Black Diamond Bourbon Barrel Grand Cru

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Growler. Pours opaque dark chocolate brown with a typical light tan head. Bold aroma has fruity, bourbon, woody, and subtle malty notes. Flavor delights with fruity, caramel, bourbon, woody and fruity notes that dance across the palate. Firm, smooth texture has some good fizz; finish is fruity and woody. Splendid!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours out a extremely dark brown just this side of black. The aroma is of vinegar and wine. The mouthfeel just a notch above average. The taste hits you at first as sour . Then you get the balanced note of vanilla with the unsweetened fruit. The label states it taste like bible gum but I don't get that . I do get the bourbon and oak. This is very unique and complex. Note it was impossible to shake all the sediment off the bottom of the bottle.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Sampled on 6/24/2011 on tap at Beer Revolution. This abbey dubbel pours a medium to dark brownish red color from the tap. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel, dark fruit and sweet with bourbon and wood. A medium bodied dubbel. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are earthy and herbal. Some wood. Nice carbonation. The bourbon flavors come in mostly at the finish, the beer is a touch boozy, but not that bad. I was hoping that the finish would be a little fuller, seemed a touch on the thin side. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.