Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout - Central Waters Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.21
pDev: 10.21%
Reviews: 471
Hads: 522

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Brewed by:
Central Waters Brewing Company

Wisconsin, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 9.50% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (447), on-tap (22), growler (2).

Notes:
American-style stout aged for 1 year in used bourbon barrels.

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sidetracked

Illinois

3.98/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Pours a very dark, almost opaque brown with medium brown head that lingers. Mahogany highlights.

Aroma of bourbon, wood, and alcohol--sweet. Alcohol is light. Not that complex, but very inviting.

Upfront taste is bourbon and vanilla with a slight caramel sweetness. Sweet roasty malt middle. Slightly sweet finish of bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, and a little chocolate. Some bitter roastyness.

Medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Clean finish.

The aroma and flavor are really dominated by bourbon, vanilla, and wood. Nice sweetness. Very drinkable. Body could be more substantial. Drinks more like a barrel-aged porter.

1/5/2012

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 04:59:55 | More by sidetracked

More User Reviews:

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -16.9%

05-23-2013 01:34:20 | More by mikeincharleston

tgeorgf

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev +6.9%

05-22-2013 00:35:57 | More by tgeorgf

Andrew61923

Connecticut

4.75/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

2012 vintage. Poured from bottle out of my beer fridge into my Duvel tulip. Normally I'd say that it is entirely too hot out to have a stout, and especially a BA one, but I need to get through my cellar before the big move.

A: Pours a dark, dark brown that borders on black with a finger's worth of cream colored head after a fairly aggressive pour. I noticed a good amount of light coming through on the pour, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a darker end product than I expected. The head fades slower than I would expect with light lacing along the glass. A good start.

S: This beer smells so strongly of oak and delightful bourbon that I could smell it from across the kitchen after I poured it. A healthy dose of chocolate and raisin. I'm really excited to get into this one.

T: Wow. Picking up on a lot of chocolate covered raisin with a good amount of the oakiness coming through on the finish. Though a different style, I would compare this to Tyranena's Dirty Old Man...and that's good company to be in.

M: As I mentioned, this is similar in a lot of ways to a specific barrel-aged porter, not a stout as advertised. It is a bit thin, but there are no other complaints here. Carb is spot-on and the taste lingers plenty long enough to make me want to dive right back in.

O: I really enjoyed Peruvian Morning, so I'm not surprised that I had a similar great experience with this beer. Certainly different beers, but definitely cousins at the very least. If you see this, pick it up and drink it...weather be damned.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 02:22:45 | More by Andrew61923