The Beard Downunder
Moon Dog Craft Brewery in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Collab with: Rogue Ales & SpiritsBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.13
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We reckon Rogue Ales from Oregon are pretty damn cool. So when the opportunity arose for us to make some beer with Rogue's John (aka "the beard") Maier, we jumped at it - like the proverbial bear to a honey pot! Here's a little factoid: Oregon is home to 25-30,000 black bears; it's quite a wooded area. The number of honey pots is unknown.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From bottle. Pours red and thick. Sweet almost cherry aroma. Treacly mouthfeel. Stays just this side of too sickly sweet. The barrel-aging has softened the alcohol burn, leaving a very raisin-heavy sipper with vanilla and woody notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2015
at 02:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours ruby-tinted amber with a small head.Nose shows whisky, brown sugar, soft alcohol, coconut notes, rum.Flavours reflect the barrel-aging predominately although there is some brown sugar and sultana sweetness. Feels a little too boozy.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2015
at 05:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Really missed a trick with the name here - how could this not be called The Merkin? Bottle, 11C. Clear copper with a rapidly fading beige head that just hangs on at the rim. Boozy (but not brashly so) aroma of dried fruit, whisk(e)y, vanilla, gentle spices. Medium bodied, lowish carbonation. Sweet toffee, raisins, vanilla. Whisk(e)y is there particularly at the end but it’s quite light and grassy and melds well with a surprising delicate floral note. Seeing as that makes the beer, glad I didn’t wait until winter to drink it. Good and surprisingly subtle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2015
at 08:01