UPDATED: APR 25, 2019 2011 bottle, found cellared at Berman's. Pours black with two finger, tan head. Aroma is roast, bourbon and molasses. Taste is chocolate and molasses, moving to coffee, roast and building hop backbone. Finish is smooth bourbon and light hops. A very good stout that has aged well.

Bottle from 2010 shared by alexsdad06 pour opaque black with thin ecru head. Nose still boozy for an old beer. Bourbon, raisin, molasses, some bakers chocolate. Taste milk chocolate and bourbon. Minimal red fruit. Thick mouth feel. Light roasty bourbon finish.

750ml bomber: 2011 bottle, been sitting in the fridge for a long time. This one pours an inky black color. There was a small tan head on it. Nice nose. Lots of different aromas. Some bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, molasses, roasted malts and fruits. The taste is superb! Just a hint of the bourbon, very smooth texture. Hope they make this one again!

ours a deep dark brown color. Small tan head head that lasted throughout. Aromas of bourbon and wood. Flavor was a lot of bourbon, hints of smoke, chocolate. Full bodied and creamy.

A: Pitch black, very small head N: Bourbon, vanilla, oak O: Very nice!

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2016 January 16, 2016. Bottle, shared by rlgk, thanks!
Black with a small brown head. Aroma is malty, light sweet, dark chocolate, toffee, licorice, touch of soy and sour notes, bourbon and prunes. Taste is sweet malty, soft bitter Finish is sweet malty with toffee, some bourbon and vanilla notes, hints of dark chocolate, wood and bourbon. Medum to full bodied, soft carbonation.

Bottle courtesy of rlgk. Pours black with a pale beige head that doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while dissiapting. Smell is malty with roasted malts, rye bread, vanilla fudge, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, moist soil and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly astringent, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with roasted malts, dark bread, liquroce fudge, vanille fudge, charred wood, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, moist soil and hints of alcohol. Nicely malty impy affair.

Bottle at Happy New Beer in Sätila 160116. Opaque black beer with a nice beige/brownish head. Roasted chocolate aroma, bourbon, vanilla, licorice, caramel, leather notes, some cocoa. Roasted chocolate flavor, cocoa, licorice, spicy, tar notes, some warming alcohol. Quite nice.

Backlog. 2011 bottle ->mini snifter from Churchkey Vintage Vault event. Black with small tan head. Roasted malt, chocolate, oak, bourbon. Lacks balance, but pretty good nonetheless.

Bottled in November of 2011 and drank in March of 2015 so this has some age on it. Pours dark brown with an inch of head and zero lacing. Sweet bourbon aroma. Mouthfeel is moderate and slightly dry. No greasyness at all. Perfect amount of carbonation. Taste is dry with a decent amount of booze but no hotness to it. Bourbon is definitely present but not overwhelming by any amount. Some chalk and cocoa. The bourbon isn’t overwhelming at all, but then again, this is over three years old. I heard this was very boozy when fresh, which is why I cellared it for a while. Damn fine beer at this age. Good blend of an excellent Storm King and not too much bourbon. This is actually the first barrel aged Victory I’ve liked. For such a great brewery, the others were crap. (kind of a downer to end on but this is a really good beer)