Oil of Gladness
3 Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Dark Horse Brewing Co.Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.51
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3 Floyds! Dark Horse! The two breweries got together to make a tribute beer paying homage to the Infantry Brigade of the Union Army during the US Civil War known as the “The Iron Brigade.” These “Black Hats” consisting of Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin regiments were fierce warriors with iron dispositions without a doubt. More importantly, they were also beer drinkers and Craft Brewers and if they weren’t busy kicking some Rebel ass. If encampment was anticipated for long enough, they would often turn a batch of homebrew to take on the trail to the next battle. “Oil of Gladness” was one of the many nicknames given to the beer these brave men were brewing out on the warpath. Black Barleywine.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Tap at Brasserie V. Really solid Black Barleywine. Really great collab as it has that thick chocolate malt tone DH loves, and a nice hoppy US Barleywine tone FFF style as well. Drinks quite smooth, one of the best strong beers I've had in awhile. A hell of a lot more depth than all those pastry stouts out there. World Class.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2018
at 03:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Glass, 12-ounce, draught, during Dark Lord Day, savoured on May 13 2017; eye: black, opaque, no head, no lacing; nose: resinous hops, roasting, caramel, alcohol; mouth: resinous hops, roasting, caramel, alcohol, good astringency, alcohol acridness, mild astringency, dry finale in bittering hops with presence of alcohol, full body, average carbonation, rather bitter, lightly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 12 onces, en fût, pendant Dark Lord Day, savourée le 13 mai 2017; œil : noire, opaque, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, torréfaction, caramel, alcool; bouche : houblon résineux, torréfaction, caramel, alcool, bonne astringence, âcreté d’alcool, astringence moyenne, finale sèche en houblon amérisant avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : correct
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 12 onces, en fût, pendant Dark Lord Day, savourée le 13 mai 2017; œil : noire, opaque, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, torréfaction, caramel, alcool; bouche : houblon résineux, torréfaction, caramel, alcool, bonne astringence, âcreté d’alcool, astringence moyenne, finale sèche en houblon amérisant avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 07 Feb 2018
at 22:21
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Dark cola brown with a small tan head. Chocolate, spicy orange aroma. Flavour is sweet, thick, cocoa/chocolate malt. Almost a cinnamon-like note. Orange malt..... Mild alcohol bitter.....creamy, rich, oily.....excellent.....almost decadent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2018
at 18:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
tap at Hoppy Gnome - Pours very dark brown with a lingering tan head. The aroma is of roast malt and resinous hops. The flavor is aggressively hopped with pine notes, roast malt, chocolate, and some alcohol noticeable. Full bodied. Bitter finish. This is an unusual take on a barley wine.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2017
at 11:11
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Chocolate malt and earthy orange peel aroma. Black with moderate brown head. Mildly sweet coffee/chocolate malt, and moderately bitter earthy orange peel/grass flavor. Nice body and balance. A great beer in memory of the mighty men of the Iron Brigade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2017
at 20:53