What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Cinnamon and chile spice up front. Notes of dark fruit, raisins, and prunes. Oak and sweet bourbon. Coconut. All these flavors blend nicely.”
Flavor: “Cinnamon, chocolate, raisins, plum, and notes of sweet coconut all dance around in this beer. It is sweet, but not too sweet. Oak and bourbon with hints of vanilla also are present. The complex flavor carries through to the finish with no one flavor is overpowering.”
Overall: “All of the flavors blended together without one overtaking the other. Well-balanced among sweet cake, chiles, spiciness, and alcohol. Lots going on, but melds well and is tasty. Understatement is a good thing.”
What the Brewers Say
“A bourbon barrel–aged quad brewed with raisins, coconut, cinnamon, and chiles (for spice, but not heat), this beer is a beast in and of itself. An initial malty sweetness leads to complex levels of cinnamon and spices, with hints of oak and coconut, with a finish reminiscent of an oatmeal raisin cookie.”
