Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition

Jackie O's Pub & Brewery in Athens, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Imperial Rotating

Score

7.68

ABV: 14.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Seven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected European and American hops helps support the monolithic maltiness. After conditioning in stainless steel, the beer was then transferred into brandy barrels. For 15 months, our Dark Apparition waited patiently in these brandy 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 cool resting place.

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tderoeck (20788) reviewed Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Imported from my RateBeer account as Jackie O's Apple Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition (by Jackie O's Pub & Brewery):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.5/5

30/XI/18 - on tap @ Billie's Beer Festival Day 1 (Antwerp), BB: n/a - (2018-1751) Thanks to the RateBeer crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice roast, alcohol, some vanilla, lots of chocolate, good stuff. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, alcohol, nice roast, lovely stuff, some coffee, vanilla, more alcohol, lots of dark chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 30 Nov 2018 at 21:01

VsXsV (3864) reviewed Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Opaque black liquid with small to medium tan head. Aroma of oak, coconut, licorice, chocolate, butter and biscuit. Taste is light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of oak, chocolate and licorice. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Better than the rum/vanilla version.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2012 at 21:33

8.8

fonefan (62248) reviewed Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ Tasting by Benzai. [ Bottle #146 of 240 ]. Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, dark chocolate, alcohol - brandy. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dark roasted, mocca, chocolate. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120304]

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2012 at 11:26

Benzai (22909) reviewed Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle #146/240 @ home, from trade with Jeffo1, shared with Fonefan, Countbeer and Ove. Pitch black opaque color, small to medium sized light brown head. Smell malts, mocca, coffee, dark malts and roastyness. Taste malts, dark malts, roasted malts, coffee, mocca, hints of sweet, chocolate, some fruitpeel-bitterness and some alcohol. Soft carbonation, medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2012 at 06:13

8.6

jtclockwork (20446) reviewed Brandy Barrel Dark Apparition from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle with many thanks to Beerman6686. Pours black. Brown head. Nose/taste of sweet chocolate, brandy barrel, oak, coffee and vanilla. Barrel aging really brings out the brandy in the warming alcohol finish. Roasty chocolate and coffee finish with a touch of warming brandy. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 13:41