Breckenridge 471 Small Batch Bourbon Barrel Aged IPA

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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On tap at flying saucer decade of draught. Pours a clear orange copper with a medium creamy off white head that leaves sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a floral hops and apricot. Medium mouthfeel with a strong hop and nice dry finish with a lingering whiskey flavor. Hides the alcohol well making it very easy to drink. A very impressive IIPA from Breckenridge.

Draft. Orange orange with thin white head. Aroma is booze and mellowed citrus still pretty huge and only really hints at bourbon. Flavor is bourbon with sweet not stingy citrus and good spice. I like it a lot more than the regular 471.

A: The pour is a slightly hazed gold color with a minimal off-white head. S: The nose is still surprisingly hoppy with notes of citrus. The -bal is definitely present, giving a vanilla, oak, and slight whiskey aroma. T: The flavor is quite similar to the nose (as you might expect). A slight bitterness along with doses of citrus provide the IPA feel to this beer while the whiskey and vanilla stand out as well. M: The body is medium with a carbonation that is on the low end of medium. D: This is one of the first IPAs that have been barrel aged that I actually enjoyed. A nice balance of the IPA character with the wood.

Draft. Pours orangy coppery with off-white head. Nose is oaky, earthy hops, citrus, caramelly malt. The palate is thinner than the regular 471, which I love, and the flavors seem toned down a bit. Smooth palate, with some heat, and spirity, getting more cognacy late and as it warms. Decent, but I prefer the regular 471 by a good margin. Give me 471 then Wild Turkey (or vice versa), but not together like this.

On tap at the Craft Ale House. Poured a medium amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of whiskey, some lighter woodiness, vanilla, and caramel. Tastes of whiskey, the same woodiness, vanilla, and lighter citrus. Thinner body. Not terriable, but then again, the Barrel Aging really didn’t do anything to really make this one to track down.

UPDATED: APR 7, 2009 Tap at the CAH. Pours a hazy deeper orange with golden notes that poured with a small bubbly off white head. Aroma of whiskey, sweet caramel malts and a touch if hops. Flavor of the same up front watered down whiskey with some woody notes. Had this side by side with a fresh 471 and this one just did not hold up as as the regular version.

Had the day of the Houston Flying Saucer Eighth Annual Anniversary Party!!
..waited about 8 hours to try this...

First to hit you as the waitress puts this stuff in front of you is the aroma, tons of raw bourbon, no balance at all ...

pours a ruby brown ...

lots of crappy whiskey in the mouth, i mean, like right outta the bottle whiskey notes..

insane!! overdone!! fuckin gross ass shit!!!

If you missed this brew, go to your local dive bar, order the cheapest shot of whiskey on the rocks, drink half the liquid and cough til the whiskey comes out your nose, then leave for an hour, come back and taste and smell the left over concoction.. what you taste and smell is pretty much what you will get from Breckenridge 471 IPA Wild Turkey ..

ladies and gentleman, the party and Flying Saucer were awesome, this beer, a horrid mean party trick!

I disagree with Tejas. I thought this beer was amazing. I was at the Flying Saucer when they tapped it along with an Avery IPA Cask. I have nothing but great things to say about the Saucer and both of these breweries.

(Draught, Flying Saucer - Addison) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of bourbon, wood, and grapefruit. Flavor of bourbon, grapefruit juice, hops, and lots of alcohol (hot).

Draught > Flying Saucer, Addison. Special occassion was Flying Saucer execs. had all their mgrs. and brewery reps in town. Too bad they didn’t bring a good beer with them. This was awful and that’s being nice. Flat, sour tasting, and harsh on the palate. Just bad overall.