Tastes

A light golden straw in color, moderate amount of legs and a fairly thick sheet left behind. The nose is light, with Bartlett pear, corn flakes and biscuit mix. My first thought after tasting it is that it's very well balanced and easy to drink for a 4-year-old product. Brach's caramels or Werther's candies come to mind, as well as the jelly packets from middle school. It's a short-medium finish, that lacks complexity but not dimension. This is a surprise and has exceeded my expectations.

Quite bright in color. Like sunlit corn after the first frost Sweet and light on the nose , like white grapes, , vanilla frosting and lemon bars. Classic Mgp juice, just brought right to the front . Its incredibly drinkable for the proof. Some hits of spice pop through a long finish . Its sweet and wonderful. Like lemon pound cake and shortbread cookies

Quite light in color. Looks like a mason jar of yellow popcorn seeds. Has a wonderful sweet nose of creamed corn and cooked apples with cinnamon and a bit of barn must. For a ride, this is extremely pronounced with corn all over. It's soft and sweet up front, and the creamed corn noted on the nose definitely comes through on the front, stays in the mid palate and leans into the finish. Trails off with vanilla and heath bars accented by cinnamon, clove and baking cacao. A bit of tartness like a granny smith apple pie drizzled with caramel shows up on the finish, reminding that it actually is a rye.

Dark golden in color, lots of legs show up quickly, yet a nice sheet remains on the glass. The first nose reveals that it is a little rough around the edges... there's a wonderful malty quality to it, and lots of the right stuff is there. The finish shows up like the nose. Although tasty, It's unfinished. A nice oaky/ milk chocolate sweetness comes through mid-palate, then yields to a dry, almost bitter , barrel dominated finish. They're onto something, and after another 20 years of practice, they're going to have this Tennessee whiskey thing dialed in!

Dark golden straw in color, the legs show up slowly but in great number. Plenty of corn on the nose: corn flakes and semi sweet deer feed corn, as well as buttered toast, vanilla, cobwebs, and a hint of smoke. Mid palate dries out a bit, and moves on to oak sawdust and spice fest. Clove, cinnamon, and white pepper. Thins out rather quickly and leaves a pleasant warmth after the swallow. There's a subtle lingering sweetness into the simple finish. Not bad, Its just underwhelming compared to their other offerings.

Quite dark in color. Tarnish brass with strong amber hue sticky on the glass and a small number of slow-forming legs. Nose has plenty of green apple, burnt sugar, nutmeg and molasses cookies. Its rich with brown sugary goodness. Moderate viscosity and somewhat soft on the palate, its mouthfeel fits the smooth blend of rye spice and sweetness. This is a very oaky and sweet offering for a rye. Not a surprise given the 10-years it's spent in the barrel... It's big carmely, and sweet with hits of vanilla all over. As a bourbon lover, its right up my alley. After some time, the green, apple and rye spice re-emerges, along with a bit of eucalyptus. It's quite impressive how interesting the finish is. I may revisit this rating as im toying with a 4

Bright brass with a hint of caramel in color. Nose is light caramel, toasted white bread, creamed corn, barn funk and lemon cake with vanilla frosting. Soft on the mouth, its warmth emerges slowly and accelerates the spice notes behind it. The faint hint of dry roasted peanuts and their shells. Its very complex. An herbal quality comes through: rosemary wood, perhaps? A hint of maltiness sneaks through too. It's a rich sweet woodiness and earthy forest floor thing. Moderate length finish. This may be my favorite Beam product to date!

Vibrant, lightly tarnished copper color with a hint of amber. Pretty sticky on the sides of glass. First nose is a bit harsh, but underneath there's buttered popcorn, toasty caramel and notes of butterscotch. Sweet and initially soft on the palate, yielding quickly to a thinner mouth feel and dry oakiness that edges on bitter. I guess thats the Dickle tickle, just less well hidden than in the BiB offerings as of late. A good hit of spice comes through after the swallow as well as some baking chocolate. Its pretty drinkable. A good value these days at $36

Dark copper in color runs off the glass fairly quickly with a lots of legs. Nose is corn (of course), with all kinds of wonderful malty notes, heavy caramel, prunes and tobacco leaves. Mostly sweet up front, it's balanced by a pleasant dryness mid palate that edges on bitter. Not at all unpleasant though. The finish on this is long and delicious Malted milk balls dipped in dark chocolate, burnt caramel and plum pudding. I'd say this is only set apart from outstanding by lacking nuance and depth that shows up somewhere between the mid palate and finish. This is an offering thats really in line with what I like! Great long finish... It's all there.. this is delicious

Brass in color with a bit of an amber hue. Legs are very slow to form, and very slow to move. Once they get going though, it doesn't leave much on the glass. Nose is light, with caramel, tart fruit (currants and underripe blackberries) and warm spices with undertones of malted grains. Hot on the palate right out of the gate. This comes from the proof, as well as the profile. Cinnamon and clove are all over, and a hint of white pepper all add up on each other. A bready sweetness lingers in the background and makes for a long and well balanced finish. Fine oak sawdust comes to mind, and a soft caramel chew. Naturally, a drop of water opens it up and slows down the progression of flavors. It does little to take the heat off the mid palate, though, highlighting the spiciness of this offering. Its a very solid bourbon. Complex and interesting with a medium - long finish. It lacks in richness and depth a bit and I am nonetheless satisfied!