15th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Lager
Drake’s Brewing Company in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Imperial Pils Regular|
Score
7.63
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Brown beer with no head. Vanilla and bourbon aroma with some sweet malt. Vanilla, oak, and some fruitiness with malt backing. Bourbon not overpowering - still gives the most character, but doesn’t dominate. Nice. Hides alcohol well. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 15:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Tever. Cellared for a few weeks and fridged for 30 minutes. Little 6oz nip poured into a small glass. Poured a dark ruby red with visible carbonation. Can only see through the beer when you put it opposite a light. Medium head that quickly dissipated into a thick lacing. Aroma is strong and nothing like a Lager. This means I may enjoy it actualy. Smell is more like a doppelbock. Strong doopelbock-malt aroma with hints of bourbon/oak underneath that. Alcohol - particularly the bourbon - present in the aroma. Taste is subdued for something this strong. Definite bourbon/oak taste - interesting but a bit of a turn off as well. Some meatiness (not smoke) in there as well. Leaves an oak-y cola like aftertaste. Definite burn in the throat, HOT. Low bitterness. This is one of the more oak present beers I have had (this and Avery Samuels). Whoever thought of making a Lager that may need to age, what will they think of next?
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2006
at 23:28
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Murky mud brown color with almost no head. Bourbon aroma with a strong hint of alcohol. Taste is of bourbon and grapes, caramel malt and alcohol. Having tasted this after the stronger barleywine, it does not hide the alcohol nearly a s well.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2006
at 17:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Courtesy of a travelling colleage. This is a really interesting style of beer. Pours reddish brown.mahogany color that is nearly opaque. More light comes through toward the top of the glass. Thin beige head that dissipates steadily, and spotty lacing. Rich aroma of malt, dark fruits and spices. The bourbon barrel really seems to add a nice texture to the aroma too. Full body with a strong array of malts and fruit flavors. Alcohol is steady and never overpowering despite the high ABV. The finish is very flavorful and lasting, with plum and malt aftertaste. 6 ounces of this disappeared far too quickly.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2006
at 16:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Thick clear pale brown. Madeira-like oaky nose. Sweet and fruity, perfumy and liqueur-like. Full bodied with thick mouthfeel. Hints of apples. or rather calvados. Complex flavours, even though the barrel flavours dominate. Unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2006
at 02:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden-brown colour. Slight haze, no head and no visible carbonation. Big malty aroma with fruity notes...hey this strong and I’ll let it slide a bit. Fair bit of bourbon nose as well. Big. Just big. Soft body with hints of maple, oak, bourbon, and rich malts. Warming and smooth, if a bit hot in the finish.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2006
at 04:06