George! Barrel Aged (Bourbon Edition)
(has 1 batch)
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: LervigStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
8.28
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the columbus tasting 31/07/2019. Many thanks! A dark black brown coloured pour with a halo of dark tan head. Aroma is solvent, sherry, brown sugars, vanilla, bourbon. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sherry, grape, jammy fruits, strawberry, cakey. warming alcohol. . Paaltes is medium sweet, oily, mod carb. fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2019
at 20:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma is bourbon barrel, vanilla, booze, burnt dried dark dried fruit. Body is heavy and strong, booze and sweet, some ginger, lots of bourbon. Quite fresh and spicy. Long warming palate. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 10:46
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle 330ml (BB 30.10.2023). Completely black with delicate, brown head. There is chocolate and sweet vanilla plus delicate nobble booze, like liqueur in aroma, intense and very, very nice, really everything the best from ris and barrel. Chocolate, cacao, sweet vanilla, delicate, noble booze like cherry in chocolate, that we can summarize the taste. Full body, oily, smooth, really good. That is a pleasure to drink such beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2017
at 12:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle (undated) at Brew Dog Sodermalm, 11/29/16.
Very nice appearance, with some clarity visible on the maroon/burgundy-tinted edges. Dark mahogany body and a large, tan head atop showing strong retention.
The nose is a good mix of fairly strong, but not obnoxiously-so, bourbon and wood with plentiful roast, fudge and caramel, as one would expect. Seems to be quite sweet, but again, not nearly to the point of being put-off. Alcohol-wise, it’s there, of course, but isn’t intense or burning. There is a bit of strong ester, almost banana-like, on the very end, but this very likely could come from the bourbon just as much as it could from the yeast. Overall, a rich, rather intense nose that doesn’t quite go over-the-top.
In the mouth, it’s thick, though not syrupy, with an almost granular quality to it. Tons of rich caramel and fudge with a slight espresso hint, transitioning quickly to a more spicy, liquor-like bourbon character. Low carbonation but ample and mostly engaging for what’s there. Alcohol nicely folded in to the rich layers of bourbon, caramel, fudge and roast. Fair acidity on the end helps with balance, as well. Nice stuff, nothing really stood out to me, but it’s pretty under control for its size and richness.
Very nice appearance, with some clarity visible on the maroon/burgundy-tinted edges. Dark mahogany body and a large, tan head atop showing strong retention.
The nose is a good mix of fairly strong, but not obnoxiously-so, bourbon and wood with plentiful roast, fudge and caramel, as one would expect. Seems to be quite sweet, but again, not nearly to the point of being put-off. Alcohol-wise, it’s there, of course, but isn’t intense or burning. There is a bit of strong ester, almost banana-like, on the very end, but this very likely could come from the bourbon just as much as it could from the yeast. Overall, a rich, rather intense nose that doesn’t quite go over-the-top.
In the mouth, it’s thick, though not syrupy, with an almost granular quality to it. Tons of rich caramel and fudge with a slight espresso hint, transitioning quickly to a more spicy, liquor-like bourbon character. Low carbonation but ample and mostly engaging for what’s there. Alcohol nicely folded in to the rich layers of bourbon, caramel, fudge and roast. Fair acidity on the end helps with balance, as well. Nice stuff, nothing really stood out to me, but it’s pretty under control for its size and richness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 12:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Brewdog Dog House. Black coloured with thin brown lacings. Nose is roasted malts, vanilla, bourbon, coffee, some sweetness. Flavour is roasted malts, bourbon, wood, coffee and chocolate, bit of wood. Fairly alcoholic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 12:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 0.33l at home, Nivala. BBE 30.10.23 so probably vintage 2013? Colour is black with very small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Dark chocolate, chocolate, some distant hints of licorice, bourbon and roasted malts. Pretty soft after warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 16:12