State of Enlightenment
Bottle Logic Brewing

Roasted malts aroma, somewhat meaty, somewhat toasty, with distant chocolate and vanilla.

Similar roasty taste — smoke, char, tobacco, wood, espresso — up front on the taste, with layers of powdery chocolate, rich dark chocolate, chocolate milk and light vanilla behind. Hints of cherry, almond and nougat, too.

Smooth, full, velvety feel with soft, tight carbonation cutting through.

I love Heaven Hill barrel treatment. This one has all the mature flavors, providing tons of depth, but is still cut by kiddie table pastry stout qualities. Tastes and feels like there’s some undisclosed lactose in there, which I really hope isn’t the case.

Cellared a year. Midnight black with a dark brown head a finger high. Aromas of rustic barrel with an emphasis on toasty oak and black strap molasses, roasted malt, dark chocolate, and a hint of vanillins support. Taste is pretty much the same only I get toasted caramel more than I do vanilla. Feel is warm yet really well balanced, dries out a little bit, but still malty and full. Really well done, makes me wish that bottle logic did less gimmicky stuff

 

Not sure why I can’t quit this brewery, with its overexpensive 500ML bottles that only live up to billing about 36% of the time. Still. Into the breach once more.

Black. Little ring of bubbles, with a nose of barrel aged chocolate.

State of Enlightenment must be allowed to breath, to warm, to strip down before being fully enjoyed. Once sufficiently thus, this is a lovely expression of barrel & malt & oak, with a touch of chocolate mixed in. Stoutish in the mouth. No problem putting this slightly oversized single pour down.

Straightforward & delicious. Excellent brew.

 

 

03/01/24 bottle @ home; 2024 vintage

Thick looking, dark, brown with mild edges and lacing. Scents of roasted dark malt, wooden barrel, chocolate, dark fruit, and mild tobacco assert themselves. Taste is a stronger blend of the same flavors. I think that’s because it’s a medium thick, mouth filling and mouth watering bit of a boozy beast, so the taste and feel work well together. Excellent beer.

 

Poured on tap at Bottle Logic. Pours a thick black with almost no head. The nose is chocolate, nuts, licorice, and bourbon. The taste is fantastic. Full of vanilla, chocolate, roasted malts, black licorice, charred wood, and some bourbon. A bit of toffee comes through as well. Medium to thick mouthfeel.