Lil' Griz
Perrin Brewing Company in Comstock Park, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Rotating|
Score
7.01
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This sessionable barrel-aged imperial brown ale is aged in bourbon barrels. This ale has a malt forward front, a creamy chocolate middle and finished with smooth high end whiskey notes.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
this has whiskey and alcohol in the flavor and aroma. malt flavor, dry, simple but that is ok.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2018
at 05:08
8/10
Tried
on 28 Aug 2015
at 21:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours crystal clear deep reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, brown bread, chocolate, light nuttiness, light bourbon/oak, and toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malts and moderate bourbon barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, brown bread, chocolate, light nuttiness, light bourbon/oak, and toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, brown bread, chocolate, light nuttiness, and oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and moderate bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome barrel aged brown ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and moderate bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. I really liked how this one had lower overall bourbon/oak presence; but still had pronounced vanilla/toffee notes from the barrel aging, which made this very smooth and drinkable since it lacked the booziness a barrel usually imparts. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2015
at 21:23