Fourteen Fourteen
Central Waters Brewing Co.

Finally drank the last bottle at March Madness 2024. Pours black into the Marquette taster glass. Thin beige head 1/8".

Aroma still ticking plenty of Heaven Hill bourbon, is this the rye? Smells sweeter than expected.

Taste brings the roasted malt alongside the significantly appropriate barrel amounts. Again, slightly sweeter rye like influence going on, sweet cigar sticky tobacco note. Oak perceptible. Mouthfeel reveals a light carbonation, cigar tobacco flows. Relatively easy drinking. Similar to FiftyFifty Heaven Hill Eclipse. They didn't go all brownie batter viscosity quadruple imperial stout. These are actually barrel aged stouts you can drink without getting 13 people involved to brag about their Chicago pour.

Hide the alcohol very well. I appreciate these "thin" stouts (read: appropriate) that are capable of showcasing more than just huge abv and final gravity big numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drank this as part of our Central Waters Anniversary tasting (Fourteen Fourteen, Fifteen, Black Gold '13, 16, Black Gold '14, 17)

Very thin mouthfeel for a BB Stout. FourteenFourteen really reminds me of a BB "Old Ale" (similar to Adam From the Wood) with dark fruit and caramel notes. Lingering bitterness on the aftertaste - barrel char/coffee. Very nice beer that has probably seen better days. I would definitely drink this again if I had another one.