Blended with Lumber #7
Timber Ales

Not much of an aroma at the start, but a great combination of cacao and coffee that undergirds the BBA nature of this beer. What’s distinctive is the smoothness and the thickness, without it feeling like it’s coating my tongue. It’s not especially sweet and doesn’t come across as boozy, though that 13.4 ABV is a real thing.

Small white-wrapped 12 oz. can brings me my second sniff of Timber Ales.

The pour is black with just a bit of white head struggling to peer out of depths before rapidly vanishing. Not a lot of aroma. A little roast, little malt sweetness.

Blended with Lumber #7 is mostly fresh stout & it’s written all over its face. Roast is a large fist bump that runs all the way to the finish. The bourbon is understated, running just under the surface. The advertised vanilla adds a touch of sweetness; the coffee? Maybe a touch, maybe not. Thick & dry.

Overall a mild success in blending; I’d like to see the mission statement attached to this beer. It seems a little confused; pretty good brew.

 

 

The pour is jet black with a khaki head of foam. The taste is dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, bourbon whiskey barrel, & vanilla. The body is medium to heavy & I agree with the beer being thick & smooth. Moreover, the 13.4% abv drinks more like a 10% abv beer. Overall, this was another winner from Timber Ales. Cheers! A (World Class)

L: Pours jet-black, motor oil. Forms a thin espresso head that is quick to fade. No appreciable surface retention or lacing. Held to the light, a deep chocolate brown, robust and opaque.

S: Strong notes of bourbon, oak, vanilla, cacao nibs, and coffee roast.

T: The bourbon barrel, cacao nibs, and vanilla feature prominently in the first taste. There is a strong imprint of medium-roast coffee and some burnt sugar. Outstanding.

F: Medium- to full-bodied. Silky, smooth, velvety mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation.

O: Tremendous beer. Very nice flavor profile, not overwhelming or cloying. A great post-dessert sipper.

Poured a black body with one-finger khaki head that quickly died. The aroma has notes of light chocolate and is almost like a cup of java. Smooth, really sweet, chocolate and vanilla almost like an ice cream twist with some decent coffee bean dryness on backend along with some booziness and dryness that makes for an enjoyable slow sipper.

Another amazing stout from Timber Ales.

The thickest, richest brown color. Heavy big head.

Good nose, definitely cocoa coming through.

Thick and smooth.

Outstanding.