Bull & Bush Tank Town Brown Ale

Brewed by Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Apparently this was a 2010 vintage aged in a 23 year Pappy Van Winkle barrel, too bad its not bottled, the geeks would have a field day. Dark brown color and served in a goblet. Smells like bourbon but not overdone, very nice. Flavor was bourbon, wood, delicious brown ale, vanilla, good stuff. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 06-01-2011 02:57:13

Pour on tap at Avery Strong Ale, dark brownish/hazy pour with thin white head, aroma brought notes of bourbon, vanilla, oak and some slight caramel, hints of earth and spice notes but pretty one dimensional. Taste is pretty nice but not much to it, some bourbon, vanilla notes go into some oak and caramel notes, finishing fairly sweet.

Tap @ Avery, doing the 10th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival. Pours dark brown with a offwhite head. Aroma of roasted malt, bourbon, oak, tartness. Taste is malts, caramel, bourbon, oak, molasses, coffee. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, slight alcoholic finish. 090312

Boulder Strong Ale Fest. Hazy dark brown appearance wit ha brown head. Whiskey, light veggie, oaky, toasty malty aroma. Rich sweet caramel, whiskey, oaky flavor.

sampler at Bull & Bush on 9/30/11. cloudy brown pour with a thin tan head. whiskey nose with dark fruits, oak and roasted malts. medium body with sweet malts and more whiskey. sweet warming finish with more dark fruit notes.

Draft at the brewpub. Pours a very dark brown that’s almost black in the glass Completely opaque with very faint mahogany edges. Half finger beige head that quickly settles into thin ring. Not much in way of lacing. Sweet boozy aroma with lots of bourbon but only slight oak. Lots of bourbon and not much else. Medium bodied with a blast of bourbon heat and sweetness that lingers throughout over the sweeter malt notes into a dry hot finish with plenty of warmth in the chest. Underneath is slightly smokey with hints of caramel and toffee but this is overpowered by strong bourbon. Very one dimensional and too hot for me.

Murky hazy chestnut brown, with an aroma of oak bourbon, or some similar liquor. Taste was pretty smooth bourbon booze, some brown & caramel malt, featuring a lingering booze warmth in the back of the flavor. Booze wasn’t too heavy overall, but it dominated the other flavors enough.

On tap at Avery Strong Ale Fest poured a clear reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of bourbon, oak, toffee, light vanilla and light fruittiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a smooth finish. Flavors of bourbon, oak, toffeelight carmel and light cocoa with a smooth lingering bourbon finish.

Imperial Brown ale. What a concept. Of course I liked it. My only complaint is that it is a little too soft, sorta flat in other words. I didn't find Ernesto's lively carbonation in this.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2004 Draught. Body is medium brown. Aroma is moderately malty (nuts, caramel), with notes of cask wood and whiskey. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation.