Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout - Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co.

rangerred

Tennessee

3.9/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into a snifter.

Pours jet black with a thin tan head. A decent sized ring is left around the edge of the glass on top of the beer.

Coffee is very prominent on the aroma with a lot of roast and caramel along with a healthy dose of chocolate which surprised me a little bit. A somewhat subdued vanilla not but I can't really detect much bourbon. Nonetheless a very inviting aroma.

The flavor has lots of coffee and caramel up front but not in as strong of dose as is present in the aroma. Almost no bourbon at all but rather vanilla, chocolate and caramel. All of the flavors are a little bit thin but they work well together. Roast and char lingers long after the other flavors have cleared up. Mouthfeel is quite thin for the style with a light bitterness and a lingering stickiness.

Overall, a good coffee stout but not on par with Founders Breakfast Stout and roughly the same price. If this becomes available in TN I will gladly pick it up because of no alternatives. In other parts of the country, however, there are better alternatives.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 02:15:04 | More by rangerred

Photekut

Azerbaijan

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

05-19-2013 13:11:12 | More by Photekut

jakeox

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-19-2013 00:50:28 | More by jakeox

EricClayton

West Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-17-2013 18:52:54 | More by EricClayton

williamjbauer

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-17-2013 18:50:34 | More by williamjbauer

Beertroop

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +28%

05-13-2013 23:57:46 | More by Beertroop

Zanico

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-13-2013 10:38:24 | More by Zanico

craftbrew502

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-12-2013 23:30:54 | More by craftbrew502

cvm4

Mississippi

3.49/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours pretty black (seems thin) with a tan head.

S - Vanilla, caramel, toffee and a bourbon oak presence. The bourbon is definitely there, just not overwhelming.

T - More charred oak aspect on the taste. Coffee is there along with some bitter dark chocolate. For a BBA beer, the bourbon characteristics are not it's strong suit.

M - Light bodied, medium carbonation. It needs to be a little more thicker, but it is pretty smooth. ABV is noticeable but not there.

O - A good rendition, but not a good substitute for others in the category.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 14:39:05 | More by cvm4

WVbeergeek

Ohio

2.4/5  rDev -35.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout, the ale has been selling like hot cakes for stores in Ohio...the sad thing is I can't figure out why. When I saw this version I still had to give it a go it mentions aged with Haitian coffee, pours pitch black with a fizzy light tan head. Aroma gives off the coffee notes with hints of vanilla, charred oak, and bourbon. The flavor however keeps it along the lines of a mediocre light fizzy stout that may have been aged in oak bourbon barrels but really doesn't have enough body to carry out the characteristics that the barrel has to offer, first of I don't believe this beer is 8% that is hidden way too well. Remains a bit one dimensional even watery on my palate, it finishes with some bourbon flavor charred oak and watered down bourbon that warms the gut just a bit after a few sips. Really all and all it's a beer I will never go back to the carbonation and textures fall flat on the palate, just poorly made beer put in bourbon barrels that's my final impression.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 16:30:57 | More by WVbeergeek

Magery

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-10-2013 01:11:49 | More by Magery

ALLISON01

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-09-2013 02:09:35 | More by ALLISON01

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-07-2013 21:21:56 | More by dalepryor

Bromine

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

05-06-2013 09:13:42 | More by Bromine

azdback

Arizona

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-06-2013 02:30:36 | More by azdback

Lanstrum

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-04-2013 20:58:53 | More by Lanstrum

Amerikon

California

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-04-2013 04:11:43 | More by Amerikon

aaronblain22

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-04-2013 01:55:20 | More by aaronblain22

klingenator

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-03-2013 01:39:16 | More by klingenator

JDD419

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-02-2013 01:26:29 | More by JDD419

DougT

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

04-29-2013 03:22:11 | More by DougT

WebGuyMike

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-29-2013 03:06:35 | More by WebGuyMike

claspada

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-28-2013 15:53:57 | More by claspada

JackMcAwesome

Florida

3.89/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the bottle into a mug.

Look: Not too much going on here. A black that is like eternal darkness. No light penetrating this beer at all. I gave quite a vigorous pour, but no much head that disappeared quickly. Lacing is very minimal. Like the color, but nothing else to marvel at. Average.

Smell: A nice vanilla mixed with caramel. Very pleasant. It kind of ends on a woody coffee. Yes, that's right, woody coffee. I'm picking up wet wood that is soaked in coffee. Interesting, and one of the highlights of this brew.

Taste: Definitely picking up on the vanilla, and it transitions into the coffee/dark chocolate at the end. Also still picking up the wood flavor throughout.

Feel: It has a smooth smokey texture that is complimented by the medium carbonation. Pretty balanced, and the abv is hidden decently.

Overall: A decent enough brew, but I really miss the chance at a frothy head that I get to fight with. Maybe other imp stouts are the same, I'm still a rookie, but I've had another that was still able to produce some frothiness, if only for a bit. Pretty decent taste and smell, just everything else from there is slight less. I wouldn't give up on this one entirely, I'll revisit from time to time.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 22:07:32 | More by JackMcAwesome

zrab11

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

04-25-2013 12:42:45 | More by zrab11