Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout
Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co.

May have left this one in the cellar too long, the bourbon mostly dropped out and the coffee was faint. The feel was pretty thin for a BA stout but not bad.
The taste ended up being a really decent stout, not necessarily BA in flavors but still quite tasty.
I guess I should try it again, and drink it fresh. Heck, they don’t even list the name the same as what is on the bottle.

 

 

Notes as written 08/18/2022:
Light leather-brown clear body, bubbly pour with a fine white head that dissapates after a minute or so, very very aromatic of toffee and coffee, almost like entering a good fresh coffee shop full of beans intertwining togethor, very smooth and easy to drink, not overpowering in flavor but overwhelmingly delightful, slight bitter aftertast light you just ate a coffee bean covered in toffee

some good complexity, roasted malts, bit of caramel, light coffee on the finish, quickly disapating head though, a bit thin, a "lite" stout in my book, but a good solid drinker

This is a 12oz. bottle, pouring into the Bourbon Barrel snifter. Three fourths fit in the glass with a one finger tan head that quickly dissipated. This is a very dark stout, almost black.
The nose is sweet, light oak scents, vanilla, and I am getting a good whiff of the bourbon.
The flavor starts with sweet roasted malt, a touch of oak, with the dry coffee finish. There is a lot going on here it is hard to separate all the flavors. There is bourbon there but it is not over powering.
This is smooth, yet there is a touch of carbonation fizz. As the ale warms so do I, my guess it is the bourbon. I like The Bourbon Barrel Stouts like this, the oak shows up, roasted malt, a touch of coffee, a hint of vanilla, and there is enough bourbon there but it does not steal the show!

At 8% this is somewhere between a regular American stout and an imperial. It doesn't give much away on the nose, and the majority of the coffee and bourbon is on the finish. Smooth, rich and full of flavour.

 

 

 

Pours a very dark brown with hints of red and a thin cream head.

Aroma of straw, biscuits, vanilla, raisins, pecans, and hints of bourbon. No coffee in the aroma.

Taste is heavy bourbon, like someone poured a shot into my glass. Beyond that are bread and roasted grain notes of a mild stout, and a mild bitterness. Still no coffee that I can discern.

Mouth feel is good, nice and rich.

Overall it's okay, if disappointing. I love coffee beers, so I'm disappointed that I couldn't pick up any coffee in a beer with coffee in the name. The bourbon is heavy and unbalanced - I like bourbon, but it tastes like I added bourbon to an average stout myself rather than a beer made with bourbon. The base stout is light and nothing special on it's own.

really good stout but nothing stands out about it.

 

L - Poured black with half finger tan head quickly dissipating to a thin ring.
S - Coffee, roasted malt, faint bourbon
T - Roasted malt, coffee, vanilla and noticeable bourbon
F - Medium-light body with fizzy carbonation. Somewhat thin.
O - I was expecting something a bit thicker. Great taste but feel and smell was a bit off for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12oz bottle into a 16oz dimple mug.
L: Pours black with a thin beige head that quickly recedes to edge foam. No visible carbonation. No lacing.
S: Firm dark toasted malts, coffee, light vanilla. Bourbon as the beer warms.
T: Taste is the same as smell plus oak tannins, a slight earthy quality and is lightly sweet. It has a prompt, chop-chop char bitterness that terminates quickly.
F: Moderately thin, smooth and medium-light bodied mouthfeel with a medium length finish that has a touch of dryness.
O: This beer behaves much like a porter. It has a rich, deep, dark toasted caramel malt flavor. It's 8%ABV is somewhat camouflaged at first by it's straight forward flavor characteristics those being woody, rounded and very toasty. An easy somewhat lighter bodied stout to enjoy year round. It is excellent in it's style.

Sampled July 2021 from 12oz bottle in snifter style glass. There is a date of 21-03-12 listed on the bottle that I expect is the bottled-on date.

Appearance: Very dark black, dark color, with a thin dark tan head of 1 finger. The head lasted only a short length of time, and did not leave any lacing on the side of the glass.

Smell: Some bourbon, coffee, and sweet caramel aromas. There are also roasted fire aromas, along with some vanilla.
There are no hops aroma. Nice combination and balance, but the bourbon and coffee aromas dominate.

Taste: Pronounced bourbon and coffee flavors. Also caramel and burnt malt flavors. Very little hop flavor. It is very smooth. There is a hint of sweetness like chocolate, but the bourbon barrel flavors provide for a unique stout.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and alcohol, which matches with the 8.0% on the label. It is thinner bodied than I expected from an 8% stout.

Overall: This barrel-aged Stout is a good stout. It has strong flavors as well as alcohol, but not as complex or flavorful as other barrel-aged stouts. Also, thinner bodied than stouts of similar alcohol. This is a good stout and I would buy this again, but there are other stouts I prefer for their fuller body and more varied flavors.

Received a bottle from a friend on 7-12-21. No distinct bottling date though i saw a stamp indicating 020-10 so perhaps bottled in October 2020.

Beer poured dark brown with a nice tan head that has some good hang time.

Nose has a decent hint of bourbon barrel and a slight hint of coffee.

Taste is nicely done. Medium malt base is enhanced with nice touches of coffee and bourbon. Finishes balanced.

Mouthfeel is light bodied and not overly smooth..

Overall the flavor profile was better than i thought it would be. Worth a shot.

 

Pours mahogany with a tan. colored head.

Smells of coffee bourbon vanilla and malty dark bread.

Taste is coffee and bourbon with vanilla and dark bread.

12 oz bottle, into glass

black in color, thin cream colored head. pretty good coffee and bourbon aroma. flavor is a good balance between boldness and smoothness. medium to full bodied.

 

Look: Deep mahogany brown with a one inch light tan head that melts to a thin ring around the edge. Good lace on the sides.
Smell and Taste: Dark-roasted malts, hints of caramel and vanilla, and a lightly roasted coffee with a dry finish. Pleasant aftertaste slightly bitter on the palate.
Feel: Very well balanced between the sweetness and carbonation.
Overall: Was expecting a little more of the bourbon taste from the barrel aging to come out. Oh Well! Time to be moving on. I would have another if you're buying LOL.

This is one of those beers that looks great on paper and is almost there upon bottling, but comes up just short on everything except for its ability to hide the ABV and go down smooth. The coffee is weak, it has roasty notes and some char but not enough to get me excited, the vanilla is nice as are the hoppy accents, but it feels light, thin and watered down for a barrel aged stout. It’s a good beer and I’ll drink the whole 4 pack, but compared to most BBA stouts I have this feels minor league.

 

 

12 FL OZ bottle
Served in a snifter

This beer pours very dark brown. Ruby highlights are visible when held to the light. It is topped with a minimal mocha head that leaves spotty lacing.

The smell is coffee forward. I pick up some caramel, vanilla, and chocolate as well.

Once again the coffee is upfront. It gives way to some chocolate flavor. I get hints of caramel and vanilla. The finish is coffee and lingers a bit into an aftertaste.

Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel

I pass these guys over a lot for trendy beers. I am always content when I purchase an Alltech beer. I need to get down off my high horse more often.

 

I opened and poured from a 12 oz. chilled bottle. A 1 inch, pale tan head emerged.. a very mild stout nose was barely discernable. The beer poured a dull, thin black. It felt decent enough on the tongue, but there is a washed-out taste.. the coffee and hops notes are quite mild. There is nothing bad or wrong here.. it just lacks oomph and character. I suppose if you like a mild coffee, like Dunkin' Donuts, this might be a perfectly wonderful beer. The bourbon barrel taste has substance, but I have never had that be the singular flavor of a beer, on it's own. I will not be obtaining more. It gets a 3.25 because there is nothing objectionable..

 

 

 

I got a 4pck of this beer from my local meijer store. It poured a nearly opaque dark amber with no head and no lace. The scent had faint chocolate malt and subtle coffee and bourbon notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bold roast and espresso base and bourbon highlights. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a decent beer.