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

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rAvg: 3.78
pDev: 12.96%
Reviews: 192
Hads: 164

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Central Waters Brewing Company

Wisconsin, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (192).

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Reviews by GregSVT:

GregSVT

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into a tulip - 2011 Vintage

A: Pours a hazy light brown with a small tan head that fades to a ring and leaves some small bits of lacing on the glass.

S: The nose is almost identical to the regular bourbon barrel stout but with a touch of cherry in the background.

T: The taste is much different from the bourbon barrel stout. It has all the basic flavors from that one like caramel, vanilla, and toffee as well as a tart dark cherry flavor. The cherry flavor is almost overpowering and makes it tough to pick out the other flavors.

M: The feel is medium bodied with good carbonation.

O: This was an interesting beer but not something I'd be drinking all the time. I thought the cherry in the taste was a bit excessive. I'd like to see it more like BBQ where it integrates a little better with the base beer. Still worth a try if you've not had it though.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 06:44:24 | More by GregSVT

More User Reviews:

arniepnminne

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%

05-17-2013 00:37:38 | More by arniepnminne

Dope

Massachusetts

3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours black with a medium sized light brown head. Head fades away pretty quickly. Almost no head retention and just a little bit of lacing remains behind.

S: Tart cherries and leather primarily. A little bit of chocolate from the roasted malt.

T: More tart cherries and a little leather, sweetened just a little with some caramel. Roasted malt kicks in here with some nice heavy chocolate and hints of char. Touch of vanilla. Another twinge of tart cherries in the finish and then they are gone.

M: Quite heavy and viscous.

O: Interesting beer. Bourbon treatment isn't as strong as in the other central waters bourbon barrel brews. No sweet or medicinal cherries here, they're quite tart at times in fact. Definitely not as well put together as some of their other beers like the bourbon barrel barleywine and peruvian morning. Not as complex, a little unbalanced. Still tasty and I enjoyed every drop - just not as magnificent as I was hoping.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 03:00:10 | More by Dope

davesway10

Iowa

3.5/5 rDev -7.4%

05-13-2013 20:34:51 | More by davesway10

dasmusik

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +12.4%

05-13-2013 02:50:09 | More by dasmusik

Danmullens1

Wisconsin

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%

05-12-2013 03:51:57 | More by Danmullens1

kustard

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%

05-12-2013 02:04:02 | More by kustard

lonewolfcry

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%

05-12-2013 02:00:32 | More by lonewolfcry

kscaldef

Oregon

3/5 rDev -20.6%

05-09-2013 21:12:52 | More by kscaldef

DMBTattoo

Illinois

5/5 rDev +32.3%

05-08-2013 22:23:41 | More by DMBTattoo

zestar

California

4/5 rDev +5.8%

05-08-2013 04:52:43 | More by zestar

MaseFace

Kentucky

4/5 rDev +5.8%

05-07-2013 01:22:54 | More by MaseFace

Beerandboards

New Mexico

3.73/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

2013

A - black, about a 3/4 inch of loose khaki head.

S - dark cherry, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, oak.

T - I personally think its a bit better than some of the other reviewers. I don't find the cherry out of balance. Gods amount of chocolate, bourbon, barrel, vanilla, along with the cherry.

M - too thin and a bit high in the carb department, but not bad.

O - tasty, a bit different, not the greatest thig ever, but certainly enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 19:23:17 | More by Beerandboards

striker2160

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -0.8%

05-05-2013 15:44:54 | More by striker2160

shagens

Wisconsin

4/5 rDev +5.8%

05-01-2013 22:15:26 | More by shagens

Lognar

Illinois

3.63/5 rDev -4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

2013 Vintage

Pours a light brownblack, more like a brown ale than a stout, with a finger and a half of khaki tan head.

The nose is light bourbon with some sweetness, a bit of oak, and cherry tartness. Some vanilla and tannins come through from the barrel as well. The nose is subdued, but balanced, has depth, and is inviting.

The taste is dominated by cherry tartness and a bit of sourness. The bourbon manifests only as heat. The taste is really jumbled and imbalanced - just a mess of cherry tart/bitterness and heat. Either that or it is just really basic.

The mouthfeel is definitely on the thin side, but has some smoothness to it.

Overall this is definitely the weakest of the Brewer's Reserve offerings. I think the cherry imbalances the brew and muddles the flavors. The nose was fantastic though.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 02:45:23 | More by Lognar