3.03/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Sampled in a Brandy Snifter at the Clyborn Brewpub.
Apparently one of the first Imperial Stouts commercially aged in bourbon barrels in the US.
This beer is definately an odd duck and different than what you would think.
This beer is almost completely overwhelmed by oaky sourness in the aroma and flavor with a sharp acetic and tannic character.
Aroma carries a spicy oak and vanilla sense with a strong current of acectic acid in the finish.
The flavor of this dead deep black beer starts with chocolate and cherries, but is quickly overwhelmed with a sharp vinegar flavor and a tannic finish.
Really interesting beer, a stout lambic? Oude Noir? Who knows, but a snifter of this is about the right size for a beer this intense.
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drewbage,
Jun 25, 2003