B-Bomb
(has 14 batches)
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Rotating|
Score
8.15
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Winter Ale
This year’s release of B-Bomb is aged in 8–12-year-old American Oak bourbon barrels and is a blend of 9, 12, and 24-month old barrel-aged Winter Ale. B-Bomb achieves distinct bourbon, oak, cacao, leather, toffee, and dark coffee notes from its extended barrel aging and barrel blending. Each barrel contributes a different note, and combining each barrel to create a coherent tone is a distinct art and true pleasure. Please do enjoy this unique barrel-aged ale today but know that B-Bomb will age gracefully for at least another 5 years. Don’t Be Afraid To Be Abominable.
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Crystal-120, Munich, Roast Barley, Carafa-2, and Chocolate malts with Columbus, Willamette, and US Goldings hops.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS BOURBON ABOMINABLE
This year’s release of B-Bomb is aged in 8–12-year-old American Oak bourbon barrels and is a blend of 9, 12, and 24-month old barrel-aged Winter Ale. B-Bomb achieves distinct bourbon, oak, cacao, leather, toffee, and dark coffee notes from its extended barrel aging and barrel blending. Each barrel contributes a different note, and combining each barrel to create a coherent tone is a distinct art and true pleasure. Please do enjoy this unique barrel-aged ale today but know that B-Bomb will age gracefully for at least another 5 years. Don’t Be Afraid To Be Abominable.
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Crystal-120, Munich, Roast Barley, Carafa-2, and Chocolate malts with Columbus, Willamette, and US Goldings hops.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS BOURBON ABOMINABLE
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
66cl Bottle sample at Potjepalooza. 2012 Vintage. Black colour, beige-brown head. Aroma of roast, soft and sweet bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, some rye. Sounds simple but it smells great. Flavour is medium sweet, some alcohol, dark chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, oak, rye, roasted malts, all very smooth and slick. Medium to full bodied, soft mouthfeel. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2017
at 06:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Potjepalooza, 10 cl sample. 2012 vintage. Slight hazy copper color, short frothy head. Aroma of lots of raisin, incredible booze and some toffee. Raisiny sweetness and big boozy alcohol. Unrefined. Not my style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2017
at 12:03
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, shared @ Potjepalooza.2012 version, pours black with a beige head. aroma contains a lot of bourbon, alcoholic, chocolate, roasted and toasted malts, vanilla, sweet. Taste of vanilla, bourbon, lots of dark chocolate, thick, roasted and toasted malts, cacao, thick body, long slightly ’peated’ finish, very nice. ----- 22 Feb '19, Groninger bottleshare at Arjen, 2017 version Amazing aroma, bourbon, chocolate, granular, very sweet, lots of chocolate, a bit sharp alcoholic flavors, lacks complexity, lots of bourbon. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Bourbon Abominable on 24 May 2018 at 15:34 - Score: 9
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2017
at 08:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Shared from bottle at Potjepalooza. Black with light tan head. Sweet roasted dark malt, bourbon, vanilla, dark fudge, raisans, mocha. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body, very oily, low carbonation. Bit boozy but in a fitting way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 09:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (as Bourbon Abominable, vintage 2012), shared @ Potjepalooza, from an IP trade with richiesd. Black color.. Beige head, short retention. Aroma’s: bourbon, sweet, vanilla, chocolate. Retronasal there’s bourbon, alcohol, sweetness, some chocolate, fruit. Flavor is rather sweet, bourbon, some berries. Alcoholfeel is quite (but not too) strong. Above medium bodied. Long finish, chocolate. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 09:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black pour. Aroma of delicious bourbon vanilla, milk chocolate, malt, booze and coffee. Flavor of milk chocolate, vanilla bourbon booze, creamy caramelised malt and a burning finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 09:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the brewery. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma is massive bourbon Barrel: vanilla, caramel, also chocolate. Taste is the same, a full blown Bourbon Barrel Dark Ale, with lots of vanilla and caramel. Oily mouthfeel. Very good if you like Bourbon BA beers!
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2017
at 19:26