Epic Thornbridge Oak Barrel Aged Stout

Brewed by Epic Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in English pint

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A big generous stout, but I feel it has been dominated by the oak influence as it has lost its big chocolately goodness and been replaced by flavours that remind me of burnt rubber.

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Black - brown head. Smokey, oakey, oiley, high malty, chocolate, licorice, bitterness, dryness, wooden, dark chocolate, nice hoppy. Nice balance.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear dark black - red brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, wood, oak. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, oak, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111031]

Bottle at Papsø. Clear dark brown coloured with a small beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits, oak and liquorice. Roasted flavour of caramel, hops and dark chocolate with notes of oak. Roasted finish.

botle at papso tasting. clear dark amber. smooth light brown head. roasted malts, coffe , oak in the aroma. strong aroma. flavor is cofee, wood, hard roasted malts, charchoal.

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small amber glare. Small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and dry breadish. Bitter, roasted and breadish flavoured. Bitter and dry roasted malty finish.

Bottled. A dark red-brown beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, wood, and a bit of tar, leading to a dry, woody and burnt finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottled. Dark reddish brown coloured. light brown head. Aroma of roast, sweetness, some liqourice and coffee. Flavour of coffee, liqourice, light smoke, some herbs. Medium bodied. Roasted bitter end.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a clear dark brown with a reddish hue and a small beige head. Heavy oak in the nose combined with sweet roast. Medium body, dry hard roast and sweetish prunes with some malty bitterness. Lovely - and well made. 311011

Sampled at a DC Ratebeer gathering. Pours a watery, translucent black with one bubble of eggshell head. Nice nose, port, tons of caramel, cedar, a little juniper, grape jelly. Flavor is sweet, tons of caramel, rum, sherry, port, light wood, cedar, cherry apple. Medium bodied, dry, astringent finish.