Prehistoric Rhetoric: Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Tapistry Brewing in Bridgman, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating|
Score
7.07
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Shared bomber, poured to snifters. Malty, oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 2/10/2017. Pours crystal clear deep ruby red/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apricot, apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, and toasted brown bread; with light nuttiness, chocolate, bourbon, charred oak, herbal, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apricot, apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, and toasted brown bread; with light nuttiness, chocolate, bourbon, charred oak, herbal, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apricot, apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, toasted brown bread, bourbon, oak, light herbal/pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate bourbon barrel flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly drying from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy, and slightly sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden; a lightly increasing warmth, with zero barrel booziness after the finish. Overall this is a very nice barrel aged old ale style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Not too big on the barrel presence, but you still get a nice amount of vanilla/toffee notes from the barrel; with solid bourbon/oak flavors in the background. Never boozy or overly tannic. Great balance between malt and yeast complexity. A very enjoyable offering.