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Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Black Maple
Jackie O's Brewpub
- From:
- Jackie O's Brewpub
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 7.83%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 01, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 26, 2016
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Luscious_Malfoy:
Rated by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
4.34/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 06, 2017
4.34/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 06, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.76/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.75
2016 vintage
375ml bottle poured into a tulip
A- pours a deep brown color with a one-finger foamy off-white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- initial aroma is loaded with nutty fudge, maple, chocolate and bourbon barrel. Undertones of brown sugar, molasses, fig & raisin. More bourbon at the end
T- maple sweetness up front, followed by hints of chocolate and roasted nuts. Mid-palate falls off a bit, before picking back up with bourbon barrel notes of barrel juice, wood & caramel. The finish gives a bit more maple and chocolate, having trouble finding any vanilla
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to an almost flat mouthfeel that continues to give just a hint of carbonation on on a thin finish
O- I love JO's barrel program, but something just seemed a bit off with this one
Mar 26, 2018375ml bottle poured into a tulip
A- pours a deep brown color with a one-finger foamy off-white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- initial aroma is loaded with nutty fudge, maple, chocolate and bourbon barrel. Undertones of brown sugar, molasses, fig & raisin. More bourbon at the end
T- maple sweetness up front, followed by hints of chocolate and roasted nuts. Mid-palate falls off a bit, before picking back up with bourbon barrel notes of barrel juice, wood & caramel. The finish gives a bit more maple and chocolate, having trouble finding any vanilla
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to an almost flat mouthfeel that continues to give just a hint of carbonation on on a thin finish
O- I love JO's barrel program, but something just seemed a bit off with this one
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.36/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12.7 FL. OZ. bottle
Served in a Jackie O's snifter
This beer pours black and is topped with a skim of mocha head that leaves no lacing.
The smell is soft bourbon, caramel and vanilla.
The taste is just so damn smooth. I get bourbon, caramel, vanilla, and dark chocolate. They all blend perfectly for amazing flavor.
Full bodied. Smooth as silk
This is a fantastic beer. The vanilla didn't really pop any more than the non vanilla version, but I am not complaining. I am enjoying every sip.
Feb 06, 2018Served in a Jackie O's snifter
This beer pours black and is topped with a skim of mocha head that leaves no lacing.
The smell is soft bourbon, caramel and vanilla.
The taste is just so damn smooth. I get bourbon, caramel, vanilla, and dark chocolate. They all blend perfectly for amazing flavor.
Full bodied. Smooth as silk
This is a fantastic beer. The vanilla didn't really pop any more than the non vanilla version, but I am not complaining. I am enjoying every sip.
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
4.49/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From the bottle via the brewery in a snifter. This solid brew pours a deep
muddled brownish black with a nice head of tan foam that settles to a thick ring,
thin light pool, and showcases some nice light lacing. Nose of bourbon, oak, rich
vanilla, brown sugars, maple, and nutty roasted malts. Flavors impress as always
from this fine brewery with a rich toast malt background awash in boozy bourbon
and nicely balanced vanilla with hints of oak and subtle brewers licorice mingling
into a light coffee and maple note on the rear. Excellent mouth feel; medium full
body, warming, boozy, low carbonation, and a rich boozy finish.
Overall, a SOLID brew from a fantastic brewer.
Had this one on tap and was unable to get a growler for review....
no offense to one of my favorite breweries, but if people are willing to
pay for it please offer something other than what is available in a can.
When you brew it----they will come.
Cheers
Jan 25, 2018muddled brownish black with a nice head of tan foam that settles to a thick ring,
thin light pool, and showcases some nice light lacing. Nose of bourbon, oak, rich
vanilla, brown sugars, maple, and nutty roasted malts. Flavors impress as always
from this fine brewery with a rich toast malt background awash in boozy bourbon
and nicely balanced vanilla with hints of oak and subtle brewers licorice mingling
into a light coffee and maple note on the rear. Excellent mouth feel; medium full
body, warming, boozy, low carbonation, and a rich boozy finish.
Overall, a SOLID brew from a fantastic brewer.
Had this one on tap and was unable to get a growler for review....
no offense to one of my favorite breweries, but if people are willing to
pay for it please offer something other than what is available in a can.
When you brew it----they will come.
Cheers
Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
4.22/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Dark brown in color. No light seeping through. Vanilla, toffee, chocolate, booze and oak. Light bodied. Bit of roasted malt. Nicely balanced, not too sweet. Real good.
Jan 19, 2018Reviewed by 11-52_4hops from Virginia
4.43/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Really nice black as night pour. Had some head, but retention was minimal (seems a common theme with many of the J-Os BA stouts). Nose has hints of molasses with a little bit of that maple. Taste is pretty epic. Heavy dose of the vanilla without losing the bourbon and maple. What particularly works for me is that the bourbon is not too sweet which I think allows the other main flavors to come through and even a little vanilla extract bitterness in the end. Packed with flavor - absolutely delicious. Nice thick feel - just needs a few more bubbles.
Fantastic beer from a brewery that really puts out some excellent tasting stouts. Doesn't miss epic by much.
Jan 06, 2018Fantastic beer from a brewery that really puts out some excellent tasting stouts. Doesn't miss epic by much.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.48/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a fairly dark black, with a small head, and not much lacing.
This smells very strongly of maple, with some slight sweet creamy vanilla, chocolate, sweet bourbon, toffee, and caramel.
This takes a decadent beer and takes it one step further. The regular Black Maple is so good that it doesn't really need to be changed, but the vanilla definitely adds a touch more complexity to the dark maple goodness this beer provides. There's lots of malty chocolate, and some caramel and toffee, with a hint of oak, and bourbon that's well folded into the whole beer.
This is medium bodied, creamy and rich, but not exceptionally thick, with a moderate level of carbonation.
Jackie O's has one of the best barrel programs in the country, and this is another worthy entry. I enjoyed this very much.
Dec 21, 2017This smells very strongly of maple, with some slight sweet creamy vanilla, chocolate, sweet bourbon, toffee, and caramel.
This takes a decadent beer and takes it one step further. The regular Black Maple is so good that it doesn't really need to be changed, but the vanilla definitely adds a touch more complexity to the dark maple goodness this beer provides. There's lots of malty chocolate, and some caramel and toffee, with a hint of oak, and bourbon that's well folded into the whole beer.
This is medium bodied, creamy and rich, but not exceptionally thick, with a moderate level of carbonation.
Jackie O's has one of the best barrel programs in the country, and this is another worthy entry. I enjoyed this very much.
Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Black Maple from Jackie O's Brewpub
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
93 ratings
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