Bear Republic Brewing Company Heritage Ale™: Bourbon Barrel-Aged

Heritage Ale™: Bourbon Barrel-Aged

 

Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.99
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 17 Ticks: 6
Heritage is Bear Republic’s Scottish Wee Heavy aged in freshly emptied bourbon barrels. This ale is intensely malty with caramel sweetness and biscuit undertones, enveloped in a vanilla oak character and spicy bourbon.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap @ Rattle N Hum. This is a deeper copper brownish looking one, almost cola brown and mildly cloudy with a small softly lacing beigeish head. Smells like burnt sugar, burnt sweet raisins, woody darkness and some marzipan liquor. Strange stuff really, but I somehow dont hate it. Tastes really good actually. Its chocolate fudge sweet, lots of raisins and darker sweet fruits. Again, it has a rum or almost liquor thing going on in the taste. Soft on the carbonation and its mild oily on the texture. Overripe strawberry both sweet and sourness in the finish before it turns more woody and with hints of sweet cognac and spicy whisky. Grows on you after a while in the glass. 21.06.2015

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2017 at 01:01


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Ginger Man. Dark brown with svery small beige foamy head, very little whisky aroma, low carbonation, sweetish whisky dominated caramel taste, longish finish with alcohol aftertaste. Quite strong but smooth.

Tried on 11 May 2015 at 18:04


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad’s Barrel Blast. Pours with a clear bronze body and no head. Aroma is fruity, leather, raisins and plums. Flavors are fruity, cotton candy, caramel, and raspberries. Essentially flat. Syrupy with extremely low carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2011 at 10:55


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad barrel event. Amber color. Aroma of slightly sour oak. Taste has toffee and summer fruits. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 18 Jan 2011 at 16:10


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at the Bistro BA festival. Pours really dark amber with a beige head. A sort of warm honey aroma. Flavor is slightly malty with light oak/vanilla. It drinks really well. Just excellent.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2010 at 10:45


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Mahogony beer with a cream colored head. Malt aroma. Malt and plum flavors with toffee and light barrel (bourbon) notes. Medium bodied. Plum and toffee lingers with light bourbon and very light banana.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2010 at 10:37