Red Brick --Brick Mason Series. Smoked Vanilla Gorilla, Ale aged in oak whiskey barrels with vanilla beans. Atlanta Brewing Company, Atlanta, GA.
No style given for this one, outside of "ale." I'm going to guess before I open it porter or stout.
Once open, it looks that way. Black as it gets, under slim, brown head.
Aroma: sweet vanilla notes hit right off, wrapped in bourbon, with whiffs of smoke, trails of toffee, and a dusting of charcoal.
Taste: Oooo! Sweet! The vanilla is big in this one, with less of the complexity from the oak barrels that we would like. There's not a lot of there there. Needs more depth. More weight. Much more. Faint finish. Too, too thin. Falling flat, leaving me listless.
Chocolate is here, and toffee, too, but not as big as they should be. Body should be fuller. Tastes good, somewhat…but this lack of heft leaves me unsatisfied.
Sorry, Gorilla, maybe next time?
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