Night Fury - Bourbon Barrel-Aged With Vanilla
Witch's Hat Brewing Co.

4.6/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this on St. Patrick's Day 2016 on draft and was excellent! I've had this before summer 2015 and thought was pretty good, but like this batch better, more vanilla flavor and less bitter maybe different bourbon barrels this time during aging process? Either way recommend trying might be able to trade for bottles that were also release on St. Patrick's day.

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4.68/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

For an Imperial Stout, this is among the best available in Michigan. Initial impressions, the melding of oak barrel and vanilla are prevalent. As the beer warms, the hops become more noticeable. Seek this out if you can. It's a gem.

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4.04/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Yellow wax. 22oz capped bomber into Night Shift stemware. Shared with schen9303.

Pours pitch black and viscous with the smallest dark mocha head that dissipates quickly. Thick, oily legs cling to the glass and coat a spotty, sticky lace that sits around. Pretty good.

Nose is booze, fudge, chocolate, mocha and some dark fruit and the slightest touch of sweet soy sauce. Appetizing but rather mellow. Booze flitters in the background but doesn't assault the nose.

Opens chocolate, molasses and sweet vanilla bean and booze. Some fudge and cocoa powder in the middle complemented by a slight touch of mocha bitterness. Raisin, burnt dark fruit and some anise and sweet soy sauce towards the middle and end. Finishes boozy with some ethanol. Still a bit hot. Sticky sweet aftertaste. Tasty!

Medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Thick and oily in the mouth and goes down warm, boozy and sticky. Messy finish with a lingering, filmy aftertaste. Really good. Just the right body and carbonation.

This one is a touch thin for the flavor and booziness that it carries. That being said, the feel is still spot on and the complexity is just waiting to peak through the alcohol. Worth sitting on for another couple of months but this is certainly already worth a try as is.

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4/5  rDev -7.4%

5/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.85/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

4.03/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

4.6/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

3.7/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.75/5  rDev +10%

3.75/5  rDev -13.2%

4.35/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.52/5  rDev +4.6%

4/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.82/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

5/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.27/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.44/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4/5  rDev -7.4%

4/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.4/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5