Kentucky Christmas
On tap at Holiday Ale Festival, multiple 4 oz. samples for all beers reviewed, though I wish I'd have brought a tasting glass and ditched the plastic mug, LOL. Lingering light tan head over medium amber clear body. Quite a bit of bourbony sweetness in the nose from Buffalo Trace barrels, vanilla, booze. Taste is a bit sweet with above bourbon profile, but the hops are still the star, citrusy. Medium mouthfeel and body, good effervescence. The Bourbon is still very pronounced in the nose, wonder how another year of barrel aging would effect the taste, though note the bourbon is subsumed by the hops on the tastebuds resulting in a fair balance. Nice, worth a try, especially for bourbon hopheads like me :).