Bourbon Barrel Aged Flying Buffalo Imperial Stout
Big Rock Chop & Brewhouse

Bourbon Barrel Aged Flying Buffalo Imperial StoutBourbon Barrel Aged Flying Buffalo Imperial Stout
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From:
Big Rock Chop & Brewhouse
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 11.89%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
45
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 30, 2023
Added:
Dec 20, 2006
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  4
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Reviewed by klarcbarr3 from Michigan

4.24/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A 12 oz. can pours into a pint glass with a modest quarter inch head, which dissapears in two minutes. The color is nice, a dense cola brown with coppery highlights about the fringes, top and bottom of the glass of the glass. The nose is pleasant, a toasty, woodsy, smoky brown ale sort of smell, with vanilla, caramel and chocolate notes. The smell gives scant hint of the taste explosion to come... a sweet, malty, boozy rush of madness reminiscent of Goose Island barrel aged brews, but with a saltiness that keeps this brew from the exalteds of this style. The mouthfeel is quite good, and less sticky than I would expect from a 12% ABV (2022). I find it quite enjoyable though, and at the store I purchased a 4pack assortment of Griffin Claw barrel aged beers, the price is also short of the exalteds. I look forward to trying the other beers in this 4-pack, and I do find this to be a perfectly enjoyable keeper.
Jan 30, 2023
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.63/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
no head, semi clear brownish

Nose loads of coffee syrup, peanutbutter and fake chocolate, fusel alcohol, little barrel

Taste loads of chocolate, roasted coffee, peanutbutter, and big pepper heat, little barrel, coffee syrup, little alcohol, syrupy

Mouth is syrupy, little fusel alcohol, loads of pepper heat, light carb

Overall not sure where this was going, wasn't a big fan
Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by _morandi_ from California

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2 by amalburg from Michigan

May 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MichiganderHB from Michigan

Jan 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Aug 05, 2013
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.92/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz. unlabeled bottle poured into a snifter. 2008 bottle according to the cap.

Appearance - Just shy of jet black. Transparent at the edges. Very little by way of a head.

Smell - Boozy. Nice vanilla and Bourbon. Very fudgy chocolate malt.

Taste - Sweet more than anything. Lots of caramel and vanilla. Not a ton of Bourbon or oak, but present. Chocolate malts but not overly roasty. Definitely some oxidation to this.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Maybe deserves a bit more viscosity. Low carbonation.

Overall - I've had this a few times. This bottle is probably the worst I've had, but probably due to age. It has lost some barrel character and body. And regardless it shows its quality.
Mar 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by gpawned from Illinois

Oct 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by mdillon86 from Pennsylvania

Oct 05, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Sep 30, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Yodo from Colorado

Sep 24, 2012
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
More than 2 years old and packs a wallop. Black with fading beige head. Bourbon and
Big alcohol, so much in the nose but amazing in the after-effects. Average mouthfeel,bourbon coconut,cocoa, chocolate malt, coffee all in that order.Good drinkability damn it all. Decent to try though not the best IS on the planet.Thanks Stephen
Aug 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Aug 23, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by mrebeka from Michigan

May 30, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by klipper from Michigan

May 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by abanton from Michigan

May 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Apr 24, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by page101 from Ohio

Mar 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Zaphog from Michigan

Jan 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 09, 2012
Bourbon Barrel Aged Flying Buffalo Imperial Stout from Big Rock Chop & Brewhouse
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 45 ratings