3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Batch 111A. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon aroma. Fruity malty woody caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon and caramel finish.
Bottle. Batch 111B. Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty woody caramel aroma with hints of vanilla. Fruity malty woody bourbon vanilla flavor. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon and caramel vanilla finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A - Hazy orange-brown with a finger of frothy tannish head. Fades fairly slowly.
S - Sweet caramel malts, caramelized malts, oak, vanilla Bourbon, rye, citrus and pine hops, and some booze.
T - Sweet caramel and caramelized malts, oak, vanilla, Bourbon, pine, grapefruit, orange, and citrus hops, lots of bitterness, brown sugar, some booze.
M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, warming, and lightly bitter finish.
D - Nice barrel aged barleywine. Good overall balance.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours a light amber-hued body, hazed, with a soap suds-like head.
Smell: Strong, eye-opening aromatics from the bourbon barrel aging, shooting out eager sniffs of booze-soaked oak, also fair notes of malted rye, caramel, citrus, and fruit compote.
Taste: First, it’s caramel. Then, light brown sugar, followed by a pop of table sugar ushering in a jolt of residual sweetness. Varying fruitiness yielding accents of apple, peach, citrus, and sultana. Uppercut of hot alcohol leads in zestful rye and punchy hops with plenty of bitterness propped up by that sustained alcoholic sear. Woodsy bourbon character throughout. Tangy, fruity, bittersweet, warm finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-high carbonation.
Overall: Fairly good, not quite as polished as some, as there is some roughness present, but it shows promise.
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