Lonerider Deadwood Stout Cask Edition *NOSE: A good bit of heat at first. Dry, Dry, Dry. Cocoa Powder, Corn Dust, Dry Oak. There is an odd Savory Umami characteristic. There is a good bit of youth here. *NEAT: The Stout influence is prominent. Malted Grains. Cocoa. Coffee. Bitterness...Not a tannic bitterness, but a Stout Ale Bitterness. Sawdust. Their website lists "waffle cone" as a tasting note, and I'll be damned if that isn't spot on. The more traditional Bourbon Vanilla notes make themselves known on the stinging finish. A decent KY Hug here. A "Beer-y" Sweetness coats the palate along with the Waffle Cone. The Stout Barrels take care of the youthfulness of the MGP they are sourcing much better than the Sherry Casks did. *SPLASH: Sweetens it up a good bit. Gets rid of the peppery sting on the finish. Makes the lingering aftertaste a little less Stout-like. It's *VERDICT: I liked this MUCH more than the Sherry Cask finish. The Deadwood Barrels that they use really impart a huge amount of flavor to what I expect is very young MGP. I love Lonerider Beers. In fact, I'm quite fond of the Deadwood that gives this one it's second barrel finish. I was disappointed by their first release (Sherry Cask), but this is actually quite good. I would go with a 4 if it were priced the same as the Sherry Cask, but it's $10 more (I picked up a 50ml sample bottle). They have also released a Tequila Cask Finished that I am now looking forward to trying. Lonerider...Good job outta' you! **Side Note: This release is classified as SBW. The Sherry Cask is missing the Straight designation. This may be part of the reason I like this one more.