Return Flight
Jackie O's Taproom & Brewery

375 ml bottle into a tulip snifter. Had 6/26/25.

Pours an opaque dark brown, with a momentary head and a few specks of cling. Aromas of bourbon, roasted malt, some caramel and vanilla, some peppercorn, some oak and char, light chocolate, a little brown sugar. Has a slightly nutty aroma and smells somewhat saline. Overall, this smells great. Flavors of bourbon, roasted malt, chocolate, peppercorn, sea salt, some vanilla and oak, a little brown sugar. Smooth, a very good full body, well carbonated.

Another gem from these guys. The peppercorns and sea salt are bold in the flavor, as are the barrels, but there are numerous supporting aromas and flavors that round this out. Thought this sounded good, but oh, man…

 

Pours a very dark color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has abundant bourbon and peppercorn hints
The taste follows the nose with a well balanced bourbon and peppercorn flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great bourbon stout

 

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A - Dark raisin colored pour with thin toffee colored lacing.

S - Big sticky aroma with dark fruit, raisins, leather, Bourbon, brown sugar, and a slight hint of molasses.

T - Follows the nose (for the most part) with toasted brown sugar, Bourbon, oak, figs, raisins, dark fruit, leather, oak char, and a slightly salty floral presence that finishes on the sweeter side with lingering molasses, Bourbon, and toasted toffee.

M - Thick with a slight bit of frothy texture and warming in the back of the throat leaving a wet tongue and a semi-dry mouth.

O - Not stellar but rock solid and that totally works for me.

Very good strong stout. Don't know if it was worth the $14. I paid for it, but i did enjoy it!! I sipped this one on a crisp afternoon in front of my outdoor fire pit. Poured into a pint glass from a 12.7 oz bottle, this beer featured a dense black body with no light coming through, There was a small dark brown bubbly white head that faded quickly. No lacing to speak of. That is fire for a beer that weighed in at 14,8% .abv!!! Aroma was surprisingly weak for a strong Bourbon Barrel Aged beer. Taste was pretty basic, but good. An equal balance between the bourbon barrel flavoring and rich, slightly sweet toasted and bready malt. The sesame seeds probably enhanced the toasted malt flavor. Mouthfeel was rich, somewhat sweet with some underlying alcohol presence. This is a rich, slow sipper, but the alcohol is not of the burning, intrusive type, mostly warming with very little harshness. Well done and quite enjoyable

L: Pours a dark, syrup brown that forms a thin espresso head, which dissipates quickly to reveal a hint of cloudy retention. Zero lacing. When held to the light, it is dark umber, with a viscous look.

S: Bourbon barrels, chocolate, roasted malt, brown sugar. Hints of pepper and Himalayan salt that lend some kick.

T: Decadent, lacing. Bourbon barrel, roasted malts, caramel chocolate. Molasses, char, oak, and some pepper towards the finish.

F: Medium-to-full bodied. Coating.

O: This is a very strong bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. Good balance of flavors. Aromas were pungent. Worth the price tag.

 

Pitch black color. Smells of raisins. Strong taste of cocoa. Strong taste of alcohol. Super thicc boi. It's pretty aight.

 

 

 

 

Look - Black and thick with slight rimming
Smell - Chocolate fudge and a nice barrel
Taste - Chocolate fudge and barrel like the smell with a slight bitterness along with maple and some salt
Feel - medium full body creamy and light carb
Overall - pretty good fairly standard besides for the salt but still good

 

12.7 ounce bottle, 2021 vintage. Served in a Dark Apparition chalice, the beer pours dark brown/black with about a half inch tan head that fizzled away kinda quickly. There's a small amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like bourbon, vanilla, peppercorns, salt, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also some burnt/charred malt, oak, molasses and some sesame in the finish. Mouthfeel/body is coating and a little syrupy with a low/moderate amount of carbonation. Easy enough to drink, doesn't seem like it's 14.8% ABV. I thought this was a pretty good overall brew, certainly worth trying if you get the chance to!

 

Return to Jackie O’s with Return Flight; a bourbon barrel stout with the addition of sesame seeds and peppercorns. These ingredients don’t see much play in the beer world so I was excited to try them from one of favorite breweries. This stout has much more body than most of the Jackie O’s aged stouts and I appreciate that. It is sweet, savory, and umami. You get a nice hit of roasty, toasty from the sesame seeds that balance out the overall sweetness. I like savory creations and this one really hit the spot.