Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell

Brewed by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

Bomber. Actually won the opportunity to purchase on of the last few bottles at the KK realease. Pours dark brown with quick falling tan head. Aroma: BOURBON! and caramel. Flavors of bourbon, oak, caramel and definite alcohol finish. First bourbon barrel barley wine, I loved it!

Bomber. Shared this one with jamvin23. He won it in the drawing. smell of bourbon right away that gives way to some more complex aromas. excellent taste. I am beginning to love Barley Wines.

Bomber. Pours dark brown with a tan head that dissipates immediately. Lots of carbonation. Aroma is of bourbon, wood, caramel, malt, spice, and alcohol...Bring on the face-rape! Taste is of malt, bourbon, wood, vanilla, oak, chocolate, and caramel. Has a faint, but present hop bite underneath the huge wood and bourbon flavors. Huge alcohol warming feel. Mouthfeel is thick and sticky, yet very dry. There is a lot going on in the flavors, but it all blends very well. Drinks way too easy for such a heavy beer. Amazing.

22 oz bomber. Very dark brown pour. Aroma is caramel, toffee and light bourbon. Some dark fruit and spice as well. Flavor has a baked sweetness. A lot like baked goods are creme brulee, with a subtle bourbon flavor. Vanilla and smoke abound, as well as a bit of alcohol. Palate is heavy and thick. The bourbon barrel in this one is perfect. An awesome beer.

FOBAB 08’. Poured a dark hazy brown. Aroma was rich caramel and dark fruits. Taste was caramel, rum cake and vanilla pudding with nice distant hop character. Well rounded and balanced flavor. Good stuff.

Draft (or cask maybe) at the restaurant, leftover from FoBAB I think we were told. Cloudy brown pour with an oily tan head. Smells pretty nice - bourbon, wood and vanilla, of course. Baking spices, caramel, toffee, candied citrus. Really nicely balanced and so clearly barrel aged at the same time. Flavor is almost exactly the same, with more of a cooked sugar component. Super.

FoBAB 2008. Pours a murky brown with a tan head. Bourbon flavor emerges as well as some vanilla. It is incredibly smooth and easy to drink, which would be dangerous if I had a bigger glass. I thought this was great.

FoBAB 2008. Poured a murky brown color with a khaki head. Lots of booze and vanilla dominated the aroma, but there was also some toffee. Full bodied and sweet with plenty of barrel-imparted flavor, notably vanilla and bourbon, which did not overpower the beer. I also tasted dark fruits, orange liqueur, caramel, and brown sugar. Delicious.