Top Fuel

Local Option Bierwerker in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Barley Wine - Barley Regular

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7.11

ABV: 14.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Top Fuel is a barrel aged American style Barley Wine brewed by Local Option Bierwerker. This super charged beer surges forward at 330 MPH; appearing hazy light copper with immediate notes of toffee, caramel, pine and earthy undertones. Full bodied with a velvety mouth feel, and lingering bitterness, Top Fuel is aged on Four Roses bourbon barrels, yielding a devastating barley wine worthy of its name. No adjuncts or extracts of any type are used in Top Fuel.

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8.6

Ibrew2or3 (10793) reviewed Top Fuel from Local Option Bierwerker 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

12oz bottle share courtesy of dcschiller. It pours with a deep murky copper body that supports a light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up molasses, caramel malts, cherries, prunes and a pleasing sherry rich fruitiness followed by some modest booze near the end of the draw. The taste is rich and yummy and it goes deep with goodness in the form of molasses and caramel malts rolling into prunes, cherries and brown sugar. I’m not sure I get any barrel in this but that doesn’t interfere with the experience one bit. This is a lovely sipper as it ends with a nectar sweet kiss amid a bit of booze. Yes!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2014 at 22:02

7.4

deyholla (22634) reviewed Top Fuel from Local Option Bierwerker 11 years ago

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

Bottle thanks to Kyle! Pours a near clear amber with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of booze and bourbon with caramel, sweet grains and cookies underlying. Flavor has a good amount of caramel and a growing note of bread and grains with a hint of warming bourbon underlying.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2013 at 11:04

Anders37 (30391) reviewed Top Fuel from Local Option Bierwerker 12 years ago

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

Draft @ Local Option, Chicago, IL. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon aroma. Sweetish malty woody vanilla and bourbon caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty woody bourbon and caramel finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 Nov 2013 at 14:07

6.8

jimgreen (21347) reviewed Top Fuel from Local Option Bierwerker 12 years ago

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

Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a cloudy rich amber with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is rich boozy alcohol and toffee. The flavour is strong bitter with a super liqourice alcohol malt palate and a long bitter finish. Deserving of the name for sure but the alcohol is starting to dominate so I have to mark it down.

Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2013 at 10:17

Kermis (23401) reviewed Top Fuel from Local Option Bierwerker 12 years ago

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

Pours unclear amber with a bubbly off white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, sweet overripe fruit. Flavour is heavy sweet with the alcohol present. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried on 15 Oct 2013 at 09:24