Poured into a snifter glass on tap with a single finger of brown, red tinted, luscious foam. Retention wasn't that great as the foam became nothing more than a thin layer, if that, on the liquid. Blotchy lacing throughout, very minor.
Aroma is of bourbon, chocolate, and molasses. The bourbon is really the strongest and almost over powers any other scents the beer offers.
Taste is sweet molasses up front with a complex trio next: chocolate, coffee, and bourbon. The coffee adds some bitterness to the finish along with some alcohol heat going down.
Big carbonation and body with the mouth drying out from the oak.
As always, served too cold when on tap but a really good bourbon beer. Too bad there isn't a way to save some for a year or so from now to let it age and mellow. A sipper. Enjoy!
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Reviewed: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 20:21:09
"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers." - Cliff Clavin, of Cheers