B-Bomb
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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8/10
From backlog. Taster On tap at MBCC 23, Copenhagen. Black with brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, Chocolate, bourbon.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2023
at 14:57
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
MBCC 2023 Copenhagen, Yellow Session. Black beer, beige head. Aroma and Taste of sweet dark chocolate malt, vanilla, tons of bourbon.
Tried
on 11 May 2023
at 18:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
--Bottled.-- Near black, small pale brown head. Oaky caramel aroma. Sweet with near full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and coffee, some syrup. Oak and caramel. Peppery mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2022
at 18:00
7/10
Odense Summer Gathering 2022 after Jonas Vingegaard victory on Hautacam. Black with a lasting tan head. Aroma of cinnamon with molasses and dark sugar. Sweet, dark flavour with too much chocolate and cinnamon.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2022
at 20:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught, taster. @MBCC 2022, Copenhagen (Denmark). 14/05/2022 [#5.017 Global - #729 United States of America - #8 Fremont Brewing Company] 2020 vintage. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: cinnamon, nuts and licorice. Taste: tobacco, cinnamon and bourbon oak barrels leading to a dry roasted finish. You can actually brew a balanced cinnamon beer. Good job. Next one please!
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2022
at 21:09
8/10
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 12:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (2020 edition) pour from Valley Beverage, Sherman Oaks. It's an opaque black with finger-width tan head with poor retention, decent viscosity and no lacing. Aroma is strong bourbon, caramel and dark fruits. Woody character as it sits. Taste is strong caramel and dark fruits, over bourbon and mild chocolate. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with thin, smooth texture, soft carbonation, esophageal warmth and finish as taste. Overall, bourbon is not overblown, which is a plus, and good balance but was expecting a bit more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2022
at 02:19
9/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2022
at 01:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (2021 vintage) @ Black Valentines. Bourbon, oak, chocolate, vanilla. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2022
at 00:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4/I/22 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle as a gift, shared @ ElManana+1’s place, BB: n/a, 2013 edition (2022-22)
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice roast, bit oxidized, spicy, dusty, wood, whisky, vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice, lots of alcohol, good roast, bit sweet, chocolate, bitter, alcohol, sweet, lovely. Aftertaste: more alcohol, vanilla, bit sourish, roastd, bitter, dark chocolate, coffee, good stuff, some soy sauce, more whisky.
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice roast, bit oxidized, spicy, dusty, wood, whisky, vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: nice, lots of alcohol, good roast, bit sweet, chocolate, bitter, alcohol, sweet, lovely. Aftertaste: more alcohol, vanilla, bit sourish, roastd, bitter, dark chocolate, coffee, good stuff, some soy sauce, more whisky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2022
at 19:30