5 Seasons Westside Johann’s Barrel Aged Grand Cru

Brewed by 5 Seasons Westside
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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Name: Johann’s Grand Cru
Date: August 11, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque orange, creamy off white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, vanilla sweetness
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of oak, sweet vanilla, light floral
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Appearance: Served a hazed, dull straw-hued body with only a thin ring of white suds up top.

Smell: Floral overtones atop a tumbler of oak-choked white wine with hints of honey sugar and sugar-coated European malts.

Taste: Pale and pilsner malts, slender tanginess, and a medium degree of sweetness throughout. A spurt of florals, a small pinch of sea salt, and then some lemon juice and white wine. A bit more sugar leading to a slackening tannin quality, a loosening acidity, but, then they jolt back, along with some more sweetness for the semi-dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation.

Overall: A nice, interesting beer, but, personally, I think I may prefer the original Adam’s Grand Cru.

A huge thanks to Gford217 for this interesting brew. Corked and caged 750ml with a super tight cork. Expecting a gusher but thankfully it wasn’t... This doesn’t start off great with a really ugly pour. Looks like thin pear juice, cloudy, gross. A very weak off white head without much retention or lacing at all... The aroma is very vinous at first, white wine, grape skin, oak, butter, interesting and new. As it warms bourbon notes come out with lots of vanilla... The taste shows off the bourbon angle more as well, buttery bourbon, oak, and vanilla. Yet I still get tannins and grape skin, I’m constantly confused. Makes me think this is what a bourbon barrel aged pinot grigrio would take like. Vanilla is the main player on this, very sweet, totally complex and drinkable. Most people won’t like this but I think its really unique.