 Ibrew2or3 (1900), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Sep 25, 2008
On tap at the OTH (Oldsmar Tap House). It poured up very foamy and it took Tony a while to complete the tumbler fill. It ended up with a clear garnet body and quarter inch tan head with cool looking creamy looking lumpy layered foam top. The aroma was fairly light and consisted of mostly dry fruity wine notes followed by mild wood/oak and faint malts in the back. The taste was very similar. I had to strain to pick up the base beer notes behind the full fruity red wine like flavors, dry tannins and oak wood notes. At the finish the base beer started to show up but only in a supporting role bringing mild malty notes and even milder notes of citrus hops. Seems to be too smooth and mild a base beer for barrel aging. Or maybe it could be aged a little less to keep the beer notes from getting smothered.
beerbill (1393), Laurel, New York, USA
Oct 29, 2008 Draught. Pours a mostly clear amber with a large off-white head that left lots of sticky lace. Very pleasant aroma of oak, sweet malt, vanilla, and a few notes of rye whiskey. The flavor is definitely more about the rye than anything else. There’s some sweet malt up front, but from there on its mostly rye whiskey along with some mild oakiness. I don’t know what the abv is on this beer, but the rye makes it feel much higher than it is. An interesting beer, although it is a bit too heavily influenced by the rye; not so much the oak, but the whiskey itself.
hopscotch (4678), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Hand bottled from cask... Clear, dark ruby ale with a very small, creamy, off-white head. Earthy, woodsy, vinous nose. Medium-bodied and watery with tickling carbonation. Moderate caramel and darker malt sweetness flanking mild acidity and very low bitterness. Crisp, thin, clean finish. <b>Thanks to redlight for generously hand bottling this sample!</b>
sebletitje (579), Tampa, Florida, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Tap @ OTH. Lucky to have this on tap. Thanks Tony.
Pours amber, huge foam, beige head.
Aroma oaky. fruity with sugary notes.
Taste, sweet and tingly to the palate. Light fruity notes (apple), hoppy, some sugary malts.
Mouthfeel and palate get the nice touch of oaky, close to a brandy barrel.
Hard to believe the beer was only 5.6%.
mcbackus (684), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Sep 19, 2008 hand bottle provided by redlight and SoLan: big thanks guys. pours dark cola brown with a small off white head. aroam is very nice quite funky with some sourness of the barrel some creamy smelling malt. realy like this one. falvour is very good slight sour an d decent barrel taste, nice malt with a slight roast and touch of chocolate. very good beer.
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