My Rod My Comfort
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

Appearance - The beer was oily black in appearance. It could block out the sun.

Smell - Smoke, chocolate, molasses came to mind.

Taste - The peated smoke led the way and was the star of the show. The smoke worked with chocolate and molasses. There were notes of grape and a bit of spice. The smoke lingered nicely.

Mouthfeel - The body seemed a bit thinner than the average Dark Lord.

Overall - I know I am in the minority, but I love peated Dark Lord

 

 

 

poured from a 750mL into a snifter. pours a dark black with a little less than a finger of creamy mocha brown foam. dark chocolate, vanilla, earthy pine and peat on the nose. tastes follows with a big hit of
chocolate and oak followed by earthy, peaty spirit barrel on the finish. i’ll be honest, the finish is a little much. if you’re into scotch i could see this being great. it has a super thick mouthfeel with a lower level of carbonation. typical dark lord fashion there. hot damn, the scotch barrels are hardcore and pretty raw. it has to be your thing i suspect.

Cellared a year and a half. Brownish black pour with a fat finger of oatmeal brown foam. Smell and taste are laced with scotch barrel, but not in a hot way, but a flavorful one. Peated earth is the clear star, oak the co-star with roasted malts too, but with the stout notes of caramel, dark chocolate, earthy spices and anise. Feel is warm with booze and very much barrel driven, malt feel is lighter as a result though chewy. Could have aged this a full 2 years. If you love scotch barrel this one is for you!

Viscous tar black with a short but vibrantly dark mocha head that disperses to a thickly ridged quarter pipe all around the glass.

At first, Dark Lord's sweet chocolate is accented by only a hint of woody, peaty Scotch on the back end, which actually helps a little with a bittering balance. Those most averse to Scotch might call it band-aidy, but it's very mild and it surprisingly provides a relatively pleasant accent, making for as mature a DL variant I've had.

However, the Scotch does amp up with time. I normally hate peated Scotch, but its presence is still measured, providing a contrast that actually compliments and subdues some of DL's sweetness.

My Rod graces the palate with a thick body up front, supported by a firm froth that comes down into a slightly sticky but still semi-dry finish.