Decadence 2011 - Barrel Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
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Barrel Aged Decadence 2011 is our Maple Smoked Barleywine (brewed to celebrate our 16th anniversary) matured in premium bourbon barrels. This will be our only release of this limited edition bottling. We’ll also tap a cask of Barrel Aged Decadence 2011 in the tasting room on Tuesday, February 26th.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2020
at 16:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Etched bottle - pours brown tan head - nose and taste of booze, maple, smoked toffee and caramel - full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2019
at 00:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours dark, caramelly, clear. Small white head. Smell is intense, sweet, caramelly, malty. Taste is full, caramelly. Mild maple. Intense BW style caramelly and malty. Very nice. No smoke , hell, even no oxidation was detected. Aged very, very well !
Tried
on 08 Jan 2018
at 09:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Olive bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, at a tasting with Per, savoured on March 24 2017; eye: mahogany, semi-hazy, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: bourbon, light woody, slight maple, alcohol, malt, caramel, brown sugar; mouth: bourbon, light woody, slight maple, alcohol, malt, caramel, brown sugar, bittering hops, finale in bittering hops with presence of bourbon, surprisingly bitter, slightly sweet; overall: quite likable
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille olive, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, lors d’une dégustation avec Per, savourée le 24 mars 2017; œil : acajou, semi-voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, léger boisé, très léger érable, alcool, malt, caramel, cassonade; bouche : bourbon, léger boisé, très léger érable, alcool, malt, caramel, cassonade, houblon amérisant, finale en houblon amérisant avec présence de bourbon, curieusement amère, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : bien aimé
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille olive, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, lors d’une dégustation avec Per, savourée le 24 mars 2017; œil : acajou, semi-voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, léger boisé, très léger érable, alcool, malt, caramel, cassonade; bouche : bourbon, léger boisé, très léger érable, alcool, malt, caramel, cassonade, houblon amérisant, finale en houblon amérisant avec présence de bourbon, curieusement amère, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2017
at 17:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
A brown ale with a thin light mocha head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with light vinous notes, treacle, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with light maple notes, alcohol warmth, light licorice and bourbon barrel notes, excellent. Bottle at Per’s Almost gone tasting, March 2017.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2017
at 19:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled at Ottawa gathering. Hazy mahogany colour, no head. Maple syrup and caramel up front. Sweet with full body and dense, rounded mouthfeel. Treacle, mild smoke, honey. Peppery warming finish with some bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2017
at 19:31
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to baumj. Shared among friends on the 4th. Pours cloudy mahogany, small beige head, minimal lacing. Aroma is bourbon forward for sure. No smoke present, but loads of dark fruits, raisins, prunes, hints of maple, toffee. Flavor is similar, still no smoke, less fruit and maple, more vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, toffee. Fully sweet, light bitter. Full body, soft creamy mouthfeel. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2016
at 19:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle shared by Luke. Pours a hazy orange color with a large white beige head. A big sugary hot bourbon nose. The flavor is hot shots of whiskey, sweet maple, bourbon, big sugary sweet malty base. Strawberry. Toffee. Pretty awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2015
at 00:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Jen. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong booze, caramel malt, burnt sugar. Medium mouth with brown sugar malt, caramel, boozey, very nice, really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2015
at 16:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Bruces pad - for the last time, big thanks to Scopester, 27/03/15. Hazed chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is toffee fudge, spice, wooded notes, rich caramel, subtle BA booze notes. Taste comprises bourbon licks, toffee fudge, light chocolate, spice, caramel, wooded notes, dark fruit rinds. Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming alcohol in the close. Solid BA barley wine, bitterness tempers the sweet levels well. Xolid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2015
at 09:49