UPDATED: OCT 2, 2021 Bottle. A- Burnt wood, mild cocoa. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, off white head. T- Char, roasty, mild bitterness, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- Don't get any bourbon influence. Pretty traditional. Not bad but maybe a bit overrated.

UPDATED: FEB 13, 2021 It pours dark brown with a brown head. Head retention is good. It has aromas of bourbon, cherries, and chocolate. There are some roasted elements and slight pipe tobacco. The chocolate flavors lead the way with bourbon and then cherry. There are some roasted and vanilla elements in the background. It has a full body, but is quite smooth. Overall, there are a good complex flavor and aromas.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2021 On tap at The Tap. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, roasted malt, licorice, vanilla, nougat, banana. Flavor of bourbon, dark fruits, banana, raisin, liquor. Boozy heavy stout. 8/4/7/4/14 (3.7/5)

UPDATED: JAN 18, 2020 black color; chocolaty, roasted malt aroma with bourbon notes; nice roasted malt flavor with chocolate and bourbon notes; very smooth and drinkable for such a high gravity beer

UPDATED: MAY 15, 2020 12 oz bottle from Total Wine and more in Short Pump. VA The stout poured an inky black with a small tan head that quickly dissipated to a tan collar on the stout. Some spots of lacing.. The aroma of rich chocolate and hints of vanilla. Some whiffs of bourbon also. The taste has chocolate, molasses, and vanilla. The bourbon flavors are nicely balanced with the heavy amount of chocolate. The stout has a medium body with soft carbonation.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2019 2019 vintage. $4.10 bottle, WW. Pours dark brown, almost black, with a small beige head. Chocolate, vanilla, sweet caramel, bourbon nose. Flavor is dark chocolate, cocoa, barrel, vanilla, bourbon.

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2019 The Aromas are dark malt, roast, cocoa, and a hint of spice. Flavors are very much like nose, on the sweet side with some heat and metallic in the Finish. But the heat is more like spicy heat not alcohol. Very little sign of the Bourbon Barrel except maybe at the very end. Good Imperial Stout but nothing exceptional

UPDATED: FEB 7, 2019 Decent IS, coconut and wood (this is 2013 version). Chocolate smooth but short of luxurious.

Pours black with small, light beige head. Aroma is heavy cocoa, vanilla and dried fruit. Taste is rich, yet not bitter, chocolate and raisin, warming to vanilla and coffee. Finish is super smooth cafe au lait. A really, really well done stout.

On tap at Capone's. Poured a black color with brown edges and a thin sized tan head. Roast, chocolate, vanilla, lighter bourbon, and some dark fruits.