Wander Brewing Earlybird - Barrel Aged

Earlybird - Barrel Aged

 

Wander Brewing in Bellingham, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 9.6% IBU: 120 Ticks: 8
The Wander Brewing crew loaded up this sumptuous stunner with dulce de leche, oats, and coffee, so it’s like sipping a creamy artisanal mocha — but in beer form! Then, they let it age in bourbon barrels until it took on a sophisticated whiskey-oak character.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Deep fruity notes, some good toffee character, alcohol in the finish. It's fine.

Tried on 02 Sep 2024 at 06:11


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Taster shared with Ryan. Vintage 2023. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: berries (probably coming from the oak), American oak, some chocolate. Taste: along the same lines. Somehow no coffee detected at first. However, it finishes like coffee a coffee with milk and a bit of whiskey. Overall: weird, but quite interesting.

Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2023 at 01:37


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured from the tap (2023 vintage). Near black with small light beige head. Mild bourbon, coffee, touch of vanilla. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2023 at 01:31


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500 ml bottle, wax dipped. Pours a dark pitch black hue with a small beige head. A big woody dark fruit nose. Big sticky sweet barrel, some toffee, dark fruit, really smooth, licorice, brown sugar. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2020 at 07:07


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap. Pours black with little head. Aromas of roasted malts, vanilla, and black coffee. Flavors follow same though richer with graham cracker, a bit of coconut, and nice bourbon notes.

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2019 at 22:27


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Woody and some toast. Jet black with a light brown head. Sticky and sweet with some bourbon notes.

Tried on 11 Aug 2019 at 02:03


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Wander, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is intense, with lots of booze, bourbon barrels, and subdued coffee and cocoa. Flavour is massive, with lots of bourbon barrel character upfront, followed by vanilla and cocoa. The oats dry this out a bit. Bourbon and vanilla notes on the finish. Not the most focused beer, but it's very tasty and complex.

Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2017 at 13:02


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

750 mL bottle poured. Waxed bottle. Thanks to Dustin for the share! Cola black pour, with a short bubble head. Aroma comes off as boozy up front. Chocolate and bourbon. In that order. Flavor is a big and bold roast. Robust. Dusty malt. A dry late bourbon finish. Seems just as strong as it is advertised, if not more. A solid offering still. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2017 at 15:05