91
Overall
Aroma
11
Flavor
18
Mouthfeel
4
Appearance
3
What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Whiskey and oak are dominant up front with lots of vanilla and spicy oak. There’s a nice rich malt along with toast and caramel behind that, which helps balance the initial intense aroma. After the initial blast, there is a moderately low chocolate aroma as well.”
Flavor: “The flavor is still barrel-
forward, but the malt helps balance it a bit more. Aged chocolate-covered cherries soaked in bourbon, raisins, warming spicy alcohol. Alcohol lingers pleasantly into the finish.”
Overall: “It is what it says it is. The barrel is maybe a bit over the top, but the beer is still there. It’s warming but not too boozy. Tasty beer to sip near a campfire.”
What the Brewers Say
“Doppelbock aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.”

Review printed in: Light Ales + Dark Lagers (Feb-Mar 2019)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: January 3, 2019