O'Phelia
Faustino Microcervejeira (Cerveza Maldita) in Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 🇵🇹
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.84
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Jameson & Maldita
O’phelia is the result of the surprising collaboration between Jameson and the irreverent craft beer Maldita.
Jameson’s motto “Sine Metu” (No Fear) is all-present in the products and experiences they create, but also in the partnerships established with those who share their way of thinking.Their collaboration with Maldita is a perfect example: the creation of a craft beer aged in Irish whiskey barrels, produced by an independent spirit brewery that share’s Jameson’s mindset.
VOLTA Studio also partnered in this project with Jameson, with the mission of creating O’phelia’s label, but first of all, of imagining (and telling).
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
8th June 2017
Bottleshare at Chez Smith. Thanks to Scopey. Hazy deep amber beer, good pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, dry cream. Modest vanilla and whiskey soaked fruits. Little must. More vanilla and then some ripe fruits. Light finish. Engaging and tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Leighton tasting 08/06/2017. Many thanks to Scopey for this one. A mostly clear amber nut brown coloured pour with a fine mid tan head. Aroma is tart woody, red wine, vinous fruit, vanilla, oak, . Flavour is composed of nutty malts, oak, vanilla, tart boozy soaked fruit, whisky. Palate is semi sweet, oak tannin, moderate carbonation. Solvent. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Paul. Pours deep amber with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma holds dried berries, earth, leather. Medium sweet flavour with ample jammy berries, brown sugar, low bitterness, raisins, grapes. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish, Lilly warming, with nips of vanilla and toffee, more dried berries, booze, light wood, earth. Good fun.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at LKS. It pours deep reddish - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is earthy, woody, dried fruits, berry, cranberry, fruity whisky, tangy, light solvent, vanilla, jam and Victoria sponge. The taste is soft, sweet, tangy, fruity, boozy, fudge, toffee, caramel, cranberry, warming alcohol, spice,hint of burnt tires and leather. Finish is drying and woody. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent stuff. Interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared at Leighton’s pad. Thanks to Scopey. Pours red brown with a thin white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, dried fruits a little whiskey. Taste is dried fruit, caramel with a nice whiskey hit. Not too bad at all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Hackney Levels, thanks to Paulo, 08/06/17. Rich amber with a decent light beige head. Nose is sweet malts, light spice, biscuit, fruit loaf, mellow barrel. Taste comprises toffee, , spice, brown bread, malts, caramel, mellow Jameson strokes. Medium + body, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid for style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/15A adaptaded). Bottle 50 cl - Batch L18315AB. AROMA: predominant whiskey barrel aroma with slight hot and wood notes, followed by medium-low caramel/toffee and low dried grapes aroma. APPEARANCE: reddish-ambar color and clear. very thin ivory head with no retention. TASTE: initial medium whisky and barrel wood notes, followed by low malt character (caramel). medium-low bitterness with a dry finish. PALATE: medium-low body with almost no carbonation. slight hot but smooth alcoohol warmth. OVERALL: an odd style to age in a whiskey barrel, since it has a little more alcohol that the usual red ale. Nonetheless with Red Ale notes, although more absent due to the barrel conditioning. The almost absence of carbonation lends it a "flat" feeling on the palate.