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

a: Black with a small mocha head.

s: Faint coffee, barely discernible roast, and a trace of warmth.

t: Mild but nice coffee, lingering gentle roast. No hint of bourbon barrel.

m: Feels like 5%.

o: Well its a helluva lot better than the barleywine. Absolutely no barrel character and pretty thin overall.

Black color. Thin, beige head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, and good bourbon. Taste is rather sweet and weak, with strange acidity in the end. I was really disappointed by the taste.

Note: I am in the process of moving all of my ratings from other beer sites to here, so that all of my ratings are consolidated in one place. The review below is an exact copy of my original RateBeer review from 03/03/2018.


12 oz. bottle.

AROMA: Scents of brown sugar, caramel, and coffee.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a small, dirty-tan head that dissipates quickly.

TASTE: Moderately sweet with an alcohol "tang". Coffee is the most pronounced flavor but there are undertones of vanilla and caramel.

PALATE: Medium-bodied with a creamy texture and lively carbonation. Finish is moderate with a sweet aftertaste.

OVERALL: The higher alcohol content adds a bit of a "tang" to the flavor, but it is fairly well balanced by the sweetness level. And the coffee flavor comes through without being too forward. Overall, a nicely balanced beer that I will be sure to enjoy many more times in the future.

Somehow this absolutely awful tasting BBS is on the menu at countless bars across the Midwest. Why??? Just why?? Give me a Goose Island, or a KBS, or a Dragon’s Milk, or anything but this.

 

 

Something about the combination of flavors here just doesn't work for me. Looks amazing, smells amazing, and no.

 

Great coffee taste, just needs a little more bourbon flavor. Heavy, you can only drink a couple. Definitely worth trying if you like Stout's.

Appearance: Very dark brown bordering on black with a generous sized dark beige head that gradually faded. A nice looking Stout

Smell: Mild bourbon. a touch of malt. The aromas are subdued and mild.

Taste: The taste profile consists of some faint Bourbon notes and mild roast malt notes. Mild alcohol presence.

Mouth-feel: On the light side of medium bodied with a generous level of carbonation. It comes off as a bit thin.

Overall: A nice looking beer that comes off a bit plain and nondescript for my tastes. The bal-aging elements, nose, and taste profile are a bit too subdued for me.

 

Pours opaque black. Small head that quickly dissipates. Smells of malt, bourbon and a small amount of dark fruit. Taste is of malt, bourbon, and oak. Very smooth and easy to drink.

Aww. This brewery has a long row to hoe on the barrel aging scene.

 

 

I knew this one was going to be bad. Nice dark pour but doesn't smell like a stout at all. Tastes like weak coffee. I can taste the bourbon barrel flavor but it doesn't seem to mesh well with the rest of the beer. Good concept but poorly executed.

 

12oz bottle into a pint glass. Appears to have been bottled 9/2/16, so well over 2 years old.

Black body with initially a decent tan head which fizzled out quite quickly to a ring and sparse covering. no lacing.

There is a faint coffee aroma.

Dark fruit and coffee notes. Snag is, the fruit is a bit too tangy and the coffee a bit too bitter to be enjoyable. The flavors become a little better as the beer warms. Mouth around medium. Finish bitter/tangy.

Overall, not an enjoyable stout for me. balance and flavors seem off. Might be an age issue, but I don't get that impression.

Perfect with steak and mushrooms