Captain Lawrence Nor’ Easter Winter Warmer

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Pleasantville, New York USA

Drove over to captain lawrence today and picked this up prior to first blizzard of 2009. Pours dark and murky, smells of bourbon. leather, and slightly off. tastes great of dried fruit, slight vanilla, and something else i can’t place. very diifferent brew than i normally drink but very enjoyable

750ml bottle. Aroma is full of bourbon, dark fruits, alcohol, dark, toasty malts, flowers, red grape, dark brown sugar, cherry, faint vanilla, and what must be elderberry, along with faint leather and wine. Deep brown color with a faint purplish tinge and a very fine head. flavor is likewise sweet and full of bourbon character, fruity with hints of wood, more dark berry, vanilla and licorice. Alcohol presence is substantial. Slick, warming mouthfeel, smooth, with a massive body. Really quite nice, flavorful and huge.

Bottle - thanks Secret Santa! - shared @ the 2nd annual Buffalo cask festival. Very dark brown, tan head. Nose is light bourbon, vanilla, roasty malt, alcohol, cherries and dried fruits. Flavor is honey, rich malts, caramel, whiskey. The finish gets drier as it goes on - I guess from some tannins. Warming & nice.

750ml. Pours dark murky brown with tan head. Aroma is bourbon, roasted malts, vanilla, chocolate and some berries. Flavor was strong with bourbon, vanilla, wood, roasted malts, chocolate, and elderberries. Finishes boozy with bourbon. Medium mouthfeel. Can really taste the barrel with this one. Nice winter warmer but glad I shared it with some friends as I would of had trouble taking on the whole 750 by myself.

bottle shared by Rudolf. Darker pour, aromas of dried fruits, light bourbon. Richer darker malts. Light booze is well hidden. extremely well balnced. dried fruitiness, malty richness. Great beer. Thanks to rudy for this gem

750 ml from LilBeerDoctor shared with friends. Thanks, Margaret! Pours a deep dark ruby brown, not opaque but fairly murky, a small offwhite head that dies to a sketchy film, laces ok. Aromas are a nice smaller whiff of bourbon, oak and vanilla with a light booziness, toasty caramel malts with a touch elderberry, vanilla, and chocolate. A light feel of dark fruit, toasty, light bitterness. Initial is surprisingly fruity, dark fruits and bourbon barrel comes in behind, lighter with vanilla and solid booziness, a touch of Belgian yeast, a bit of elderberry, a fuller bodied beer, heavier side of medium but not quite syrupy thickness. This is quite fruity, with bourbon and Belgian yeast striking an interesting balance, meshing with some sweeter caramel and biscuity malts, a touch of toast, finish is lightly bitter, fruity, and boozy with a good wet wood element.

Bouteille de 750 ml, au Bières et Bouffe. Arômes de malt très complexes (caramel brûlé, chocolat, pruneaux). Robe brune foncée, pas de mousse et effervescence faible. Très ronde en bouche, le malt généreux et sucré (caramel, mélasse, chocolat) est accompagné d’une touche fruitée et légèrement boisée. Très riche et décadente, l’alcool est peu apparent pour une bière aussi forte. Excellent !

Bottle at a tasting. Nose is : sweet raisins, fruits, molasses, hops. some roasted malt also. Taste is sweet red fruits with some hops. Finish is a bit bitter and roasty. Warm feeling.