Oil Of Aphrodite - Jackie O's Pub & Brewery

Mora2000

Texas

4.43/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to someone for sharing this beer. I think it may have been thirdeye11.

The beer pours a black color with a tan head. The aroma is very strong. I get a lot of walnuts as well as a lot of dark chocolate. Very nice. The flavor is just as good and a little bit more complex. I get a lot of chocolate and coffee as well as some oak and molasses notes. Very easy to drink for a beer that is 10 percent alcohol. Medium to thick mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Outstanding.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2011 22:17:14 | More by Mora2000

TheDudeRules

Minnesota

2.2/5  rDev -47.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Review taken from my notes from 4-3-11. Hooked up from a generous guy named pimpmyporter. Thanks Brian.

This beer has been long sought after by me. Jackie O's in general has. I'm eager to get my piano fingers on about anything they offer. This beer specifically has been a top 10 want for me.

My trusty Darkness snifter at my side I wait for the bottle to come my way and pour it into my eager glass. Whew. This is a deep jet black pour with a chocolate color head.. Is there a Krakken living somewhere in there. You would never see it if so.

Cocoa nib on the nose. Earth tones as well. Not what I was expecting. Wow. Not at all. There is earth funk on my tongue now. Dirt, tobacco leaf, and a walnut on the finish. It's just a big mess in my mouth. Nothing taste wise works. Majorly disappointed.

So I turned my head so nobody would see the tears rolling down my cheeks. The major hype train was a chugging on this one. Sorry gang it's derailed off those tracks. Flat out drain pour for 8 guys including me. I have higher hopes for other Jackie O's offerings. I would trade this one away while you can get a small fortune for it for the rarity aspect, because taste wise it is worthless.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2011 16:39:49 | More by TheDudeRules

steve8robin

Massachusetts

4.3/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Got this from a recent trade, thanks Eric! 22oz bottle...

A: Super amazingly dark black liquid pours into my snifter and created a thick 1+ inch mocha dark colored head that fades at a decent pace to a nice bubbly lace atop the brew. Awesome!

S: Smells of pure chocolate upfront with some very thick pronounced cocoa in the middle with some nice vanilla on the backend. Mild roastiness hidden on the back. Very good!

T: A nice roasty coffee upfront with some hint of lactose quickly followed. Some amazing heavy cocoa on the backend with hints of vanilla blended in. Good!

M: Medium body with a awesome carbonation. A nice clean creamy finish. Very good!

D: This goes down so easy! Very good.

All in all, bravo! This is a fantastic beer from Jackie O's. It's not overly thick, but not too thin either. It flirts with a perfect balance of coffee and chocolate. Definitely try if you like stouts! Worth hunting down a bottle.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2011 02:11:08 | More by steve8robin

mdfb79

New York

4.05/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From 03/27/11 notes. Brought to a DC tasting, poured into a tulip. Been pretty excited to crack this one open.

a - Pours a pitch black color, with one inch of tan head and light carbonation evident. No real lacing or head retention.

s - Smells of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, tobacco, and smokey malts. Nice, and the chocolate is up front.

t - Tastes of sweet milk chocolate, coffee, bitter chocolate, roasted malts, toasted malts, and very light smoke. Pretty good.

m - Full body and moderate carbonation, pretty thick and smooth body. No alcohol heat which is nice.

o - Overall this isn't my favorite beer from Jack O's, but it is something I definitely enjoyed quite a bit. Lots of chocolate and roasted qualities mixing with like smokey malts. I was a little surprised no vanilla here, as most stouts from Jackie O's have some vanilla to it, but I guess that's because it isn't barrel aged. Something I would certainly like to have again.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2011 16:58:44 | More by mdfb79

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Massive thanks to mikesgroove for sharing this one with myself, beeruser, and funkydelic during Hobo Tasting #6! Batch #2! Served from bottle into a Bell's tulip. Poured black as night with a minimal brown head. Maintained minimal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, dark chocolate, caramel, and tobacco. The flavor was of sweet malt, caramel, and tobacco. It had a heavy feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this was an excellent brew. This one was very tobacco heavy for some odd reason to me. It had a great aroma and pretty good flavor on this one. I couldn't drink a lot of this one due to the tobacco aspect present, but could probably drink an entire bomber. Definitely get your hands on this one, you won't regret it.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 15:22:52 | More by thagr81us

nhindian

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle poured into a Jackie O's snifter. Bottle provided by normyk, thanks Rob!

Bottle #127/192

A - A beer has never been so aptly named before (sans perhaps Old(er) Viscosity), as this beer looks eerily similar to something that should be changed in a car every 5,000 miles. Everything about this beer screams 'black', which is surprising given the playful label art. A bubbly, dark brown head slowly but surely rises from the depths of the beer seconds after it pours, gasping for air shortly before being drawn back under the midnight abyss. Several minutes later, the only remnants of the head are in the form of a few swatches of foam grazing the surface of the liquid and a rather bubbly ring around the glass. Likewise, the lacing is sparse and is thickest where the head crested, with runoff foam making up the lace below that.

S - Given the intimidating appearance, the aroma isn't as dense as I would've imagined. There's a good amount of malt in here, imparting a sweetness and chocolate aroma similar to a heavily-malted oatmeal stout. The malts also give off a nice roastiness as well. There's a huge amount of walnuts as well; really nutty, earthy, and robust. I can't say I'm getting much of the Belgian candi syrup, but it could be blended into the sweetness of the malts.

T - The taste takes the roast of the nose and gives it about an extra shot and a half of espresso in it. The chocolates here are quite bittersweet, as well as a good amount of molasses and smokiness that reminds me of some light tobacco. The nuts don't really come through until the finish, where they last well into the finish. Overall it's a pretty sweet beer, almost bordering on too much, but the nuts and roast really cut this. The alcohol is well-hidden, almost to the point of not being there.

M - Mouthfeel is moderately light-bodied with moderate carbonation. It's strange, it starts off pretty light, but as it travels through the mouth it seems to pick up viscosity. Surprisingly creamy and smooth.

D - Drinkability is moderately high. To be honest I was expecting a bit more from this beer, and would like to see the roast cut down just a tad as it currently overshadows the subtlety of the other flavors. It did achieve its goal of giving off the walnut flavor, however.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2011 21:30:22 | More by nhindian

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.05/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

shared at hobo tasting 7.5 with calton, cam and zach, along with newcomer chad. served in snifters.

pours out like motor oil. thick, viscous with no real head but soo think and oily it was impossibly to look at it any other way then used motor oil, lol.

aroma is odd. lots of tobacco, popcorn, leather and hints fo really dark and bitter chocolate. unlike anything i had run across before it seemed to be soo heavy. really bitter licorice coming through now as well. interesting. as you take the sip the think feel washes over the palate. really a huge profile with notes of leather and tobacco are dominating along with a huge hit of like 95% cacao and licorice in the finish.

overall it was a very nice stout but put up against some of the others we had today, it could have been a bit better.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2011 02:01:50 | More by mikesgroove

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle into a couple of tulip glasses. This is another one shared by the ever generous Stakem as part of a recent tasting. I didn't get a chance to grab the bottle # on this one but it's from the latest release.

Pours a dense black in the glass, with a thin ½ finger covering of fizzy dark mocha head. This maintains some frothiness on the edges, leaving back a good bit of spotty froth and brown oils down the sides of the glass. The aroma is thick with chocolate and smoky smelling roast. The walnuts aren't immediately identifiable to me but there is definitely an interesting nuttiness here that sets this apart. Some hints of molasses, brown sugar, and citrusy hops round out the edges of the nose.

The taste is similar, with a mix of acrid roasted coffee and sticky notes of dark chocolate and toffee. Pithy fruit and pine combine with the roast to add some lightly aggressive bitterness to this. The nuttiness of the walnuts is much more evident to me in the taste and really adds some uniqueness to the profile. This finishes dry, roasted, and warm. The mouthfeel is full bodied and definitely has some thickness to it in the mouth, courtesy of a chewy and syrupy feel that really accentuates those sweet flavors. That 10% ABV is not hiding at all, adding some beefy power to the body, yet keeping any stinging heat elements away from the other flavors.

They are definitely putting out some innovative beers at Jackie O's and this is a good example, as the walnut addition (even if you aren't super familiar with the flavor) adds a definitely interesting spin on your usual Imperial Stout. I'm glad I had the opportunity to try this one. Thanks again Adam!

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2011 20:04:34 | More by Kegatron

Urbancaver

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours pitch black with a decent amount of head. Very dark and thick. Doesn't look to highly carbonated. Smells roasty with hints of nuttiness. The smell opens up a lot when it warms up. Tastes very strongly of black walnut. a very unique taste! And the thickness is amazing. I don't think I've ever had such a thick beer. Very drinkable for its percentage and overall a great drink

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2011 18:12:13 | More by Urbancaver

Tripphop

Virginia

3.85/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep black with a small tan head. Aromas are of bold roasted malt, almost a brunt character. Flavor is good, rich malt fornt with pleasant balancing bitterness, mouthfeel is slick with a light acidic bite. A great beer for a drier styled stout, but I'll stick with the Dark Apparition.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2011 19:12:40 | More by Tripphop

earthboundagain

Colorado

4.22/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.5

From Notes:

Ok got to try this on tap at the bottle release: I did pick up a bomber which will sit in my basement for a few years.

Ok they were doing 4 oz sample pours so I ordered two so I would get a nice sample.

A-The beer pours black with a small tan head, this beer is pitch black and has a steady stream of rising bubbles.

S-Ok we have lots of roasted dark malt, with a hint of nuttiness and some smoke.

T-Oh we have lovely malt and roasted walnut, some sweet dark brown sugar and a kiss of chocolate.

M-Attention all RIS and Double Stout brewers, this is how a big stout should feel, rich, creamy, and oh so sticky. You need to chew this brew and it still leaves a coating on the teeth.

D-The abv is so hidden you could almost binge on this, but the mouthfeel makes it a sipper

Serving type: on-tap

02-09-2011 01:37:26 | More by earthboundagain

Ryan011235

Ohio

4.03/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into an E&J Cask & Cream glass on 1/19/11

Bottle 177/192

Deep, inky-brown color; settles pitch black in the glass. At first it didn't seem like much, if any, head would rise but all of a sudden - whoosh, a good inch & a half or more. The head thins very slowly to an even layer leaving a solid wall of lace that becomes webbed as it dries. Cool.

The ingredients make for some odd aromas, at least to these old nostrils. The black walnuts impart a high quotient of nuttiness & dirty, earthy tones which are caressed by a tangy fruitiness, presumably from the candied syrup mentioned on the bottle. These two aromas account for much of the nose; undertones of coffee beans, dark chocolate & grain act a trio roasted of wallflowers. The whole of the aroma starts to come together as the beer warms.

The potency of the black walnuts carry over in flavor exponentially. A sharp nuttiness is present throughout with a dry, musty dirtiness that creeps up toward the end; the best way I can describe it is actually eating a handful of black walnuts. A mild tanginess bridges the gap between the walnuts & the base beer, which is also more expressive of its own accord, with welcoming semi-sweet chocolate smoothness, a spot of espresso & a subtle hop note.

While the feel is thick & viscous, it nevertheless maintains an air of free-flowing, languid calm. Carbonation adds a soft agitation to the peripheries but is otherwise comparably smooth to match the rest of the beer. The finish is equally hefty; black walnuts & a semblance of chocolate-covered espresso beans linger.

Once acclimated to the somewhat odd flavor profile, this is an easy drinker. Alcohol is incredibly well-masked. One to weather slowly, Oil of Aphrodite is steadfast until the end. The payout of drinking a bottle by yourself over the course of a few hours is well worth it.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2011 05:40:05 | More by Ryan011235

maximum12

Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Great thanks to thethrone for hand-delivering this, amongst other good-looking & -tasting brews, at Darkness Day as part of an off-the-reservation BIF. Split with my wife.

Pours dark black with minimal, almost no frosting. Smell is nailed - walnuts. Really. Had plenty of beers that hinted at nuts, but nothing like this. Wow.

Oil of Aphrodite is what a nut brown ale should be. Nuts, nuts, nuts. Candied sweetness, bitter, bitter chocolates complement the nuts. Roast, too. Hopping bitterness slurves in at the end. Creamy smooth, warm.

Good beer. Massively original, but the walnutting lends this such a bizarre air that I find myself puzzled with almost every sip. Wild.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2010 05:27:38 | More by maximum12

Arbitrator

California

3.55/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Chilled bottle into a glass. Thanks to nickd717.

A: Pours a nearly pitch black body with some ruby translucence at the edges. The head is... was there head? A second pour shows some frothy bubbles that vanish quickly. The beer is really leggy, though, with a coating, syrupy appearance. Hmm. Dark Lord comparisons spring to mind.

S: Nuts, roast, dark chocolate, molasses. It's really quite sweet in the nose, but I'd be lying if I said it weren't pleasant.

T: As in the taste, nuts come through very strongly, as does an initial burst of roasted grain. The mid-taste gets progressively more syrupy and conveys flavors of molasses. It's not exactly cloying, because the roast carries over and provides a nice balance, but it is very rich and thick. The finish is surprisingly clean, with nuts making their way to the forefront again. A touch of pine bitterness in the aftertaste.

M: I'm not a subscriber to the idea that imperial stouts HAVE to be rich, thick, and syrupy. If anything, I think the ones that take it too far that way (Dark Lord) are problematic in general. I think this one carries its heft well, though I was expecting more complexity for the amount of sugars found here.

D: Definitely an enjoyable beer. But like I said above, it's quite rich and syrupy, and I found myself gravitating toward some other stouts on the table that were considerably less rich, yet more complex (Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition amongst them). Pretty hard to drink a lot of this.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2010 01:52:06 | More by Arbitrator

nickd717

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Huge thanks to Ryan011235 for hooking up this tick.

Pours black and rather thick with a thick tan head good lacing. Serious viscosity.

The aroma is nice and rich. Big roast and nuttiness, anise, and hops.

The flavor is also rich. Big intense coffee and roast, dark chocolate, walnuts, molasses, and piney hops.

Extremely full and heavy on the mouthfeel with lower carbonation. A little too heavy for my tastes, as well as the tastes of most others who shared this. Almost like Guinness! (hahaha)

Intense beer, and a pretty good one. Not all hype.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2010 00:02:12 | More by nickd717

largadeer

California

4.03/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Thanks, Nick! Bottle 109 of 192.

Fitting of the name, it's oily and black as pitch, pouring with a dense frothy head that quickly disappears. Swirling reveals syrupy brown legs.

Huge chocolate on the nose, nuttiness, toasted malt, molasses. A lot of sweetness, but it's a good clean aroma.

Tastes good, too. Very chocolatey, nutty, not overly roasted and only lightly bitter. The body is extremely syrupy, this has a lot of residual sugar, a lot of molasses sweetness. The finish is mellow, toasty and nutty. A very solid imperial stout, though the viscosity hurts drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2010 05:43:23 | More by largadeer

jrallen34

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Drank from a bottle into my Darkness glass...Black beer with a light tan head, not much carbonation, no lacing and only about a finger of head that doesn't last to long...The aroma is great, roasted coffee with a great nut aroma to it, totally different than a brown. The nuts have depth, fresh and sweet...The taste is equally nice, nutty chocolate, roasty and smooth.

This is really good and worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2010 15:53:28 | More by jrallen34

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.38/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the Jackie O's 5th Anniversary party.

Pours motor-oil black with a pretty good head and a nice bit of light lacing. The aroma blew me away right from the start. There was some really nice roasted nut character along with some nice dark chocolate. There were nice notes of espresso and dark fruit underneath with just a touch of booze.

The flavor is equally as nice and quite complex. I was a bit fan of how everything came together and it had a nice kick in the end. Chocolate, dark fruits, and espresso danced and were further highlighted by a beautifully-thick mouthfeel. Just a hint of warmth in the finish. This was my favorite of the Jackie O's brews and I'm looking forward to hopefully trying this again.

Serving type: on-tap

12-07-2010 19:19:23 | More by Thorpe429

rye726

Colorado

4.6/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Pours near black with a silky espresso head.

Really nice nose has lots of oats, nutty malts, cocoa and dark toffee.

Taste is full with a great finish. Chocolate, roasted malts, nuts and more caramelized sugars.

Another great stout from Jackie O's....

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2010 19:55:42 | More by rye726

rhinos00

Colorado

4.47/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a snifter.

A- Pours black as oil. Produced a fingers width of mocha / copper colored head. Quickly reduced to a thin ring around the glass. Little to no lacing.

S- Roasted, chocolate malts provide a rather aromatic experience. Melded in is a gentle sweetness, most likely from the candied syrup. Lingering in the background, the walnuts produce a rich nutty aroma.

T- Like the aroma, except the walnuts add much more depth here. The base beer is at the forefront...lots of roasted, chocolate malts. About midway through a nice maple sweetness comes into play. The beer finishes with earthy, walnut notes.

M- Heavy bodied with a good amount of viscosity. Coats the palate well, but leaves it extremely dry after consumption. Really enjoyed this aspect of the beer.

D- At 10% the abv provides a nice warming sensation inside. A slow sipper for sure.

Overall, I really liked the unique flavor profile of this beer. The addition of the walnuts added another layer of complexity to what would have been a good stout to begin with. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2010 21:32:14 | More by rhinos00

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle #172/192 care of csmiley. Thank you for the chance to try this brew.

Poured into a snifter, this brew appears dark black in color with a darkly tanned head that fades fairly fast. There is a spotty amount of lace that clings to the glass.

The aroma of this brew is dark and roasty smelling of minor notes of chocolate, citrus hops and a scent of nutty walnuts is included. This brew smells pretty fantastic and the walnut really comes through more than I was expecting. As it warms more of the citrus hop character comes forward accented by the alcohol presence.

The taste of this brew is dark roasty with an oily walnut flavor coupled with chocolate notes and a deep burnt almost drying roast to the finish. There is both an alcohol flavor and warmth that runs down the back of the throat. As this brew warms, the citrus hop flavor comes forward just like in the nose with a citrusy twang of flavor that is highlighted by the alcohol's presence.

This is one exceptionally smooth brew that is medium to full in body with a light level of carbonation. It is excessively drinkable for 10%. The walnut flavor in this brew was more evident than I was expecting. It really works. This brew is balanced very well with equal combinations of dark burnt dry roast flavor, citrus hops, alcohol and nutty flavor. I would love to get my hands on another bottle of this but at less than 200 bottles released...who knows.

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2010 23:15:45 | More by stakem

BeerAndBourbon

Ohio

4.43/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is the first Jackie O's I've had since the bottle release; I'm excited. Bottle 148/192

A. Pours an impenetrable black with a one finger thick creamy chocolate colored head that settles down to a film leaving beautiful thick lacing on the glass.

S. Lots of chocolate with walnuts and coffee. There's also a creamy sweetness that makes it almost like a cappuccino. The walnut is not quite as strong as I remembered.

T. Chocolate covered espresso beans. Initially more bitter than I remembered, but my palate adjusted after the first sip to reveal more of the robust stout character. Walnut comes out midpalate and in the aftertaste.

M. Thick with a medium level of carbonation that doesn't quite lift the dense beer off the tongue; just how I like it.

D. This is just what I was looking for; thick, rich beer for a contemplative fall evening.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2010 01:51:27 | More by BeerAndBourbon

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle 81/192

Poured into darkness snifter

Pours 1/2 finger of dark tan head. Color is black.

Aroma: Very rich and roasted with some sweetness. It has a coffee bitterness and the belgian candi sugar adds a layer of syrupyness. The black walnuts are a bit subtle here. It has a lot of chocolate as well.

Taste: A lot of roast and coffee shows here. Somewhat bitter fresh coffee. The black walnuts show more here, but I wouldn't have been able to pick them out, rather just a nut flavor to it. Chocolate and belgian candi sugar again. Somewhat sweet and syrupy but it works. Roasted malts with some caramel.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, and syrupy. Full bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. It ends with a lot of bitterness from the coffee here.

Overall, it is a fairly nice imp stout. It is syrupy sweet, but not overdone which I enjoy. It has a nice chocolate profile and the candi syrup adds a nice syrupy layer. Good and pretty drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2010 23:46:05 | More by mothman

kbutler1

Minnesota

3.63/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle courtesy of mothman. Very dark brown/black color with a slight tan head that forms a tiny collar around the glass. Dark roasty coffee notes in the nose with touches of black licorice. Medium/heavy mouthfeel with only slight carbonation. Big and chewy. Sweet roasted malt flavor gives way to bitter roast. Some bitter dark chocolate flavors as well. I don't really pick up too much nut flavor in the taste or in the nose. A pretty rich beer. Ends with a lingering bitterness that isn't all that pleasant, similiar to burnt coffee. Overall, glad to try this one but slightly put off by some of the flavors.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2010 23:39:34 | More by kbutler1

Sean9689

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber. #97/192.

A - Pours black, no head or lacing. Pretty much, just a lot of blackness going on here.

S - Roasted nuts, chocolate, some coffee, hot alcohol. The alcohol might be a little too hot right now, but it doesn't detract from the other notes going on here.

T - Chocolate, dark fruits, alcohol, coffee beans. The alcohol actually compliments the beer here as opposed to the nose. The chocolate, dark fruits, and alcohol burn work well together. Bitter finish.

M - Medium to full, rich and smooth, semi-dry finish.

D - I like this one. The 10% is there but the dark chocolate and fruits do well to hide it. Another good one from Jackie O's. Recommend.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2010 18:49:45 | More by Sean9689