Stone Brandy Barrel Double Bastard

Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Hoppy grapefruit aroma. Hoppy grapefruit flavor with rich malt and brandy backing. Medium-plus bodied. Grapefruit and pine lingers with rich malt.

draft @ Brouwer’s Big Wood - reddish brown with spotty tan head; quite boozy with the brandy dominating every aspect; flavor is not too aggressive and double bastard is barley noticeable; texture is sweet and rich though; not bad, but a little disappointing and primarily a brandy bomb

Slightly alcoholic. All I’m really able to get out of this is some brandy notes. Finishes very hot.

On tap. Great beer, but I still prefer the original DB. Has a great nose where the brandy and oak comes through. Flavour of caramel malt, ripe fruit, vanilla, a bit of alcohol burn coming through.

Draft at Stone Bistro. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel and over ripe fruits as well as a light note of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, over ripe fruits, and a light touch of brandy, leading to a dry and very woody finish. The alcohol burns lightly in the top of the throat.

Source:Guest tap at DLD.
Glass:Tulip.
Appearance:Dark red/brown color with a half finger of beige head.
Aroma:Brandy, oak, vanilla, and caramel malt.
Flavor:Citrus fruits, vanilla and oak, brandy and caramel malt.
Palate:Full body with soft carbonation.
Overall:Excellent offering.

Growler consumed some time in the summer of 2008. Pours brownish red with a tan head. Smells of oak, brandy, molasses, fruity, some sweet malt, breaddy. Tastes dry and oaky with a nice fruity undertone and some nice bitterness on the finish.

DLD 2009 6 oz pour Aroma is lots of brandy, touches of sourness, vanilla, carmel, and honey. Taste is initially alcoholic and brandy, but strangely not hot. A bit of tart red grapefruit, well more than a bit. Vanilla, more red fruit, and alcohol soaked vanilla-caramel. Mouthfeel is slightly cloying, sweet, and a bit more red fruit alcohol.