nose. A kiss of alcohol and slightly bitter in the finish.

Medium bodied and slick with strong carbonation.

Really nice depth in this one before you even get to the bourbon.
Jan 04, 2019
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Reviewed by Wolvmar from Michigan

4.21/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown/black with a decent head. Not much lacing.
Nose is really strong coffee and bourbon.
Taste is intense coffee with alcohol also present. Some burnt toast, maybe some dark fruits. Not much sweetness. Slight hop bitterness on the backend.
Mouthfeel is good. Not a milkshake but good viscosity and moderate carbonation that fits the style.
Overall, not my favorite because of the overpowering coffee taste with little additional complexity. But, still very pleasant to drink and the coffee and bourbon tones are very enjoyable. Might not buy again but I wouldn’t turn it down either.
Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Radcpa from Washington

Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Moses_Malone from District of Columbia

Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.17 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Nov 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.37 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Oct 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.84 by Shafaegalo from Texas

Aug 06, 2017
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Reviewed by Lahey from Michigan

4.54/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Having this one on tap. Its a beautiful black drink with a delicoys coffee scent. Flavor is all sweet coffee cacao and bourbon. I love this beer. I've had kbs, big bad baptist and numerous other BBA stouts and porters. I think this may be my favorite. No off flavors, very little or no dark fruit flavors (not the biggest fan of fruit in a stout) for a traditional coffee stout fan, this hits my sweet spot. I think I'll have another.

Edit: I tried this out of the bottle. Still decent, but not as good as on tap. The flavor is much less coffee and much more dark fruit and bourbon. Maybe I didn't have it as fresh as on tap, but it brings my rating down on the beer a little.
Jul 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Jun 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by Calraven from Michigan

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by Muss42 from Michigan

Mar 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by tommy5 from Michigan

Mar 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

Mar 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.38 by midlifec from Michigan

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.29 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by monty79_1997 from Missouri

Feb 12, 2017
Flying Buffalo - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Coffee from Griffin Claw Brewing Company
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 84 ratings