12 oz. Bottle
Received this as part of a 30-ish person yankee swap back around Christmas. My buddy, John, has been begging me to open it to let me know how it is (he bought it for the swap, but never actually had it).
Pours dark, close to black, maybe a dark cocoa/espresso color, but with a maroon/dark red hue to it. Really beautiful pour. What little remnants of bubbles disappeared fairly quickly. Smells strongly of Scotch and cocoa, but there's also vanilla, caramel, tobacco, and leather notes on the scent. Really smooth on the taste, really mellow Scotch flavor, balanced nicely by vanilla, caramel, and cocoa flavors, just hints of tobacco, apple, and leather on the back end. Probably the most nicely balanced barrel aged offering I've had from any brewery. The low carbonation really contributes to the smoothness of this beer, and is definitely a positive aspect. 8% ABV is very minimally noticeable.
A really well balanced, flavorful offering. Not quite sure it's worth the price, however, at just about $20 for a 12 oz. bottle.
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
Received this as part of a 30-ish person yankee swap back around Christmas. My buddy, John, has been begging me to open it to let me know how it is (he bought it for the swap, but never actually had it).
Pours dark, close to black, maybe a dark cocoa/espresso color, but with a maroon/dark red hue to it. Really beautiful pour. What little remnants of bubbles disappeared fairly quickly. Smells strongly of Scotch and cocoa, but there's also vanilla, caramel, tobacco, and leather notes on the scent. Really smooth on the taste, really mellow Scotch flavor, balanced nicely by vanilla, caramel, and cocoa flavors, just hints of tobacco, apple, and leather on the back end. Probably the most nicely balanced barrel aged offering I've had from any brewery. The low carbonation really contributes to the smoothness of this beer, and is definitely a positive aspect. 8% ABV is very minimally noticeable.
A really well balanced, flavorful offering. Not quite sure it's worth the price, however, at just about $20 for a 12 oz. bottle.
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
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