Tourbé Novum
Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Brewed at/by: Slow Hand Beer Co.Traditional Beer - Adambier Series
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Score
7.41
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The VOID Series
A blend of adambier aged for 1 year in peated single malt barrels from La Piautre in France, rounded out with a bit of 4 year double-barrel aged barley wine aged in Blanton's, then a rye ex-cognac barrel.
The barrels come from La Piautre, a brewery/distillery on the banks of the Loire River than utilizes local organic grain and smokes their own peated malt to make intense Islay-style whiskey.
A blend of adambier aged for 1 year in peated single malt barrels from La Piautre in France, rounded out with a bit of 4 year double-barrel aged barley wine aged in Blanton's, then a rye ex-cognac barrel.
The barrels come from La Piautre, a brewery/distillery on the banks of the Loire River than utilizes local organic grain and smokes their own peated malt to make intense Islay-style whiskey.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with minimally late awakening, small, creamy, diminishing, minimally lacing, tan head. BA supported, if not dominated, dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of peat, leather, TCP, some caramel, dark toffee. Taste is dark and caramel malty with some residual sweetness, peaty, mildly smoky and minimally alcoholic, notes of dark caramel, dark toffee, some dark chocolate, peat, leather; a slightly warming, alcoholic touch in the finish.
Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium, soft carbonation.
Rich and intense, minimally imbalanced due to peaty BA predominance - nice sipper.
Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium, soft carbonation.
Rich and intense, minimally imbalanced due to peaty BA predominance - nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hoptimaal
on 08 Jul 2026
at 22:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12oz from bottle shared at home. Black color, hints of a head. smells peat, wood, earthy, intense, but actually a nice smell. full body, light carbonation. Tastes peat, leathery, spices, wood, whisky, vanilla, oak. Finishes lightly boozy and lightly roasty bitter with notes of peat, vanilla and oak. Actually I quite like it, rather very intense peat notes though
8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5
8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2026
at 16:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Shared at Valhalla tasting. Med-thin bod, low carbo. Med-high warmth, burning towards finish, too much. Med bitter, med sweet. Lots of peat, which overpowers the rather subtle toffeeish, biscuity malt. Feels singledimensional with its strong peat, me no gusta.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2026
at 21:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle, thx Adam V.! Dark brown body, no head. Huge peat in the aroma, as expected, but not overdone, alcohol, caramel, prunes, minerally, leathery. Creamy, sweet peaty taste, not as extreme as expected, chocolate, bit minerally, herbal, bitterish finish, umami, licorice... Warming but legitimately tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2026
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, nearly black. No head. Aroma is almost entirely peat and iodine though there are some dark sugars in there as well. But on the palate, same thing. Big rich peat. The malts balance it, but it’s up to the beer to influence the barrel here, not the other way around. I’m going back and forth - is it refined like lagavulin or heavy-handed like Octomore? I think more heavy-handed but still not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2025
at 05:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark hazy brown with light tan head. Aromas of dark caramel, whiskey, bourbon, vanilla, a bit of cake spice and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same with some nice woody and subtle peat. Perfect peat addition; use enough to keep things interesting without distracting. Warm finish. Excellent.
Kinda pricey but likely on par with something equivalent from the EU once shipping and exchange rates are factored in…
Kinda pricey but likely on par with something equivalent from the EU once shipping and exchange rates are factored in…
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 13 Nov 2025
at 00:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Threefold. Pours nearly black with no head. Tons of dry, woody peat smoke and burnt dark sugars on the nose. Flavour is rich with lots of woody peat smoke, charred wood, burnt sugars, roast. Finishes strong and boozy, which compliments the dark smoky palate. Fantastic.
Tried
from Draft
at
Threefold
on 06 Nov 2025
at 21:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Threefold, pours black with a small beige head. Nose has plenty of peat upfront—though it doesn’t seem too abrasive or monolithic; there’s clearly some solid malt backbone in here. Flavour is primarily a function of the peated whiskey barrels, tempered by subtle cognac, some bourbon, molasses, and deep toasted malts. Finishes with low residual sweetness, a strong boozy kick that doesn’t detract, and moderate smokiness. Really nice blend.
Tried
from Draft
at
Threefold
on 29 Oct 2025
at 02:49