Bourbon Barrel Batch 1000
Jackie O's Taproom & Brewery

 

Received in a trade, shared with JLindros. Bottle 230/450 2014 vintage.

A - Poured into a nice dark brown hue with a thin off white head that fades to leave light wisps.

S - Aromas of black patent malts up front, nice light toffee, good light bourbon notes, faint honey.

T - is similar to the nose, lots of black malts, super toasty. There is a fair amount of hop bitterness, nice light honey. There is nice bourbon barrel notes as well.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, alcohol hidden quite well.

O - Overall this was a rather nice representation of the style. The hops class a little bit with the black patent malts. Still, this was a very nice beer.

Serving Type: bottle

Thanks to rudzud. 2014

Pours a nice creamy darker head that fades semi quickly, pitch black thick color, nice legs, decent lacing.

Nose big toasted barrel, oak and whisky, nice juicy bourbon, sweet caramel candy toffee, some black malt, little burnt malt, a little bitter spicy hop and bitter burnt malt, faint tropical fruit.

Taste brings black malts out front, a little charred and a little dark chocolate, big sweet malt and candy toffee like, little biscuit, faint sweet honey, into some toasted oak barrel, a little bourbon whisky, spicy whisky, into big spicy hops, bitter hops clash with the black malt, little fruity thing, back into burnt malt. Spicy hops lingering, little warming booze and big bitterness between hops and black malt.

Mouth is thicker, nice carb, light warming booze.

Overall pretty nice, the barrel and bourbon was nice, hops were ok but clashed a bit with the black malt, very little booze.

 

L: deep amber light head that quickly dissapates
S: bourbon, dried fruit, toffee, pepper, amd molasses
T: smell plus booze and oak
F: thick, boozy
O: just top notch