UPDATED: JAN 3, 2022 Bottle at home. Black body with a tiny head. Roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, orange peel, vinous, oily. Lovely.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2021 50 cl bottle (2018) bottle shared with Gyhallmanti and Richardvv94. Appearance: potchblack with small tan head. Aroma: rich coffee and coffee grounds, roasted malts, molasses, smoky bourbon, cacao nibs, caramel and orange in the back. Taste: coffee grounds and coffee, both of which almost reach some kind of spiciness, orange is much more dominant in the taste, complex malts with caramel and molasses, dark chocolate and freshly cut paprika. Palate: full bodied, sticky texture and mild carbonation. Overall: based on the last fresh batches of normal BCBS I think the beer was past its optimal drinking age. The smokiness and bourbon character has mellowed out over time, which has effected the complexity in a negative way. Nevertheless this beer is fantastic. I love the combination of coffee and orange peel in a beer of thi caliber. So well balanced. I would love to try this beer again, just as I want to try the rest of the BC family.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2021 50cl bottle (2018) split with SimonBlok and Richardvv. Courtesy of SimonBlok. Pours a a black colour with no head. Aroma of cocoa nibs, orange peel, roasted malt, coffee, mocca, alcohol, slight marshmallow. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter with a medium dry and spicy finish. Notes of roasted malt, caramel, orange peel, cocoa nibs, dark chocolate, coffee, alcohol, rye. Texture is oily, full bodied with soft carbonation

We had this at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle Illinois in November 2021. This is another wonderful goose Island Bourbon barrel beer. It is titled the orange stout but I did not taste any orange in the drink ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: OCT 4, 2021 01-OCT-2021, bottle @home, from Whole Foods Las Vegas, tasted side by side with two othter variants, with Ulkløbben. Black, no head. Bourbon, faint orange, quite some cocoa. Sweet, bitter, lively carbonation, alcoholic. This is bigger than the original. Huge body but also huge taste. Very good.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2020 Bottle, courtesy of my wife at my mother-in-law’s behest. Pours pitch black. Bourbon, oak, vanilla, orange zest, caramel, rich roast, bitter orange pith, dark chocolate. Medium body. Good.

UPDATED: OCT 4, 2020 Bottle from HEB in Austin, TX. Aroma is dark chocolate, orange peels, some bourbon. Taste is oily dark chocolate, orange liquor, warming bourbon. A decadent dark chocolate dessert beer that is a nice take on the original.

UPDATED: OCT 4, 2020 Bottle. Shared with SirAlex. Pours black with a small beige head and lacings. Intense bourbon and a touch of orange peel. Vanilla, coffee, roast and wood. Slick and oily. Vinous. Long warming finish. Delicious.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2020 0,5 litre Bottle, shared with Inbreak. Black with little head. Roasted malts, orange, oak, bourbon,

UPDATED: JUN 13, 2020 Bottle (9/18/18) from Greg and Jane's Beer & Wine. Appearance is opaque black with no sparkle, nice viscosity, thin ring of beige head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, orange, mild bourbon. Taste is strong rich roasted malt, chocolate and milder orange, mild complimentary bourbon. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with silky, thick texture, soft-to-lively carbonation, a bit of heat/alcohol burn (less as it warms), and finish as taste. Overall, the orange is a little bit mild but that is somewhat nitpicking as there are so many other great attributes.