Barrel Aged Drakonic
Drake's Brewing Co.

Thanks to JLindros for sharing this bottle. 2018 vintage.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a dark brown almost black with a thin mocha head that fades to leave light wisps and a thin blanket.

S - Aromas of sweet fruity barrel, dark fruits, caramel sauce, chalky chocolate, little bit of bitter hops. Almost infected like smell. Not really enjoyable smell.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with loads of caramel sauce and well...loads of infection. Almost tart dark fruits. Little bitterness as well.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, but sticky. Decent alcohol.

O - Overall this was a very underwhelming and infected. Really a shame, not the quality I've come to expect from Drake's.

Serving Type: bottle

Bottled 5/10/18, shared with rudzud

Decent foamy tan head, fades at fair pace, little lacing, great legs, pitch black beer

Nose very fruity, cherry apple wood like, dark chocolate cocoa, roasted malts, intense dark malts, bitter spicy hops, vanilla, little baking spice, buttery bourbon oak, then back to weird fruity chalky thing, back and forth good bad, fudgey dark roast

Taste very fruity again possible infection, little funky yeasty thing, cherry fruit, chalky dry cocoa dark chocolate, bitter roast and char, bitter spicy hop notes, little vanilla barrel no bourbon, dry finish more cocoa dry weird chalky finish more fruit, lingering sick bitter icky

Mouth thicker fuller bod lighter carb, alcohol hidden fairly well

Overall o think infected and not much bourbon barrel, sad that I paid so much for this

Pours a very dark brown, not quite black with a thin ring of tan head that left no lacing. Smell is rather mild with some notes of roasted malts, bourbon and chocolate. Tastes of roasted malts, dark chocolate, medium roast coffee, vanilla, bourbon, burnt brown sugar, tobacco and a bit of char. Medium bodied for the style, minimal carbonation, just shy of creamy mouth feel, slightly dry finish.

$ 18.98 (Including shipping)/bomber ($ 0.863/oz) from Tavour, Seattle, WA. Reviewed 10/11/18.
“Bottled On 05/10/18 ” on side of the label. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 60 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 3.5.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. When held to the light, penetration occurs only at ring.
Head – Average (Maximum three cm, aggressive center pour), tan, low density, average retention, diminishing to a three mm ring and a thin partial layer.
Lacing – None.
First pour – Dark brown, clear.
Aroma – 3 – None.
Flavor – 3 – What is missing is the flavor of bourbon, as well as roasted malt or vanillin. Like the nose, the taste is very unremarkable. No alcohol (11.2% ABV), no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 4 – Medium, almost creamy, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 3 – Just another BBA stout, with nothing to recommend it, other than the absence of alcohol burn.

 

Black pour, less deep than the base version. Aroma was nice, heavily roasted, mild chocolatey bourbon aroma was after it.

Taste had some harshness from the bitter roast that came off like dark fruit past its prime, getting that nail polish heat and old fruit funk.

 

 

Updated: This pours jet black with a cocoa colored cap. Get a big molasses note on the aroma. There’s a long, lingering finish and a hint of orange peel buried under the cocoa roasty character. The beer is heavy with a touch of heat, but exceptionally well balanced and well blended.

This pours a jet black color with thin foam. There’s a great aroma of coffee and dark chocolate, some booze. The heat kicks in when sipped, a great warming boozy bourbon taste that tickles the tinge and lasts for days. Yowza!

very nice BA stout.