Fat Bottom The Temptress "The Baroness" Bourbon Barrel Stout

My only Fat Bottom beer so far was not good at all. I'm not going to let that discourage me, as I have really started getting into these bourbon barrel beers, even though I am not a fan of bourbon in general. Maybe my opinion of bourbon is changing, too, and I may go find out one of these days, but I have a fridge full of beer, and I need to clear some out first.

Black as pitch, this sports a very nice brown head, but it goes away quickly, and the remnants mostly grip to the sides of the glass. The aroma is deep liquor, brown sugar, and caramel.

First sip is syrupy, which these all seem to have in common. Even so, it is smooth as all heck, even though the alcohol-heavy bourbon asserts itself well. The oak and even chocolate are making the experience complete, and I could totally see myself just sipping this into the night, but that's not how I do things.

Tip-in is alcohol, oak, chocolate, and carbonation tingle. The middle is heavy with more oak, light spices, caramel, toffee, and some earthiness just tugging everything down. The finish is a smack of bitterness and dryness with the spices and oak joined by a bit of vanilla and then fading off.

Bottom Line: I am really starting to enjoy these bourbon barrel aged beers. This is pretty darn good.

3.0/5