UPDATED: MAY 17, 2021 From their cellar, server said 2016 or thereabouts. Roast and bourbon. Coffee and caramel. Fig and leather. Pretty well integrated bourbon, which is appreciated from this side. Black pour with good head and lacing. Bittersweet and boozy finish, though booze is light.

UPDATED: AUG 11, 2019 Bottle dated 2013, so well aged. Pours thick black with thin, tan head. Aroma is roast, molasses and bourbon. Taste is rich brown sugar, moving to wood, vanilla and roast. Finish is roast, wood and bourbon. A tasty stout.

UPDATED: DEC 23, 2018 Big trade tasting #3. We had the regular version, not the Black Gold, but according to Ratebeer it's the same. Opaque black. Lots of bourbon, licorice. Pretty thin mouthfeel. Very boozy. Unimpressive.

awesome nose of dark chocolate roasted malt bourbona vanilla and oak. But mourn feel is way off, too light too carbonated , tons of bourbon but too bitter with big roasted malt and vanilla finish. Starts good and then....

Brassin 2016; 9,5%
Apparence : Bien foncée, reflets bruns, léger col brun ayant une rétention moyenne, mais laissant finalement un faible col. Carbonatation composée de petites bulles actives.
Nez : Bourbon, chocolat noir, mélasse, touche de café.
Goût : Malt grillé, chocolat, notes caractéristiques du fut de bourbon, mélasse. La torréfaction du malt atténue quelque peu le sucre résiduel qui est somme toute assez présent.
Sensation : Corps moyen, effervescence moyenne, assez bonne longueur en bouche.
Bref : Bien réalisée, bien intégrée, jamais axée sur une note excessive, assez multidimensionnelle pour être plus longuement appréciée. Il manque juste un tantinet de corps pour lui rendre justice à mon avis.

Bottle pour at the Full Sail Brewing Co, Hood River, OR as 2016 Bourbon Imperial Stout (9.5%). Enjoyed on May 4 2018.
Dark brown color with a small light brown head. Strong Bourbony aroma with sweetness and some alcohol. The flavor is roasted malt, vanilla, dessert wine, Bourbon and some alcohol. A bit thin.

2009 version. Big nose and still well carbonated. Black pour. Nose is toasty and alcohol. Thick and chewy.

Dark brown pour with small beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and bourbon. Taste of roasted malts, chocolate, coconut, vanilla and slight bourbon notes. Full bodied, medium carbonation, slightly bitter hop finish.

Draught @ the brewery. Pours black with a thin tan head. Nose is light roasted malt. Flavour is toasty with a boozy bourbon character but overall light and thin bodied.

22 oz. bottle from a trade. 2016 vintage. Black in color with full brown head with lace. Aroma is mild roast, moderate bourbon, and light coconut nuance.

Flavor is vanilla, coconut nuance, oak, and a bold lasting bourbon throughout the sip. Mild warming after the sip. Body lean’s on the lighter side for the style but the flavor is nice. Barrel aged without any adjuncts... Soild