FiftyFifty Hiram Walker/Christian Bros Imperial Eclipse Stout

Here is yet another one from the tasting a few weeks back. This beer was tricky to figure out. They make ten or so versions of it all in the same bottle with different wax colors. This one had burgundy wax, so its the one brewed in brandy barrels from Hiram Walker and Christian brothers.

Pour is brownish amber with a very small tan head. Aroma is of heavy dark fruits, tea leaves, oak chips, smoke, and bitter sweet chocolate. A touch of booze lingers in the glass. Flavor is more mild than I would have thought from the smell, with strong Earth, wood, caramel, and chocolate notes. Medium bodied, and not very carbonated.

Pretty good overall, the texture was a bit lacking but I'd like to try one of the other ten verities. 

Appearance - 3.6

Smell - 4.0

Taste - 4.0

Texture - 3.4

Overall - 3.75/5