3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a mostly clear amber with a medium white head. Aroma has caramle and toffee...lightly toasted malts. Flavor has some boozy notes...very malty and earthy/hoppy. Mouthfeel is medium/full and the finish is bitter/earthy aand muddled malts. Meh...
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bottle, Andersons, $11.99 or $12.99. Had the non-barrel-aged 22 oz last night. Same unfiltered murky dark copper pour; dissipates into a small ring and a very light, sparse covering. -Much- more notable oak and vanilla and wood than the non-BA version, and surprisingly boozier too. Probably more dark fruit (prune?) than the non-BA. This was a fun beer to taste test because against the non-BA. With the non-BA at about 8 bucks I’d like to see the BA version at a little less of a markup, but this is really, really good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle acquired via trade with Homer321! Hazy burnt tangerine pour with some scarlet, garnet, and ruby red hues. A solid eggshell cap and a significant number of chunks floating around. Moderate barrel shown in the nose with some oak, vanilla, bourbon, and caramel prominent. Flavor is balanced between the barrel and base beer also. Vanilla, wood, toffee, caramel, molasses, and even some maple. Medium mouthfeel. Surprised how integrated the barrel is despite its lower ABV.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Yespr’s - Thanks. Clear dark amber/brown - offwhite head. Caramel, sweetness, coconut, fruity, whiskey, candy sweetnes, dried fruits, red berries, light tobacco, high high sweetness, wooden, tanning, light vanilla.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. Dark amber coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. ARoma: Ripe fruits, caramel, sweetness, brown sugar, spice. Flavour. Ripe fruits, sweetness, vanilla, oak, caramel. Medium to full bodied. Ends sweet and spiced.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at yespr.
Clear orange coloured with a small off-white head.
Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, dried fruits, oak and vanilla.
Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and licorice with notes of oak and vanilla.
Sweet finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A hazy red beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of caramel, alcohol, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, malt, bread, and caramel, leading to a dry finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Toffee malty and phenolic. Toasted and bitter. Phenolic and toasted malty finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear amber with a small, beige head. Sweet Bourbon aroma, thick licorice all-sorts. Sweet, malty body, thick caramel, vanilla, wood and Bourbon with hardly any hops. Very rich and filling - some may find it cloying. 270413
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle 4/17/13 (Binny’s Downers Grove)R.I.P. Frisco-40° in Thistle like glass-Pours a murky dark amber with a small tan ring for a head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, toffee, and vanilla, and bourbon. Taste of the same with more bourbon, oak, and vanilla. This full bodied brew is well balanced and quite tasty. Fills a prefect night of grieving.
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