Solid blackness, utter opacity, slim brownish head.In the nose: Coconut pops out first, creamy, rich, malty. Sweet and delectable. Not picking up anything from bourbon barrel yet, though.
In the mouth: Bam! Impressive entry from the coconut flavor at the start, then it snowballs, getting bigger and bigger, deeper, richer, maltier. Bourbon makes the scene, grows and grows on the palate, vanilla, cherry, oak, booze. This is flat out delicious. More delicious than all the delicious that came before. Yu-u-um. So tasty, and the whiskey elements creep up from below, coat the throat and linger on all over the tongue and in the roof of the mouth. Dangerous stuff.
I was a little late to buy the growlers that night that they were released. A friend nearly let me buy his, until Chris revealed that someone who won one in a trivia contest didn't want it, so it could be mine. That person is one gigantic idiot. Just think. Merely bringing this to a party could have made him the life of such an event. A hero. A beer-o. Passing it along to a friend would make him greater in said friend's esteem. Donating it to a charity silent auction would make him seem like a saint in some eyes. Whether he wanted to drink it or not, merely having this growler and giving it up in a myriad of ways (giving it to someone in a hospital who is near death, pour some for someone who is suicidal and give them a reason to go on living!) would have enriched his regard by many, ensuring his legacy for decades to come.
But, it became mine and I am selfless and merely take my notes to tell the world of it's majesty and now you know to seek this out and enjoy it's wonder on your own. Aren't you glad you know me?
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