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BDCS
Ozark Beer Co.
- From:
- Ozark Beer Co.
- Arkansas, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #195 - Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 6%
- Reviews:
- 123
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 05:52 PM
- Added:
- Mar 23, 2015
- Wants:
- 293
- Gots:
- 63
Bourbon Double Cream Stout (BDCS) is brewed with massive amounts of roasted malts, boiled with milk sugar, fermented with an ale yeast and then aged in fresh Kentucky Bourbon barrels.
2022 release: This year's batch was aged in 7-14yr old Kentucky Bourbon barrels, almost identical to our first couple of years. Aged now nearly 8 months.
2022 release: This year's batch was aged in 7-14yr old Kentucky Bourbon barrels, almost identical to our first couple of years. Aged now nearly 8 months.
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Ratings by DangerDawg:
Rated by DangerDawg from Ohio
4.39/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 02, 2017
4.39/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 02, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.19/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Very good head production and decent retention, given the ABV and barrel treatment. After settling into the glass, it retains a lovely thin but noticeable dark brown ring of foam.
Nose prominently features bourbon and oak, but not at the expense of the rich, roasty malt base. Notes of chocolate, red grape, prune, vanilla, honeycomb, molasses, coffee, and a touch of anise.
Quite creamy on the palate, more than usual for a milk stout. The cream and vanilla notes blend harmoniously with the sweet bourbon profile, likely leading to that unusually strong character. Roastiness is present but not over the top. Impressively smooth, both in flavor and mouthfeel. Additional tasting notes of toast, light coffee, red grape, and semi-sweet chocolate.
Supremely smooth BBA imperial (milk) stout, but it reminds me quite a bit of Dragon's Milk (but smoother). The creaminess borders on cloying, if not quite reaching that point; the bourbon is fairly simple and straightforward; the malt base could use a bit more oomph.
Very tasty beer, but for one generally considered a bit of a legend, I'm a little let down.
Sunday at 05:52 PMNose prominently features bourbon and oak, but not at the expense of the rich, roasty malt base. Notes of chocolate, red grape, prune, vanilla, honeycomb, molasses, coffee, and a touch of anise.
Quite creamy on the palate, more than usual for a milk stout. The cream and vanilla notes blend harmoniously with the sweet bourbon profile, likely leading to that unusually strong character. Roastiness is present but not over the top. Impressively smooth, both in flavor and mouthfeel. Additional tasting notes of toast, light coffee, red grape, and semi-sweet chocolate.
Supremely smooth BBA imperial (milk) stout, but it reminds me quite a bit of Dragon's Milk (but smoother). The creaminess borders on cloying, if not quite reaching that point; the bourbon is fairly simple and straightforward; the malt base could use a bit more oomph.
Very tasty beer, but for one generally considered a bit of a legend, I'm a little let down.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.33/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Wow. This one is cleaner than using Niagara Falls as a bidet. I mean, it’s smoother than Alain Delon on Xanax. It sits there like a lake, any lake, your favorite lake, at 6 am before the frat boys tear it to shreds after countless Natty Lights.
Nov 18, 2023Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut
4.48/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Sampling a cellar temp 12 oz can poured into my snifter, vintage 2022 but no other date stamp on the label. Received in a trade courtesy of @russpowell. thank you!
the beer pours a rich dark coffee brown color and no light passes through my glass when I hold it to a light source.
A dense creamy head of 1 cm of tan foam rises up from the pour and quickly fades to a sturdy edge layer that sticks around throughout my sampling. There are also a few small islands spinning in the center of the glass. Also get some scattered lacing when I swirl the glass or take a sip.
Aroma is malt forward with milk chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar and a good whiff of bourbon note. No warm or fusol alcohol more of the sweet side of bourbon. Also no hop presence here at all on the nose.
First sip reveals a very smooth textured medium bodied beer with fine soft and gentle carbonation. The carb is very fine and gentle, which all makes for a velvety smooth physical experience.
Flavor is what the nose advertises, with sweet chocolate, brown sugar and some vanilla, all giving way to bourbon notes and a little warming on the swallow. Bourbon flavor lingers and also coats my lips. I do get a little bit of a coffee note in the back of each swallow too. Again, no hops to be found.
Quite a nice imperial milk stout, one that I would gladly drink again.
Aug 14, 2023the beer pours a rich dark coffee brown color and no light passes through my glass when I hold it to a light source.
A dense creamy head of 1 cm of tan foam rises up from the pour and quickly fades to a sturdy edge layer that sticks around throughout my sampling. There are also a few small islands spinning in the center of the glass. Also get some scattered lacing when I swirl the glass or take a sip.
Aroma is malt forward with milk chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar and a good whiff of bourbon note. No warm or fusol alcohol more of the sweet side of bourbon. Also no hop presence here at all on the nose.
First sip reveals a very smooth textured medium bodied beer with fine soft and gentle carbonation. The carb is very fine and gentle, which all makes for a velvety smooth physical experience.
Flavor is what the nose advertises, with sweet chocolate, brown sugar and some vanilla, all giving way to bourbon notes and a little warming on the swallow. Bourbon flavor lingers and also coats my lips. I do get a little bit of a coffee note in the back of each swallow too. Again, no hops to be found.
Quite a nice imperial milk stout, one that I would gladly drink again.
Reviewed by woemad from Washington
4.36/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12oz can courtesy of Russpowell. 2022 vintage. 10.3% abv, 69 IBUs (whatever they mean, anymore) per UT.
Poured into a snifter, this was an inky black, with no interest in becoming any lighter even when held up to light. Modest, half inch of khaki-mocha colored head. Sparse, spotty lacing.
Bourbon up front in the nose, along with milk chocolate and coffee notes, pretty much in that order.
More complex in the taste than in the nose. Still bourbon-y up front, and with a milk chocolatey sweetness, but there's also a bit of tobacco and dark fruit to the flavor. It all melds together very, very well.
Body is a little bit lighter than I expected, but not to a deal-breaking extent. Mouth feel is fairly creamy.
This is a very nice BBA stout, one that hit the spot after dinner tonight. Earlier this week I found out for certain that my Mom does not have stomach cancer, as was feared for a time. I decided to drink this beer today to celebrate that fact, and I don't think I mis-chose at all. I would happily drink this beer again as a dessert or nightcap. Thanks, Russ!
May 22, 2023Poured into a snifter, this was an inky black, with no interest in becoming any lighter even when held up to light. Modest, half inch of khaki-mocha colored head. Sparse, spotty lacing.
Bourbon up front in the nose, along with milk chocolate and coffee notes, pretty much in that order.
More complex in the taste than in the nose. Still bourbon-y up front, and with a milk chocolatey sweetness, but there's also a bit of tobacco and dark fruit to the flavor. It all melds together very, very well.
Body is a little bit lighter than I expected, but not to a deal-breaking extent. Mouth feel is fairly creamy.
This is a very nice BBA stout, one that hit the spot after dinner tonight. Earlier this week I found out for certain that my Mom does not have stomach cancer, as was feared for a time. I decided to drink this beer today to celebrate that fact, and I don't think I mis-chose at all. I would happily drink this beer again as a dessert or nightcap. Thanks, Russ!
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.49/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Opaque dark brown body; thick, creamy, light tan head. Milk chocolate and vanilla tones on the nose. Incredibly smooth and complex flavors; milk chocolate; very subtle sense of whiskey; vanilla; light cinnamon spiciness; light bitterness peeking below the overall sweetness. Heavy body; dense and silky on the palate; very muted boozy warmth.
This is just an awesome barrel aged imperial stout - a double cream stout per the notes. The base beer really shines while the barrel aging amplifies but doesn't overpower the beer. Depth and complexity are rife with this beer. Very, very tasty.
Pouring temperature: 40.2 ℉; canning info: n/a
Source: @ocalafox via @russpowell
May 20, 2023This is just an awesome barrel aged imperial stout - a double cream stout per the notes. The base beer really shines while the barrel aging amplifies but doesn't overpower the beer. Depth and complexity are rife with this beer. Very, very tasty.
Pouring temperature: 40.2 ℉; canning info: n/a
Source: @ocalafox via @russpowell
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.21/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Label is marked 'BDCS 2022'.
Black colored body, with a very thin edge of mahogany colored edge.
Aroma of smooth blended aromas of roasted malts and chocolate malts.
Taste of sweet chocolate and stout malt.
Sweet nectar mouth feel. Quiet carbonation.
Rich in nose and flavors, try it if you can.
May 14, 2023Black colored body, with a very thin edge of mahogany colored edge.
Aroma of smooth blended aromas of roasted malts and chocolate malts.
Taste of sweet chocolate and stout malt.
Sweet nectar mouth feel. Quiet carbonation.
Rich in nose and flavors, try it if you can.
Reviewed by PM870 from Arkansas
4.84/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.84/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
12oz can pours dark shiny black like used motor oil with a brief mocha colored head which leaves a ring of foam around the top of the glass.
Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, cream, oak, vanilla, and bourbon.
Taste is very similar to the aroma with roasted malt, chocolate, cream, bourbon, dark roast coffee, vanilla, a hint of char, and the taste of dark fruits (cherry) mingling about. Is initially sweet but quickly replaced with the bourbon.
Mouthfeel is oily smooth with a little carbonation and boozy alcohol warmth.
Dangerously easy to drink for a 10.2% AVB BA Stout.
I’m fortunate to live close, so I’ll be stocking up for the long year in-between releases.
Mar 09, 2023Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, cream, oak, vanilla, and bourbon.
Taste is very similar to the aroma with roasted malt, chocolate, cream, bourbon, dark roast coffee, vanilla, a hint of char, and the taste of dark fruits (cherry) mingling about. Is initially sweet but quickly replaced with the bourbon.
Mouthfeel is oily smooth with a little carbonation and boozy alcohol warmth.
Dangerously easy to drink for a 10.2% AVB BA Stout.
I’m fortunate to live close, so I’ll be stocking up for the long year in-between releases.
Reviewed by BigIronH from Michigan
3/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a nice oily black with a thin dark brown head quickly dissipating right a thin ring. Nose is some roasted malt, raisins, coffee, and chocolate. Taste follows suit but is overwhelmingly sweet. Quite cloying. Feel is smooth and slick. Overall, quite average.
Feb 11, 2023
BDCS from Ozark Beer Co.
Beer rating:
99 out of
100 with
566 ratings
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