91
Overall
Aroma
12
Flavor
17
Mouthfeel
4
Appearance
3
Frisco, Colorado
What Our Editors Thought
"Sarsaparilla nose with honey and vanilla. The sip furthers the root-beer theme with pronounced sweetness but also genuine earthiness and roasted malt to keep it from devolving into soda-pop territory."
What Our Panel Thought
"Sugary vanilla cake-batter aroma; coffee, roast malt, carrot-cake spice, caramel, dried cherries, figs. Very sweet, candy-like coffee liqueur. Alcohol helps cut sweetness but body is heavy."
What the Brewers Say
"Aged in bourbon barrels for a year. More than 1.5 pounds of vanilla per barrel."
Review printed in: Stout: More than Just Desserts (Oct-Nov 2020)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: August 19, 2020