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Bourbon Paradise
Prairie Artisan Ales
- From:
- Prairie Artisan Ales
- Oklahoma, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #29 - ABV:
- 13.7%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #94 - Avg:
- 4.56 | pDev: 5.26%
- Reviews:
- 170
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Monday at 02:04 PM
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2017
- Wants:
- 96
- Gots:
- 79
Imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with coconut and vanilla
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Ratings by dleiner:
Rated by dleiner from New York
4.98/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Dec 09, 2017
4.98/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Dec 09, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Braunmeister_1943 from Pennsylvania
4.27/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a viscous black with a thin dark tan head that quickly dissipates. Pleasant vanilla and oaky notes. Rich vanilla flavor gives way to a subtler bourbon notes. Mouthfeel is very full and dense. Hardly any carbonation. Overall, a stellar BBA Imperial Stout!
Jan 06, 2024Reviewed by Newbeergeek1 from Maine
4.63/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.63/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Prairie is a bucket list breweries to visit. My hearing aid tech is from Oklahoma and in conversation I mentioned my bucket list. She said she was going home for the holidays and knowing she would have more choices of beers than I would ever see here in Florida she brought some brews back to me that I had on a list. This was at the top of my list and I can taste why!! Lots and lots going on in my mouth, all great, and as I swallow. Wonderful.
Dec 20, 2023Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.59/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours jet black in color with a one-finger foamy khaki head that reduces to a ring
S- heavy barrel aromas on top with barrel juice, wet oak and caramel. Brownie batter, brown sugar, molasses, figs & mocha swirl follow. Undertones of vanilla bean and creamy coconut close it out, along with booze and more barrel
T- rich and malty up front with bold brownie batter, caramel, espresso, toffee and molasses. Mid-palate brings out a rich barrel note, adding bourbon and an enhancing note that brings out the vanilla addition. The finish gives more brownie batter and bold barrel notes, with a light creamy vanilla note popping through on the linger
M- medium-heavy body with moderate carbonation produces a slightly syrupy mouthfeel that turns into a velvety, slightly creamy warming finish
O_ world class BA stout
Jul 15, 2023A- pours jet black in color with a one-finger foamy khaki head that reduces to a ring
S- heavy barrel aromas on top with barrel juice, wet oak and caramel. Brownie batter, brown sugar, molasses, figs & mocha swirl follow. Undertones of vanilla bean and creamy coconut close it out, along with booze and more barrel
T- rich and malty up front with bold brownie batter, caramel, espresso, toffee and molasses. Mid-palate brings out a rich barrel note, adding bourbon and an enhancing note that brings out the vanilla addition. The finish gives more brownie batter and bold barrel notes, with a light creamy vanilla note popping through on the linger
M- medium-heavy body with moderate carbonation produces a slightly syrupy mouthfeel that turns into a velvety, slightly creamy warming finish
O_ world class BA stout
Rated by Sandis from Minnesota
4.55/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.55/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2019 version poured from a 12oz bottle into a Dogfish Head snifter on 2/15/2022. Aged very well.
Feb 11, 2023Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
4.32/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
1822
Name: Bourbon Paradise
Style: Barrel-Aged Imperial Stuff
Location: Kreb, Oklahoma
ABV: 13.7
Date: 2022
Continuing with stouts, I chose this from Prairie. Using my Jester tulip glass, I let the beer warm up to 56 degrees. A hard pour created a half finger, medium dark tan head. The retention is dismal, and dropped as fast as it formed. The color of the beer charts arounds SRM 36, dark brown with ruby hues. The beer is opaque but does show some carbonation bubbles on the sides of the glass. Overall the appearance is average for this style, I wanted to see a longer lasting head.
Nosing the beer, I detect dark chocolate, vanilla, coconut with espresso. After smelling the beer several more times, I notice caramel, bourbon, oak, hints of floral, dates, raisins, slight char, roasted malts, bready, and a touch of Maillard.
The chocolate weaves coconut with vanilla seamlessly. Other flavors in the beer are caramel, bready, roasted maltiness, raisins, figs, oak, bourbon, oak, anise, soy sauce, oranges, hints of floral, Maillard, and char.
The heavy roasted malts gives the beer a heavy body and a low carbonation. A chewy thick mouthfeel and a lasting finish.
The beer is tasty, yet I have a few complaints. I wanted more coconut flavors and less char. Overall the beer is a wonderful example of Imperial stout. I enjoyed sipping this one on a cold winter night.
Jan 07, 2023Name: Bourbon Paradise
Style: Barrel-Aged Imperial Stuff
Location: Kreb, Oklahoma
ABV: 13.7
Date: 2022
Continuing with stouts, I chose this from Prairie. Using my Jester tulip glass, I let the beer warm up to 56 degrees. A hard pour created a half finger, medium dark tan head. The retention is dismal, and dropped as fast as it formed. The color of the beer charts arounds SRM 36, dark brown with ruby hues. The beer is opaque but does show some carbonation bubbles on the sides of the glass. Overall the appearance is average for this style, I wanted to see a longer lasting head.
Nosing the beer, I detect dark chocolate, vanilla, coconut with espresso. After smelling the beer several more times, I notice caramel, bourbon, oak, hints of floral, dates, raisins, slight char, roasted malts, bready, and a touch of Maillard.
The chocolate weaves coconut with vanilla seamlessly. Other flavors in the beer are caramel, bready, roasted maltiness, raisins, figs, oak, bourbon, oak, anise, soy sauce, oranges, hints of floral, Maillard, and char.
The heavy roasted malts gives the beer a heavy body and a low carbonation. A chewy thick mouthfeel and a lasting finish.
The beer is tasty, yet I have a few complaints. I wanted more coconut flavors and less char. Overall the beer is a wonderful example of Imperial stout. I enjoyed sipping this one on a cold winter night.
Rated by TerryMills from Tennessee
4.77/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
As good as it gets
Jan 06, 2023Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Frisco Taphouse in Crofton, MD. Definitely lives up to expectations - pours pitch black with a tan head, huge aromas and flavors of dark roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, vanilla, and some coconut. Rich and sumptuous mouthfeel. Stellar.
Dec 05, 2022Reviewed by Tilley4 from Tennessee
4.63/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.63/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
It's incredibly rich and decadent....it's delicious....perhaps the thickest creamiest beer I've ever had... the bourbon is quite evident, as it should be... the coconut wafts in and out like a ghost....incredibly intense experience....having this on Black Friday morning while cooking a breakfast casserole... warming to the belly after a few healthy sips...this is a real banger.
The sort of beer you pull out for just the right moment.. I love it...one is enough due to its intensity and richness...
A masterpiece...
Nov 25, 2022The sort of beer you pull out for just the right moment.. I love it...one is enough due to its intensity and richness...
A masterpiece...
Bourbon Paradise from Prairie Artisan Ales
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