T.J. Slough
Cismontane Brewing Company

From the back of the cellar. Who gave this beer to me (Rhoda)?

 

 

750mL bottle from j47paco (thanks!). No identifiable bottling date. Served in a Bruery snifter.

Pours a deep, dark chocolate brown with a finger and a half ecrue head. The sturdy halo that persists leaves several small islands of lace.

Smells of whiskey tinged vanilla, rye, chocolate, burnt caramel and faint berries. The aromas open up nicely and lure me increasingly as it reaches room temperature.

Flavors are smooth and blend well together, coming accross at once as both soft and rich. Rye whiskey, charred barrel, spicy rye malt, baking cocoa, grain, molasses, dark berries, black coffee, caramel, oak and a fairly assertive nip of alcohol. While it is a tad surprising how noticeable the booze is, it in no way detracts from the experience. I'm not sure how old this bottle is but the flavors flow together as if it has some age on it.

Medium, creamy, almost velvety feel with a soft pillow of carbonation and just a little cooling booze. Aftertaste mixes rye whiskey, spicy grain and some dark chocolate.

TJ Slough warms up to become some quite good stuff. It says blended beer on the label and my guess would be that the mixture includes both stout and rye beer. Whatever the blend, this was an enjoyable quaff that I'm happy to have tried.

 

Pours an almost opaque super dark brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, caramel, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, rye, and wood aromas. Taste is much the same with dark roasted malt, cocoa, vanilla, bourbon, and rye flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roast bitterness and an alcohol kick on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is good beer with a nice mix of bourbon and rye barrel aged aspects.

Serving type: bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

creamy chocolate-milk head silenced into nothing more than a white ring around the glass.
smell of bourbon barrel; I kind of like this smell more and more. kind of a syrup-y smell.
taste is thicker up front and a little bitter, but finishes sweeter. some chocolate, some vanilla. not especially great, but decent. the smell is very nice, better than the taste, in my opinion.
overall a decent brew. still want to try the black's nocturne.

 

750ml, Spring '13
Hill Farmstead wine glass

A: Pours a deep dark brown. Looks nearly black in the glass. Initially a full finger of tight bubbles fluffy head. Leaves some sticky lacing layers on glass.

S: Smells fabulous. Lots of caramel and toffee. Really pulling a lot of barrel character. Some roasty notes. Some spice, possibly from the rye. Some booze as well.

T: Up front, you get a touch of spice. Getting some dark chocolate. Then caramel and toffee and vanilla. Some if the spice notes. Maybe a slight infection drifting in? On the finish, you get lingering oak notes. Very tannic.

M: Full bodied. Not stout-like in fullness.