Darkstar November
Bottle Logic Brewing

 

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of nice bourbon notes with some vanilla and woody notes, nice black chocolate malt notes with some rye notes also perceptible. Taste is also dominated by bourbon and vanilla notes with some rich black chocolate notes with some rye barrel notes also perceptible. Body is full with a nice creamy texture and good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Well executed barrel-aged stout with some good drinkability.

 

 

bourbon and rum. very heavy in taste, body and on the nose. it hides the high ABV exceptionally well. almost like a distilled dark red or port. the feel suffers a little but the smell and taste are unreal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 vintage (batch 8). Poured from a 500mL bottle into my snifter.

Opaque, seal brown liquid with a low dun collar. Very fine lacing; fast running legs; poor retention.

Bourbon, molasses, winter spices, baker's chocolate, fresh dates, and roast malt in the nose.

Flavor follows the nose but with significantly more intensity and complexity. Rye and hops blend together with a bit of heat from the alcohol. Long, even, medium-dry finish with hints of loam and char. Faint tobacco, vanilla, and coconut emerge as the ale warms.

Medium bodied, faintly oily, with low but sufficient carbonation.

Bourbon forward with several layers of flavor - one of the better tasting examples of the style.

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance - The beer poured a nice black color with dark mocha bubbles clinging to the sides of the glass.

Smell - The barrel aging was evident in the nose with notes of dark chocolate and molasses.

Taste - Coffee was very evident with a Bourbon also being apparent. Molasses sweetness was strikingly noted as well. Dark chocolate round out the finish.

Mouthfeel - With a thick body and low carbonation, the beer had staying power.

Overall - I would not call it elite, but this was good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours pitch black with a finger of tan foam. Aroma is roasty, toasty, and caramely malts. It's accentuated by chocolate, vanilla bean, and some mild char, adding sweetness and bitterness, respectively. Big and bold on the nose. Flavor profile leads with more sweetness - vanilla bean, molasses, caramel, and chocolate. Roasty and toasty malts lay underneath, keeping the beer from listing into sugary, and doing their darndest at that. A touch of barrel char at the end insures balance. Mouth feel is thick with a consistent, creamy texture. That creaminess keeps it easy to drink despite the alcohol content or the weight of each sip. Overall, smooth and bold with a focused push of vanilla bean

Draft. Reviewed from notes.

 

 

Pours a deep black color with a thin tan colored head that laces a bit on the way down. Smells of sweet deep roasted malts, a nice rye spice, and some brown sugar/molasses sweetness to it. It's not as sweet as it smells but it is still sweet. Roasted malt body with a nice rye spice mixed with molasses at the end is really nice. Smooth, velvety, perfect amount of carbonation. Bottle Logic knocks it out of the park on this one.

Tasted in a 6 oz tumbler glass from draft at Phase Three Brewing on December 8, 2021.