Splinters
(has 1 batch)
Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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Our Second Sight Strong Scotch Ale that has been aged in various Kentucky bourbon barrels. After many months of aging, the barrels are then blended together to form Splinters. This rare bird is Released annually.
Malts: 2-Row Barley, Crystal, Special B, Chocolate
Hops: Magnum, Mt Hood
Malts: 2-Row Barley, Crystal, Special B, Chocolate
Hops: Magnum, Mt Hood
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Elizabeth Station, Bellingham
Dark amber color, clear. The aroma is mildly vinous, oxidized, whiskey barrel. Lean body, quite sweet, but the booze balances the sweetness; caramel flavor, with bourbon whiskey; low bitterness.
May be pleasant to drink, but it’s simplistic, and it’s messy.
Dark amber color, clear. The aroma is mildly vinous, oxidized, whiskey barrel. Lean body, quite sweet, but the booze balances the sweetness; caramel flavor, with bourbon whiskey; low bitterness.
May be pleasant to drink, but it’s simplistic, and it’s messy.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2014
at 21:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Generic tulip on draft at Beveridge Place Pub in West Seattle. Dark ruby colored brew. Aroma is slightly candy and earthy as I would expect for a strong scotch ale. Some general booze off the scotch but works fine enough for the style. Leafy malt earthiness with some booze and a non sugar candy character. Flavor is surprisingly not over the top. Alcohol is light with a clean medium bodied with a slightly slick feeling. Again, earthy caramel sweet without sugar. So, strong but not too much, very appropriate to style, clean... what more to ask for. Its a bit too clean for the style but otherwise real good.
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2014
at 18:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Black Raven, pours a clear dull amber with a small beige head. Aroma reveals big notes of bourbon upfront, with lots of booze and vanilla in there as well. Flavour is a huge vanilla and bourbon bomb, with a big alcohol kick well. I can see how this would be difficult to drink in large quantities, but in this smaller sample, this is a delightful sipper. A nice huge bourbon bomb.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2014
at 23:27