BrewDog Mikkeller Devine Rebel 2010

Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Barley Wine
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 330ml. @ home.

Clear medium to dark red amber color with a average to large, frothy - open, good - fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berry, light heavy hoppy, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, tobacco - wood, late finish is smoke notes and light licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, but sparling in the mouth ! finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100817]

Bottled. A hazy dark amber with an orangey head. The aroma has strong notes of smoke, over ripe fruits, and salami. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of alcohol, wood, vinegar, smoke, and whiskey as well as notes of hops and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry alcoholic finish, where the alcohol burns the tongue. A bit over the edge for me.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a hazy reddish dark amber with a beige head. The aroma is tart and woody, some caramel. Medium body, some alcohol, caramel and wood while some whisky notes come sailing through. Quite some alcohol burn in the finish. A bit rough. 130710

33 cL bottle. Pours a deep hazzlenut brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dense pinewood hoppy, light alcohol and dark roasted malt. The malt flavours really come through with bread and dense roasted dark caramel. Quite dry and wooden hoppy note mixed into this. Finish has a warmning alcohol note and a mixed bite of the hops and alcohol. Slow sipper and tasty little brew.

Bottled. Deep rubyish (slightly amber colour). Small off-white head. Aroma is mild alcohol, some liquorice, some slight hops as well as quite strong sweet maltyness. Flavour is liquorice, some sweet malts, mild alcohol and some slight salted liquorice in the finish. A very pleasantly balanced brew.

Bottle at home. Hazy red brown coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, grass and hops. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, hops, grape fruits and alcohol. Hoppy and warming alcoholic finish. Too much alcohol.

Name: Devine Rebel
Brewery: Mikkeller
Date: September 29, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, creamy beige head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, light earthyness
Flavor: sweet malty flavor, touch of fruityness, gritty brown sugar, light earthyness, light bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Bottle @ Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Pours unclear dark brown with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nose is dark malts and hops. Caramel, vague roast and sticky hops. Very piney and bitter. Lasting end.. Some hot alcohol in the end..

Bottled, from brewery (BB 02/2015)
Brown color, small beige head. Strong hoppy nose of resin, pine, licorice and anise. Quite smooth mouthfeel, although you can taste 13.8% very well. Flavor has lots of licorice, some bourbon-like whiskey notes, cranberries, piney hops (although with muted bitterness). Very pleasant and different brew. Positive suprise, I think that ageing _only_ 1/3 of beer in Speyside barrels, does the trick.

Draft. Clear garnet body topped by medium beige head. Aroma is sweet, alcohol, cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, some alcohol, light bread. Sticky medium-full body.