Cigar City Barrel Aged 110K OT Batch 2 IRIS

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle 142/449. Shared with my Dad. Pours a pitch black color with a really nice dark brown head. Impressive head retention for a big brew. The aroma shows wood, chocolate, coffee, sand paper and mild bourbon notes. Flavors follow for the most part. Chocolate, bourbon, light creamy coffee upfront with a somewhat weird transition to toasty cedar and piney hops in the finish. Really smooth until the finish which is a bit sharp. I wish I could try the regular version fresh again. This is a very good beer but I’ve got it rated lower than the regular version.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

First, thanks to Dakine for shipping this one out to me. Suprised my brother with this on his 44th birthday and shared it with several beer geeks, although I’m the only one who rates here. With that being said, this was a mind-blowing, tongue-exploding, sensory-overload impy stout if there ever is one. This one belongs up there in the stratosphere with other world-class imperial stouts (KtG, Darkness, etc).

Batch #2 2009, bottle #259. After cutting away the wax, popping the top the beer just glugged out of the bottle. An obvious thick consistency, black as black can be, and billowing from the body of this beast was a thick, creamy brown head that seemed like it was on Viagra it lasted so long. Tons and tons of chocolate and roasted goodness permeates my surroundings. Huge notes of molasses, vanilla, smoke and bourbon punch it’s way thru the chocolate and coffee and join the party in my nose. First sip....pure, unadulterated, bliss. Like eating a mouthful of dark chocolate coated coffee beans and then chasing it with a sip of bourbon. Everything just coats the inside of my mouth like a blanket of loving goodness. Light smokey notes, a bit of wood, finishes wonderfully and leaves my mouth longing for the next sip. Just insane how good this is.