4.3/5
AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2010 batch(I think). Pours thick opaque dark brown color with a small fairly dense tan head with nice retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some light lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of huge whiskey, oak, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, toffee, roasted malt, vanilla, brown sugar, and light spiciness. Damn nice aromas with decent balance. Taste of big dark chocolate, caramel, whiskey, oak, brown sugar, vanilla, coffee, roasted malts, light fruitiness, and some bourbon-like booziness(but it doesn’t harm the flavors at all). Lingering notes of whiskey, coffee, dark chocolate, brown sugar, and roasted malt on the finish for a bit. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a nice, creamy, and slick mouthfeel that goes down smoothly. A little too easy to drink for being 9.5%. Alcohol is incredibly well hidden with only a warming after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding barrel aged beer with great drinkability and balanced flavor. This might be the best Flying Dog beer I have had yet.
A fantastic offering from Flying Dog, and I believe they just released another vintage of this recently as well. Definitely worth a shot, and the best Flying Dog beer I have had.
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