Mother of All Storms
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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
66cl Bottle at AHBS, 2011 version. Deep dark brown colour, orange-beige head. Aroma of sweet oak, very malty, dark fruits, vanilla, bourbon. Flavour is very sweet, malty, dark fruits, brown sugar, bourbon, nice bittersweet finish. Fullbodied. Although rather sweet, this is really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2012
at 09:19
8/10
Barrel.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2012
at 21:12
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Had this at Ratebeer’s Horny Devil Pittsburgh Winter Tasting 2012. Big thanks to mrchopin for this gem. Very dark beer with no head. The bottle had a very nice gold foil on top. First taste is some oxidation in there I think. Quite alky overall. It’s a little rude to my taste buds. Smell is boozy and alarming. Burns going down the hatch. Strong and rather over the top for this lager lover. Very little co2 in there. Very winelike on the finish. Thanks Kevin for the chance to try this beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2012
at 08:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear amber with small off white head. The aroma is vanilla oak. Medium mouthfeel will oak vanilla finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2012
at 19:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
"A friend brought this to a tasting event tonight! I enjoyed it from a snifter at room temperature. I also let it breathe for a bit in the glass before taking notes. A - Half finger head which goes away quickly. Amber / Brown is what I’d describe the color. Looks like a fine whiskey or bourbon with some carbonation thrown in there. S - You can smell this thing from 6 feet away. The smell is strong and overtakes you. I’m getting Brown sugar, caramel and cinnamon. T - Bourbon with a lot of sugar. TONS of alcohol and astringent notes. M - It’s a very lingering beer. If you like the taste, good but if you don’t, this beer sticks with you for a while and comes back for more even after you’ve had some water. O - I wanted to love this beer. The high ABV is great but in a bottle so large, you have to share it with friends. I’d like to see how this beer holds up after another year or two. There’s just so much heat to it, the taste is almost a put off like it’s overwhelming and unforgiving and just in your face."
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2012
at 14:47
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of Armin. 2011 bottle. Thanks Armin. Deep red brown appearance with a small tan head. Fuck yeah! Rich caramel malty, big whiskey (with minor booze), large vanilla, very nice toffee aroma. Flavor is very rich with lots of caramel, lots of toffee, big vanilla, oak, and plenty of smooth whiskey. Fuck yeah. For 13.5%, this baby is smooth as hell. This is excellent! Thanks ARMIN!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2012
at 22:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ SBWF2011. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit finish.
Earlier Rating: 3/2/2011 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle @ Papsø. 2009 vintage. Pours a clear dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy dark fruit aroma with woody hints and hints of vanilla. Sweetish malty dry hoppy dark fruit and weak vanilla flavor. Has a dry malty hoppy bitter dark fruit finish.
Earlier Rating: 3/2/2011 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle @ Papsø. 2009 vintage. Pours a clear dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy dark fruit aroma with woody hints and hints of vanilla. Sweetish malty dry hoppy dark fruit and weak vanilla flavor. Has a dry malty hoppy bitter dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2011
at 08:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. [ Vintage 2010 ]. Clear dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark bred, caramel, chocolate, alcohol, licorice - brown confect, light roasted. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, bread, dark malt, alcohol, brown licorice candy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20111031]Earlier Rating: 10/26/2010 Total Score: 4Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium to dark brown color with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, licorice, licorice konfekt, dark fruit, light alcohol - bourbon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate malt, licorice - licorice konfekt, bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20101024]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2011
at 10:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
bottle at papsø tasting. clear red amber, no head. super nice nutty malty barley wine aroma. complex. wood. bourbon flavor is malty, bourbon, wood, hops faint, only providing great bitterness, For this kind of barley wine, fantastic.
Earlier Rating: 10/24/2010 Total Score: 3.4
dark hazy brown, almost no head. nice nuty caramelly aroma. strong. flavor is sweet, licorice, malts, spices, alc. burn. a little too spicy imo.
Earlier Rating: 10/24/2010 Total Score: 3.4
dark hazy brown, almost no head. nice nuty caramelly aroma. strong. flavor is sweet, licorice, malts, spices, alc. burn. a little too spicy imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2011
at 10:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and dark fruity. Light phenolic. Dark malty, toffee, caramelish and sweet. Light bitter, dark malty and roasted flavoured. Mild bitter and dry finish.
Earlier Rating: 10/24/2010 Total Score: 4
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma is caramelish and breadish. Sweet, caramelish to toffee. Dark roasted breadish. Dense malty, breadish and slight bitter. Mellow vanilla and bourbon notes. Alcohol burn into the finish. Ends sharp and dark.
Earlier Rating: 10/24/2010 Total Score: 4
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma is caramelish and breadish. Sweet, caramelish to toffee. Dark roasted breadish. Dense malty, breadish and slight bitter. Mellow vanilla and bourbon notes. Alcohol burn into the finish. Ends sharp and dark.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2011
at 10:06