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Siberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Westbrook Brewing Co.
- From:
- Westbrook Brewing Co.
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 8.31%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 25, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2014
- Wants:
- 142
- Gots:
- 18
This beer is as hairy as a Siberian.. or as a panther. And you better believe it because it gets the black magic from sitting for two years in bourbon barrels. During those years it gathered its rage.. a rage this mythical beast of an imperial stout wants to unleash on your taste buds.
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Reviewed by zac16125 from South Carolina
4.67/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Westbrook Bourbon Barrel Aged Siberian Black Magic Panther
8oz pour on tap at the brewery
2014 Vintage
Pours is a jet black, nice dark mocha colored head with good retention and decent lacing. Aroma is fantastic. Very roasty and quite sweet. Chocolate, toasted coconut cinnamon. Charred oak and Bourbon vanilla from the barrel. Taste is even better than the aroma, super rich and luscious. Tons of chocolate, dark fruit sweetness, sweet broubon notes, oak, slightly herbaceous. Silky smooth, low but appropriate carbonation, ABV very well masked and drinkability is very good. Overall an absolutely killer beer.
4.75/4.5/4.75/4.5/4.75
Mar 12, 20178oz pour on tap at the brewery
2014 Vintage
Pours is a jet black, nice dark mocha colored head with good retention and decent lacing. Aroma is fantastic. Very roasty and quite sweet. Chocolate, toasted coconut cinnamon. Charred oak and Bourbon vanilla from the barrel. Taste is even better than the aroma, super rich and luscious. Tons of chocolate, dark fruit sweetness, sweet broubon notes, oak, slightly herbaceous. Silky smooth, low but appropriate carbonation, ABV very well masked and drinkability is very good. Overall an absolutely killer beer.
4.75/4.5/4.75/4.5/4.75
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.48/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2014 bottle.
Tan head. Black color.
This is amazing ris all the way. Rich and velvety. Lots of chocolate. Some sweetness. Nice bourbon and oak. Molasses and some fried dark fruits. Maybe some licorice.
Full bodied. Ends with a little roast.
A very fine BA imperial stout. Impressed.
Jul 28, 2016Tan head. Black color.
This is amazing ris all the way. Rich and velvety. Lots of chocolate. Some sweetness. Nice bourbon and oak. Molasses and some fried dark fruits. Maybe some licorice.
Full bodied. Ends with a little roast.
A very fine BA imperial stout. Impressed.
Reviewed by MIbeerGeek84 from Michigan
4.65/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.65/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22oz poured into snifter.
Look: Pitch black with small head. Little carbonation visible.
Smell: Smells of vanilla, oak, figs, brown sugar, caramel, tobacco, and very little alcohol.
Taste: The taste on this is simply put as wow. IMO competes some bigger BB stouts. Right off the bat its tobacco, vanilla, fig, Brown sugar, little oakness, Dark chocolate. No flavor is really over powering. The taste stays on the palate for quite some time.
Feel: Thick, low carbonation, kinda slick, again taste stays for awhile.
Overall: a great one again by Westbrook. If you love the sweeter stouts then this is competeing with all of them
Sep 04, 2015Look: Pitch black with small head. Little carbonation visible.
Smell: Smells of vanilla, oak, figs, brown sugar, caramel, tobacco, and very little alcohol.
Taste: The taste on this is simply put as wow. IMO competes some bigger BB stouts. Right off the bat its tobacco, vanilla, fig, Brown sugar, little oakness, Dark chocolate. No flavor is really over powering. The taste stays on the palate for quite some time.
Feel: Thick, low carbonation, kinda slick, again taste stays for awhile.
Overall: a great one again by Westbrook. If you love the sweeter stouts then this is competeing with all of them
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
4.11/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bottle received in trade from Kale. Allowed to warm to an initial temperature of about 50, then served in a Belgian snifter.
The opaque black liquid looks rich and thick, which is not misleading. The aroma is complex and seemingly variable. It carries notes of well baked cookies, coffee, bourbon, faint wood, dark bread, and dark fruits. These all reappear in the flavor which, while excellent, is not quite as appealing as the aroma.
Very full bodied and smooth, with light carbonation and well hidden alcohol.
O: Exceptional.
Jul 26, 2015The opaque black liquid looks rich and thick, which is not misleading. The aroma is complex and seemingly variable. It carries notes of well baked cookies, coffee, bourbon, faint wood, dark bread, and dark fruits. These all reappear in the flavor which, while excellent, is not quite as appealing as the aroma.
Very full bodied and smooth, with light carbonation and well hidden alcohol.
O: Exceptional.
Siberian Black Magic Panther - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
168 ratings
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