Fort Collins 1020 Barrel Aged Amber Lager

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Vienna
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Lager glass

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11 ounce pour - $6.00 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Deep, dark amber body, quite clear, with a slim coating of ivory suds on top.

Smell: Particularly sweet-scented, deeply malty nose with plenty of butterscotch, brown sugar tossed fruits, and a little whiff of whiskey.

Taste: Bread, toast, butterscotch, but also a small nibble of cotton candy and brown sugar. Fully sweet. Some fruitiness leaking in. Light hint of whiskey submerged underneath the heady sweetness. Very low herbal, earthy hops with a mild bitterness. Plenty of malted milk in the semi-sweet, creamy finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-light carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel.

Overall: Indulgently malty and sweet and requiring a nice, long nap.

Name: 1020 Barrel Aged Amber
Date: February 12, 2012
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Kennesaw
Appearance: clear dark amber, frothy beige head, heavy lace
Aroma: sweet caramel and burnt toast aroma, touch of vanilla
Flavor: sweet caramel and vanilla flavor, candy sweetness, a bit cloying, bready, lots of oak, touch of honey, fresh bread drizzled with a caramel and vanilla sauce
Overall: barrel aged vienna, really?, not so bad but over the top sweet
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: ** /4

Tap at Fort Collins. Pours clear copper with a small, fizzy cream colored head, low retention and flat lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toasted), average hops (pine, citrus), average esters (dried fruit) with notes of wood and alcohol. Flavor is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toasted), average hops (grassy, citrus), light esters (dried fruit) with notes of wood and alcohol. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth and creaminess with a dry finish.

On tap at Fort Collins Brewing poured a clear amber with a small lingering ivory head. Aromas of whiskey, carmel, light oak and light fruittiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of whiskey, carmel, oak and light fruittiness with a smooth lingering fruity finish.