3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Noblesville brewery - Aroma of oak, vanilla, summit hops and caramel malt. Bourbon forward flavor. Dry and woody with vanilla, caramel and chewy hops. Palate is smooth, creamy and balanced. If you like bourbon and hops mixed, this beer is for you.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at the 2010 Indiana Winterfest. Poured a hazy golden amber with a small white head. Aroma had notes of cedar and pine and a hint of alcohol. Aroma started with pine notes, but the barrel aging seemed to have combined awkwardly with the beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at new location in Broad Ripple. Pours cloudy reddish golden. Nose is fresh citrus and floral hops. Taste is nice fresh citrus hops, fruit forward with a slight barrel flavor in the finish. Becomes dry and bitter, and is overall pretty light, but solid for an ipa. Not a bad offering.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy orange with a bit of a white film on top. The nose with bit with citrus and a bit of oak. Basically the same with the flavor. Medium body and easy to drink. Tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Available at the firkin section of the Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest. Little cousin of Barrel Aged Count Hopula. The bourbon on this took a back seat to the brew, which I liked a lot. Aroma was Barfly with notes of vanilla and a hint of bourbon. Flavor was much the same, with a nice woodiness thrown in. Very smooth and drinkable, the hops and wood mixed very well together. Nice.
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