Balance of Opposites
Milieu Fermentation in Aurora, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special|
Score
7.09
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Bourbon and rye barrel-aged barleywine and stout blend
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7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Chocolate, light resin, oatmeal, baked apple, butter toffee, birch bark, and almond. Sweet and malty, with a mellow, grassy bitterness. A bit hot. Heavy, syrupy, and slick. Fun and nicely done.
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from Draft
at
Milieu Fermentation
on 23 Jul 2026
at 14:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can purchased from the brewery - pours a dark ruby - fizzy, but no head - presents more barleywine than stout - treacle, dark fruit, light oxidation - the rye barrel is pretty forward through the middle - finish brings in stout elements of chocolate and a little smoke - this is also the moment the bourbon comes through and lasts into the finish - finish is a little hot, but not terribly so - it’s pretty good!
Tried
on 24 Feb 2026
at 04:30