Expedition Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Orange Vanilla
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

 

 

Poured from a twelve ounce bottle purchased at Bell's General Store, packaged date of 3-22-24. Body pours an opaque black with no head. Just a tiny ring of mocha colored bubbles at glass edge. No lacing.

Aroma is a mix of bourbon barrel, malty char, and delightful orange.

Taste follows nose. The orange hits the palate in true form. This flavor isn't an artificial ghost, it's real orange. As such, it holds up to the powerful base stout. The bourbon flavor is strong but not overly done. ABV is felt, but not in harsh flavor. The base stout is very much in the mix. Vanilla is present but mostly serves to bridge orange to bourbon. The flavors work well together.

Mouthfeel is heavy and carbonation, though barely visible, is contextually appropriate. Post swallow there is barrel and light orange.