Brunch Pirate
Double Shift Brewing Company

 

On tap. Poured an opaque, jet-black color with a small, brown head of foam. It smelled of chocolate, maple syrup, vanilla and coffee. Nice taste of vanilla, maple, chocolate and roasted malt.

 

Pours black with two fingers of caramel-colored foam that rises up rather quickly and retains fairly well. Aroma is roasted and toasted malts up front, quickly followed up by vanilla beans. Coffee and chocolate both make appearances, but only after the malts and vanilla beans have shone for a bit. There is a whiff of bourbon at the onset of the aroma. It's just enough heat to singe the nose hairs, but not enough to scare away a sip. Aroma is somewhere between sweet and roasty, char. Flavor profile is coffee and milk chocolate bolstered by roasted and toasted malts, with vanilla beans and a kiss of char at the close. Bourbon mingles throughout, but shows itself as the beer finishes and leathery, roasty notes of the bourbon linger. Mouth feel is smooth, and nears creamy but falls short. It has a medium thickness, that seemed thicker when drank from the tap. Overall, it's certainly a good stout, but it seems like the additives like vanilla bean and bourbon barrel aren't kneaded in for the smoothest of experiences.

Served in a Teku 3.0 from a 22oz bottle. Gold wax, first year (2018). Reviewed from the bottle, but have had the draft pour.