Double Barrel Vanilla DBR
Cycle Brewing

Bottle at share. Dark brown, muddy pour, no head, just a few bubbles. Sugary aroma., lots of vanilla, boozy Slick, smooth feel. Brown sugar, chocoalte, vanilla and bourbon..

 

3/15/2019 - Well balanced with dark chocolate on front and hint of vanilla on back

 

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This one smells like light vanilla, boozy bourbon, oak, and chocolate fudge.

This is much less pastry than the typical Cycle beer. There's definitely a nice vanilla character, but it's muted compared to the barrel and the base beer. There's a nice bit of bourbon and oak - much much more than almost every Cycle stout. There's sweet milk chocolate, too, and some sticky toffee as well.

This is medium bodied, and quite creamy, with a decent amount of drinkability for how big the beer is.

This is mid level for Cycle, but still overall great.

 

 

 

Got this one from Desp a while back. Cheers, man!

From a bomber into a snifter
Bourbon barrel aged then vanilla barrel aged imperial stout

APPEARANCE: Pours out black and yields a one finger, medium looking, fizzy dark tan head with okay retention. Black body with no real carbonation evident. Head fades to a good wisp and ring. A ring remains but leaves no real lacing down the glass as it empties.

SMELL: Big nose with lots of bourbon, oak, milk and dark chocolate, cream and coconut, toffee and butterscotch as well. Definite vanilla bean in there too. Lots of barrel character and plenty forthcoming

TASTE: Plenty of bourbon and alcohol up front, with wood flavors, milk chocolate, toffee and butterscotch sweetness up front. More barrel and alcohol with a nice dose of chocolate and vanilla beans at the swallow, then a bold and boozy finish with bourbon, oak, sweet cream, coconut, butterscotch and toffee sweetness, as well as some milk chocolate and more vanilla beans linger on the palate. Plenty boozy and the vanilla is a nice added touch of sweetness.

PALATE: Medium body with medium levels of carbonation. Creamy and silky slick on the palate, goes down fine with a bit of a burn and finishes a bit sticky. Some decent heat lingers. Good here. Smooth and full for the ABV.

OVERALL: Lovely stuff. Nice, big nose, decadent barrel and piles of nice chocolate and vanilla character all over this one. It’s certainly full of booze too, but the flavors make it almost a non-issue. Cycle makes delicious barrel aged stout beer and this is right up there with the best of them. I will admit that the Greatest Hits batch of this beer is a touch better than the original batch, but still, this double barreled version is something to behold. Thanks again for the brews, Desp. Outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nearly pitch black pour, the head settles to nothing . Thin lace dances around the glass in its memory.

Sweet nose, with a slightly boozy follow up. Chocolate and vanilla ring true throughout. Similar to FO profile so far.

Flavors are so roasty, with lots of chocolate as well. Vanilla really comes through after it takes a moment to warm and settle on the tongue. A complex culmination of flavors.

The body is thick sticky and syrupy, with medium carb. Super smooth through and through. The mouthfeel is definitely the most resounding and memorable aspect of a really well executed BA Vanilla Stout.