Sirius Black
Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub

Sampling as part of a flight.
Pours a black-mahogany xith a thin brown head.
Smells of bourbon and coffee.
Nice mouth feel.
Very smooth.
Tastes of bourbon, coffee, molasses.

 

fobab 2022.

Pours jet black. Aroma dominated by roasted mals and chocolate. Taste is wonderful and more complex than the aroma. Combination of bitter chocolate, malts, bourbon and some coffee. Mouthfeel is closer to medium & would have liked a bit thicker feel to match flavor. Excellent RIS, glad i stopped by the brew pub.

 

 

 

Bottle thanks to Rick (6/11/14). One of my highlights of the evening, this thick, flavorful brew (bourbon barrel aged) hit it on all levels. Dark muddy brown pour with a small tan head. Aroma was tons of roast malts, bourbon, whiskey, licorice and plenty of heat. Taste followed with more of the same, slick and slippery and very warming. Excellent.

12oz bottle with a bottled date of 03/15/18

L: Motor oil black but no head. at all.

S: Heavy licorice aroma, some coffee as well. A bit overpowering from the licorice.

T: Follows the nose, heavy licorice, bourbon notes from the barrel. Solid flavor.

F: Flat, not nearly enough carb.

O: Nice taste, would be a good BA RIS if the carb was right.

 

 

Had on tap. Jet black pour with not much else, dark and foreboding. The smell and are clones: licorice, coffee and bourbon with dark roasted malt. Powerfully bitter and dark, the combined taste almost a feel in itself.

 

 

Picked up a Four Pack from the Scottsdale Four Peaks Brewpub two weeks ago for $16.99. Bottled on 3-28-16 per the smudged date.

Beer pour black into my Spiegelau glass with a fizzy brown head that dissipated quickly.

Nose has nice Whiskey barrel notes, oak and vanilla are very prevalent.

Taste is oak and vanilla forward with an immediate alcohol warming sensation. Some char from the malts lingers but it could be more hopped to reduce the sweetness that is not cloying but would be an improvement.

Feel is medium and lacking the body i expect in a RIS.

Overall a tasty beer that has potential to be better. Perhaps this is a limitation of the base beer? I plan on trying this out over the next four months or so.

 

 

Had on-tap at the Yard House in Phoenix, AZ. Poured into a goblet.

L: Poured an inky black with thin tan head. No light was getting through this one.

S: Roasted malts and coffee. Chocolate and booze.

T/F: Booze up front and all the way through. The stout definitely played second fiddle with the roasted grains and coffee present but subdued. Oakiness for sure. Warming from the alcohol. Light on the carbonation.

O: A decent bourbon stout but not one of the best. Too boozy (if that's possible?) And not enough stout. Still one I'd have again. A nice after dinner sipper.