Copper Kettle Sobremesa Tequila Barrel Strong Pale Ale (2016-)
Copper Kettle Brewing (CO) in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.73
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle (2017 vintage) pour courtesy of Adam Chandler--thanks Adam (even if I haven't met you!). It's a deeply hazy light brown (pale cider) with light sparkle, ring of off-white head with no lacing. Aroma is strong lime/tequila, mild malts. Taste is strong green apple, lime, hint of tequila. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, perhaps you shouldn't let this sit 5 years! Given that, still fairly drinkable. Well made but not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2022
at 22:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
650 ml bottle thanks to Adam chandler after it sat at the camp for years. 2017 vintage. Aroma shows Apple and lime. Thin body. For as old as it is it’s not really that bad. Aged to perfection!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2022
at 22:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
2017 bottle drunk 7/30/22. Clear, honey-peach. Low head retention on small, white bubbles. Fruity as fuck with lime, vanilla and such. Some honey but quite a bit of lime....peachy-papaya. Limey, apple-papaya. But mostly apple. Like an apple cinnamon cider gone almost bad. Rather light-bodied. Really nothing good going on here. Thanks, Adam!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2022
at 22:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tallboy from Tavour. Pours translucent orange gold with a transient slight white head. Aroma of tequila and lime. Med body. Flavor of lime, tequila, musty wood and agave in the finish. Somewhat smoky. Fairly dry despite the agave. Better than expected!
Tried
on 23 Jul 2021
at 00:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
19.2 ounce can into tulip glass, 2019 vintage. Pours fairly hazy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart lime, citrus peel/zest, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, tequila, honey, agave, oak, biscuit, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of vanilla, peppercorn, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of lime zest, agave, fruity yeast, tequila barrels, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart lime, citrus peel/zest, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, tequila, honey, agave, oak, biscuit, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of vanilla, peppercorn, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy, zesty, peppery bitterness; and tequila/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lime, citrus peel/zest, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, tequila, honey, agave, oak, biscuit, white bread dough, light vanilla, peppercorn, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of lime zest, agave, fruity yeast, tequila barrels, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tequila/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly slick/sticky/peel/zesty/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 8.1%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this an awesome barrel aged English strong ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of lime zest, agave, fruity yeast, tequila barrels, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on with the mildly bitter/tannic/drying finish; great soft feel for the ABV. Perfectly balance between rich malts, lime zest, agave, English yeast, and Tequila barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hops. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressively spot on style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2019
at 04:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Taste at Trail's End. Pours a clear, bronze color, with a small, bubbly, tan head. The aroma is lime, white sugar, leather, yogurt, and agave. Sweet and syrupy, with a mild bitterness. Medium body, with a syrupy palate. Funky and interesting, but not my favorite.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2019
at 19:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Tavour. Pours a rich clear copper color, small head dissipates quickly to flat. Tequila takes over in the aroma, the barrel aging having a lot of influence on this Brew. Taste is the same, more of the tequila notes. Not much of the pale ale comes through except for a little bit of sweet malt and some caramel. I'm on the fence on this one it's got some nice flavors, but it didn't live up to my expectations.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2018
at 00:29