Jackie O's Dark Apparition - Bourbon Barrel

Jackie O's Dark Apparition - Bourbon Barrel

This hauntingly good brew in your hand is rife with dark complexities. Eleven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected American hops help support the monolithic maltiness of Dark Apparition. After a month of conditioning in stainless steel, the beer was transferred into bourbon barrels. For 8 months, Dark Apparition waited patiently in oak barrels until the time was right to spring forth with its ghostly gusto. A truly decadent brew that is intended to be poured into your favorite snifter and given time to warm up from its dark and cold resting place. Be aware when in the presence of Dark Apparition ’cause this ghost is a creeper.
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Athens, United States

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3.9 Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Opaque black with brownish head, oily. The aroma has lots of bourbon, wood, coconut. The flavor is sweet with notes of wood, coconut, bourbon, alcohol, oily. Full-bodied.
4.1 Bottle at a tasting. Dark brown, beige head. Aroma of bourbon, coconut, vanilla, soy sauce. Sweet, bourbon, umami, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, molasses, wood, alcohol. Full-bodied, oily. Great.
4.7 Wielki trunek. W wielu piwach BA beczka dominuje i zostawia bazę "z tyłu". Tutaj beczka współgra z piwem. Wygląd solidnego RIS'a, głęboka czerń i drobna, zbita czapa (a raczej czapeczka piany). Pachnie jak kawowe brownie polane sosem waniliowym. W smaku to samo co w aromacie, ale nie jest za słodko, dochodzą taniny i bardzo wyraźny brązowy cukier. Piwo idealnie kontruje słodycz i idzie w stronę półwytrawnego. Gładkie, średnio wyklejające. Jedno z najlepszych piw jakie piłem.
4.3 Black color, small brown head. Aromas of bourbon, raisins, chocolate, caramel and cream. Taste of bourbon, raisins, dried figs, alcohol and chocolate. The alcohol burn during the finish is a bit too much.
4.5 No i udało się w końcu spróbować. Pity rocznik 2017. Fenomenalne piwo i jeden z najlepszych profili beczki, jakie miałem okazję próbować. Czarne, nieprzejrzyste, z nikłą pianą. Aromat w 100% zdominowany przez beczkę w najlepszym możliwym wydaniu. Kokos, migdały, wanilia, bardzo słodko, deserowo. Dalej melasa, trochę rumowych klimatów, cukier muscovado, trufle. Pierwszy łyk i pojawia się właściwie jedyny mankament tego piwa - mało ciała. Nie jest rzadkie, ale do tej absolutnej czołówki jednak zabrakło gęstości. Słodkie, bardzo mocno bourbonowe, z dołączającą czekoladą i kawą od piwa bazowego. Jest goryczka, jednakże zdecydowanie po słodkiej stronie mocy. Pięknie się ułożyło.
3.4 Taster showing pitch black with no head. The nose shows intense concentrated notes of dark chocolate and molasses. The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied/oily. Intense flavors of molasses with a strong burnt bitterness on the finish.
4.0 bottle. black. soft sweetish bourbony soft woody node, some roast, all very well blanketed, mellow blended. full bodeid, smooth, silky texture. pretty well balanced. a sweet dark fruity, liquid old plums, and that huge bourbon push.. nice sipper
4.1 Pours black with a typical tan head that fades to a rim. Aroma is sweet molasses, vanilla, brown sugar. Taste of raspberry, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, bourbon. Leans sweet. Roasted malts are mild chocolate, coffee. Mild bitterness. A little bit sticky. Lots of depth with alcohol well-hidden. A complex beauty. Sweet over roasty bitterness.
3.8 Keg at the brewdog AGM 2019. A dark brown black coloured pour with a fine dark tan head.. Aroma is sweet, jammy, raspberry, vanilla, smooth roast. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown sugars, Warming alcohol, mellow roast, woody. Palate is medium sweet, rounded,. Warming oak. Nice.
3.7 Keg at BD AGM. It pours opaque black with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, oily, vanilla, bourbon, rocky road, oily, intense, chocolate, toasted marshamallow and some tangy marmalade. The taste is slick, oily, rich roasted, burnt toast, coffee beans, umami, peppery spice, dark chocolate, toothy, whisky, floral, charred wood, vanilla, bourbon, oak and light tannin with a drying finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Rich and flavourful. Nice stuff.
4.0 Bottle from Ales Unlimited. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, chocolate, bourbon, dark fruits, coffee, nuts and a bit of licorice. Bitter finish with roasted malts, chocolate, nuts, coffee, dark fruits and bourbon. Excellent imperial stout.
4.1 Draft. Beer is under-carbonated. Aroma of oak and cherry. Flavors of prune, chocolate, cherry, oak, some plum. Finishes oaky. The alcohol is present, but pleasantly. Rich. Layered. Woody.
4.2 EBF Last Saturday Inky Black with a good sized tan head that persists. Roasty earthy chocolate with bits of brown sugar set against a sweet bourbon oaky vanilla Very tasty beer.
3.9 Pours thick black with a thin, tan head. Aroma is bourbon, roast some cocoa and molasses. Taste is brown sugar and light chocolate, moving to coffee and roast. Finish is roast and bourbon. A very good stout.
4.3 Zwart met fijne mokkakleurige schuimkraag die snel inzakt. Bourbon, chocolade, donker rijp fruit, eik, hint caramel. Mooie volle smaak, lange, licht plakkerige afdronk. Mild bittertje. Topbier.
4.0 Sampled at Ace & Kees festival. Very dark brown with small head. Massive bourbon, light chocolate, soft dried berries, soft coffee, sweet malts, light booze, toffee. Over medium sweet and also solid medium bitter. Almost full bodied with low carbonation and oily feel.
4.1 Sampled at Ace&Kees. Pours a close to black with a tan head. Lots of bourbon, vanilla, milk chocolate, thick malty goodness.
4.1 Sampled at Ace & Kees. Black with light tan head. Big sweet deep roasted chocolate malts. Salmiak, toffee, big bourbon and vanilla, light alcoholic note. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body, oily and greasy feel. Soft carbonation. Very nice.
3.9 Bottle 375ml at Niko. Bottled 2014. ABV 11.5%. Pitch black beer with beige head. Roasted malts, bourbon, coffee, alcohol, vanilla. Full body, oily texture, average carbonation, bitter roasted finish.
4.3 17/IX/18 - 12.7Fl. Oz. / 37.5cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ the Last Outdoor Evening Tasting, BB: n/a - (2018-1256) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle! Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots and lots of chocolate, caramel, some cinnamon, vanilla touch, more chocolate. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots and lots of vanilla, bourbon, caramel, crème brûlée, lots of chocolate, nice stuff going on here, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: sweetish, caramel, more alcohol, bourbon, boozy, more vanilla, really nice, lovely beer!
4.3 375 mL bottle poured, sent over by JStax. Thanks, Jeremy! Finally found a good time to crack this one. Thick body, dense jet black pour with an espresso brown head. Thick chocolate, brown sugar, and Bourbon, flavor over booziness for sure. It's ridiculously smooth. Just an incredible beer here.
3.9 Bottle Strong barrel aroma, vanilla, wood, booze. Sweet and boozy, lots of sugar on the palate. A bit watery texture.
4.2 Beautiful pour, delicious aroma, & chocolately goodness taste!! Well balanced flavor between the chocolate & bourbon. Soft on the palate. Phenomenal!!
4.0 Barwa ciemna, poana szybko opada do małej koronki, niewielki lacing. Bardzo intensywny i przyjemny aromat beczki, wanilia, kokos, mleczna czekolada. Przeplata się z wyraźnie wyczuwalnymi nutami cukrowymi - melasa, karmel. W smaku dalej wanilia i kokos, lekka paloność. Przede wszystkim duża, oblepiająca słodycz, dominująca także na finiszu. Bardzo dobre.
4.5 LCI. Uit de fles geschonken. Heerlijke bourbon ba ris. Smaken van gedroogd fruit, koffie, vanille, bourbon. Zo heb ik ze graag! Heerlijk!
4.7 twow. Black pour. Thin white head. Syrup. Aroma is is sweet molasses and raisins.taste adds chocolate and figs. Booze releases as it warms. Great stuff.
4.1 Poured from 2016 bottle black with a nice khaki head nice lacing in the glass. Aroma is bourbon roasted malt chocolate dark fruit and molasses. Taste is fig dark fruit molasses coffee chocolate creamy mouth feel alcohol is present throughout notes of barrel and bourbon on the finish. Wow this is a treat.
2.7 Bottle a couple years old. Dark brown/black with translucent rim. Nose is some soy, wet wood. Taste is quite tart, thin mouthfeel. Flavors of soy, balsamic. Infected mess.
4.0 Bottle. Thanks to SINH4. Black body with tan head. Aroma is caramel vanilla some wood bourbon. Taste is bourbon caramel vanilla alcohol. Aftertaste is sweet roasted malts nice balanced by some bitterness.
4.1 Danke an Sinh4. Rund malziger, deutlich holziger Antrunk. Mild karbonisiert, Schokolade, weich würzig, etwas bitter. Vollmundig, Rosinen, etwas trocken werdend. Süß, nicht übertrieben, hell holzig. Gut. 10/9/12/12//12