Big Sky Centaur

Brewed by Big Sky Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Missoula, Montana USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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Draught @ Brouwer’s Café:   Copper in color, thin to moderate frothy off-white head, sparce lacing.   Big Whiskey nose, otherwise its a sweet malty/biscuit aspect.   Big sweet Bourbon start to this beer.   Aging seems to dominate as the underlying beer seems to be a bit overshadowed.   Enjoyable to drink, as I do enjoy Bourbon, but the beer is a bit lost.   Perhaps a bit less aging was in order.   I will say the 14% ABV is very deceptive in this one.   This will sneak up on your for sure.   More of a liquor than a beer it seems.   Finishes very malty, biscuit, with a whole lot of Bourbon/Whiskey influence.   Good in that its not too hot, but wished the underlying beer was more pronounced.   Still, it is quite a pleasure to drink.   *Hiccup*

On tap at Brouwer’s Café for Big Wood ’12, pours a hazy amber / ruby red with a small beige head. Aroma of nail polish remover, some sort of whiskey barrels, dark fruits, alcohol and a sort of turpentine quality. Flavour brings out dark fruits, some brown sugar, medium barrels and shitloads of warming booze, though there isn’t much of a burn. Quite complex, but too high in ABV than I’d say is necessary. Solid stuff though.