March 2017 Cellar Review

2010 Double Bastard

hazy brown color with ruby highlights. thick tan head - good lacing and head retention. Aroma is piney hops. Taste starts with toffee and caramel flavors and finishes bitter and earthy hops. Just a touch of oxidation. Amazing that this beer is still bitter and fairly hoppy after 7 years in the cellar.

 

2012 Bourbon County

Served at cellar temp. poured into 2015 Bourbon County tulip glass manufactured by Spiegelau.

Appearance: midnight black body. thick cap of dark brown head that settles down to a ring around the glass. Booze legs on the glass with each sip.

Smell: Dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, and lots of oak / bourbon aroma.

Taste: Bakers cocoa and dark chocolate that starts off the beer tasting slightly bitter. Rich sweetness rushes in. Tobacco, vanilla, bourbon, caramel, and a hint of cola. Getting a nice note of toasty and earthy oak. Finish is a flawless blending of light bitterness and rich sweetness. Smokey, oaky, bourbon, vanilla, and chocolate; all in balance as best as they could possibly be. The finish lingers on forever which is great because that will make this 12oz pour last for at least a few hours!

Mouthfeel: full bodied beer. Low carbonation level that is adequate. Hinting of a booze bite that it a nice reminder that this beer is in fact 15% abv because it drinks much easier than the actual abv.

Overall: I think that 2012 is starting to hit its sweet spot. This is drinking fantastic. The beer reminds me of the good old days of bourbon county in 4 packs and when the quality was still there (any vintage of bourbon county before 2015). Sigh...and I digress. Anyways... This is really nice and if you have a few bottles it would be a nice treat to crack one of these soon, you won't be disapointed!