Silky smooth with a mild flavour and finish. Malty and slightly nutty but not getting masses of the bourbon ageing, very easy going and drinkable nonetheless. Good value and a definite regular buy.

Tuoksussa Bourbon tynnyriä ja aavistus lakritsaa. Maussa samat aineet suklaalla marinoituna, sekä pientä marjaisuutta. Varsinainen tammisuus on hieman taustalla, mutta Bourbon ja sen vanilja tulee loistavasti esiin. Suutuntuma jäi odotuksia ohuemmaksi, mutta muuten maku on täyteläinen.

Très intéressante stout flocons d'avoine vieillie en fûts de bourbon. Nez qui tire sur les fruits rouges. En bouche on sent tout de suite le bourbon mais ça disparaît très vite pour laisser la place à un goût cacao et on retrouve les fruits rouges. Un peu trop sucré en fin de bouche mais assez réussi !

Opaque, thick, oil-black beer with shy, rapid carbonation lays sluggishly a tan, silky head that falls short of half a finger. The foamy cap dissolves soon to a thin lacing on top. The withdrawing head leaves the glass clean. The nose inhales an unexpected combination of dry ash, faint soot and a tiny pour of Bourbon. I can also detect some harsh oakwood, relatively strong sour cranberry as well as strong coarse oat flour and pea flour like those two latter ingredients in Finnish "talkkuna". Something that I have never encountered in a beer. The tongue loves the massive, superthick dark chocolate that has been floating in Bourbon for a bit too long. I also find bags of cacao nibs, accompanied by an astonishingly distinct pair of raspberry and cranberry. Wet barrel is undeniable. The body is medium-full but feels actually quite robust. The beer finishes with colossal aggressive Bourbon in its own barrel. Raw chocolate follows in the immediate proximity. The berry-rich aroma accompanies, as well, perhaps it's closer to cranberry in the finish. The aftertaste rolls on tongue for some time. The mouthfeel is strong, somewhat sharp and boozy. It's also barrel aged but very young, berry-rich as well as a tad woody. Furthermore, the mouthfeel is oily but not creamy at all. Quite a punch against the tastebuds!