Mother of All Storms
(has 11 batches)
Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.95
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English-style barleywine ale aged in bourbon barrels.
There are many storms out there, all of them perfect in their own way. But there is only one Mother of all Storms and it only happens in Pacific City, Oregon. Based on Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, our English-style barleywine, Mother of all Storms spent many months aging in Kentucky bourbon barrels. Now at its peak, Mother of all Storms delivers deep flavors of toasted malt, bourbon and oak. The finish rewards with whispers of vanilla, toffee and caramel. Best enjoyed with gusts exceeding 60 mph.
(from label)
Plato: 32°
Ingredients: Golden Promise Malt, Munich Malt, Melanoidin Malt, Caramel Malt, Torrified Wheat, Magnum Hops, Glacier Hops, Pure Ale Yeast, Pure Coastal Water
(from https://pelicanbrewing.com/beer/mother-of-all-storms)
2008 (The Perfect Storm): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2007 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2009 (The Perfect Storm): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2007 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2010 (Mother of All Storms): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2009 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2011 (Mother of All Storms): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2010 aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.
2021 14%
There are many storms out there, all of them perfect in their own way. But there is only one Mother of all Storms and it only happens in Pacific City, Oregon. Based on Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, our English-style barleywine, Mother of all Storms spent many months aging in Kentucky bourbon barrels. Now at its peak, Mother of all Storms delivers deep flavors of toasted malt, bourbon and oak. The finish rewards with whispers of vanilla, toffee and caramel. Best enjoyed with gusts exceeding 60 mph.
(from label)
Plato: 32°
Ingredients: Golden Promise Malt, Munich Malt, Melanoidin Malt, Caramel Malt, Torrified Wheat, Magnum Hops, Glacier Hops, Pure Ale Yeast, Pure Coastal Water
(from https://pelicanbrewing.com/beer/mother-of-all-storms)
2008 (The Perfect Storm): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2007 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2009 (The Perfect Storm): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2007 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2010 (Mother of All Storms): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2009 aged in Evan Williams bourbon barrels.
2011 (Mother of All Storms): Stormwatcher's Winterfest 2010 aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.
2021 14%
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Samples @ SBWF 2011. Superb barley wine! The aroma has got notes of vanilla, raisin, salt and alcohol. The flavor has got notes of mint chocolate, vanilla and wood. Creamy, soft texture. This is a massive beer in all aspects. Surprisingly easy to drink, yet very complex.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2011
at 06:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home .... deep black ... thin tan head ... dark roast malt ... soft vanilla nose ... dark malts ... rih malts ... huge plum ... huge vanilla ... over sweet and rich ... difficult ... over heavy .. really i dont get the bourbon barrel barley wines... way to bourbon
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 17:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
No head to speak off, over cola-coloured beer. Liquorice, toffee, some fusels and a touch of cheese/(y hops), but generally very sweet-smelling. Very sweet taste, with liquorice, toffee and treacle syrup. Esters as from unripe banana, and Bourbon, especially warming up. Very rich, slick as none, chewy MF. To my taste, it’s just a bit too thick and certainly too sweet to be a real top product. Many thanks to Evan & Matt!
Tried
on 12 Jul 2011
at 00:52
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
@RBWG-22-thanks to DaSilky–pours aa offwhite head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium/dark malt-molasses, dark fruit, spice, bourbon. Taste is bourbon, sweet medium/dark malt-molasses, dark fruit, spice hops.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2009 Total Score: 3.3
@Tampa Wkly Gathering @tpd975s Thanks gillard-22oz bottle–pours a light tan ring with mahogany color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt. Taste is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt, earthy hops bite.
Earlier Rating: 12/19/2009 Total Score: 3.3
@Tampa Wkly Gathering @tpd975s Thanks gillard-22oz bottle–pours a light tan ring with mahogany color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt. Taste is sweet dark fruit, medium/dark malt, earthy hops bite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2011
at 07:45
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at RBSG. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of baked bread, toffee, caramel, bourbon, charred oak, vanilla and good warming alcohol balance. Nice full mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2011
at 20:49
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Alkoholisch-getreidiger Antrunk mit herben Noten. Schnell steigt der Alkohol in die Nase und setzt sich fest, Getreidenoten bleiben vorhanden, das Malzaroma bietet nun einen Schokoladentouch. Der ungestüme Alkohol verschlingt dies aber weitestgehend. Nicht sonderlich ausgeprägt. /9/7/8/12/8
Tried
on 03 Jun 2011
at 16:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz Bottle 2009 vintage thanks to ditmier for sharing this one. Next to the 2007 Strom Watcher (the base beer). Pours out dark brown topped with a small sand head. Aroma was very nice lots of the barrel notes vanilla, bourbon, pit fruit, wood, and some light hops. Taste was more of the sweet barrel notes along with some heat and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2011
at 14:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber - possibly from Bottleworks. Pours clear dark garnet with a transient tan head. Sweet aromasof bourbon/vanilla. Full bodied. Sweet, but not sticky. Mild heat. Touch of oak. Flavor is somewhat dark fruit with smooth bourbon, and perhaps a touch of brown sugar. Barleywine as it should be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 17:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Papsø’s, vintage 2009
The color is very dark brown, almost black, with a small head. Strange aroma, burnt wood, ruhbarb candies, cut branches, phenol... But the flavor is excellent, starting with a full body, then powerful chocolate flavor, and a stingy alcohol presence that actually fits well in the picture; a woody character; strong bitterness, the final also shows some liquorice and more chocolate. Very good.
The color is very dark brown, almost black, with a small head. Strange aroma, burnt wood, ruhbarb candies, cut branches, phenol... But the flavor is excellent, starting with a full body, then powerful chocolate flavor, and a stingy alcohol presence that actually fits well in the picture; a woody character; strong bitterness, the final also shows some liquorice and more chocolate. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2011
at 15:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
enjoyed during 2011 RBWG pours brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is sweet toffee and molassis with lots of bourbon notes. Flavor is very sweet, the alcochol is masked well. There is sweet oak, vanilla and bourbon notes mixed in with bread and caramel malts. Nice beer.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2011
at 07:57