Jefferson's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's

Jefferson's Reserve Bourbon Barrel StoutJefferson's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout
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From:
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
 
Kentucky, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 13.91%
Reviews:
327
Ratings:
439
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 12, 2021
Added:
Apr 07, 2006
Wants:
  33
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by asabreed:
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Reviewed by asabreed from New York

4.35/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 oz. glass into a Thomas Hardy snifter, which I'm hoping serves this brew well.

Appearance: Black as expected, with no light getting through this sucker. A nice mocha-colored head dissipates fairly quickly but still lets some lines of lacing hang around.

Smell: A smooth and sweet toasted marshmallow, light but vanilla and oak-y bourbon, slight mocha and coffee, and berries,

Taste: Slightly, and somehow rich, burnt coffee, creamy mocha, chocolate powder, and toasted marshmallow, backed by some vanilla and bourbon flavors, oak and woodiness, and dark berries. Pretty wonderful stuff. Finishes slightly bittersweet with the coffee, marshmallow and bourbon dominating in such good ways.

Mouthfeel: How can this seem lighter-bodied for its seeming richness and alcohol? Well, it does unless I'm crazy. Rich enough but also light and extremely easy to drink--is it the bourbon doing this, making it lighter in the body? I can't really answer that.

Drinkability: Devastatingly delicious stuff, which I've consumed way too fast. Expensive as hell in bottles (around $4 for each), but I wouldn't mind buying a 4-pack for a treat every now and then, especially since winter's coming. I love barrel aging and have been a fan of the experiment for a while now, and this one certainly doesn't disappoint.
Oct 12, 2006
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle Batch #12 purchased a 4pk in French Lick, IN and drank in 2010. Poured into a 12oz glass.
L: Black with ruby on the edges. Thin head. Some sediment.
S: Oak, lightly smoky, caramel, coffee, wood tones.
T: Woody, smoky oak, bourbon, rather sweet but not cloying.
F: Firm, smooth. It's a sipping beer with a long full-flavored finish.
O: A very complex BBS from Blue Grass Brwg that could be cellared for multiple years. It is (was) excellent in it's style.
Oct 12, 2021
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
2009 12oz bottle poured into a tulip, the brew appears black in color with a khaki cap.

The nose is pretty mild but with a hint of oak, roasty chocolate/espresso and vanilla/caramel.

Taste has some nutty character, sweet with milk chocolate and a very clean finish with an aftertaste mildly oaky. As it warms up, the nuance of oak comes forth with caramel and vanilla.

Medium to lighter in body with moderately low carbonation. Decent
Feb 03, 2016
 
Rated: 2.95 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Sep 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.16 by LAND_MINE from Virginia

Mar 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Mar 03, 2015
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Rated by Benjamin_Stewart from Kentucky

4.7/5  rDev +23.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
One of my favorite bourbon-barrel-aged stouts. The taste brings to mind alcoholic root beer. At least, it does to me.
Dec 27, 2014
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Rated by Robmgm from Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%
Great nose, you get the bourbon, but light in taste and complexity
Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.85 by firstlighthiker from Tennessee

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MattFox from Tennessee

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.88 by Jho3325 from Indiana

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Lagardner from Virginia

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by FaradayUncaged from Michigan

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by mikepcarney from Ohio

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Falcone from North Carolina

Oct 26, 2014
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Reviewed by uvachief from Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%
Draft. Pours black but I see a little light. Little 1 finger head that lingers for a bit. Hints of bourbon under chocolate and coffee through the nose. Oddly light in the mouth with only subtle tastes of bourbon. Zero burn. Light ABV is my guess. Not creamy. Goes down extremity easy and smooth. Could drink several. No after taste . Not filling. Interesting.
Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by Beer-A-Lot from Virginia

Oct 25, 2014
Jefferson's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout from Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 439 ratings