Jackie O's Coffee Bourbon Barrel Oil of Aphrodite

This 12.1% ABV imperial stout brewed with walnuts and aged in bourbon barrels with coffee added is from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery in Athens, Ohio.

The beer pours black, with a short, thin head of tan that is very quick to dissolve away. The aroma is sweet, molasses, dark fruit, brown sugar, and bourbon. The walnut and coffee are present, but quite light. The taste follows the aroma, hitting the same notes, with the coffee more present in the taste than in the aroma. However, the coffee does not overwhelm, or even take center stage. The beer is sweet, but there is some walnut and oak astringency and bitterness on the finish. It drinks smooth and soft, with very light carbonation.