Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell

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

On tap at the FoBAB 2007. This was definitely one of my favorites of the day. I really enjoyed this in the past and this seemed even better. Brown with red hints and a beige head. Doughy nose. Oak, caramels, toffee, fruit, and brown sugar. Abundant and balanced well. Caramel toffee rich flavors. Red fruit, bourbon, oak. Light bitterness from the oak. The gorgeous balance makes this beer so drinkable. I love this beer.

FoBAB 2007. Hazy dark brown with a thin tan head. Big caramel sweetness. A little oaky tannin. A little alcohol. Balanced sweetness with oak and alcohol. Rather thick on the tongue, low carbonation. Not quite syrupy. Sweet alcoholic barleywine with strong oak character. This is so woody it mellows the malt. A lovely merging of extreme flavors. Lingering caramel (leather too?) gives way to alcohol and a decidedly oaky tannic finish. This is the oakiest beer that I think I’ve enjoyed this much.

on tap at FoBAB V: pours brown with no head. nose has lots of bourbon, oak, vanilla. flavor is big bourbony, oaky, vanilla, cherries, tar, wow awesome stuff.

Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

dark with ruby edges, fine whispy brown head, sweet bourbon aroma, rich bourbon flavor on a dark malt base,
-------- /> Date: 04/27/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 4.2 to 4.4

all sweet bourbon and vanilla flavor, lots of oak, chocolate comes crawling out beneith the bourbon and adds great character, sweet winey character keeps reasserting itself,

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Very dark brown with a tan head. Very dark brown with a tan head. Complex aroma, bourbon, dark fruits, brown sugar. Tha flavor follows the aroma. Equal to the Barrel-Aged Behemoth that I had just before this one.

A dark dark brown pour with a light white head. A sharp dried fruity aroma with abv just barely letting you know it’s there. A sharp fruity flavor that reminds me of cherries it is sweet sweet malt and closes with abv. A silky smooth palate taht is just a tad foamy which is 10 times better than fizzy. A very rich complex full flavor that just blasts your taste buds.

The beer I drank before this was FFF Barrel Aged Behemouth. That beer was great and I was happily surprised to find that I liked this better. Aroma is bourbony, there’s no question about that. There is a whole lot more, toffee, caramel, oak, maybe a hint of vanilla. The flavour is great and the body is smooth as ever. Well balanced bourbon in the flavour that doesn’t overpower that dark sweet malts. More toffee and caramel flavours. This finishes with a bit of lingering sweetness but not too much and it’s not too overpowering. Really really enjoyable.

I owe my main man bgburdman huge thanks for saving some of this for me! Really nice treat here. Lots of bourbon, wood, and malt in the aroma. Dark golden brown body. Full palate is nice. Taste is of heat, wood, and doses of malt. The bourbon flavor is very strong for sure--but it is a good bourbon flavor and incredibly easy to drink for being such a big brew.