Bo & Luke

Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Brouwerij De Molen
Stout - Imperial Regular

Score

7.86

ABV: 13.0%

IBU: 83

Ticks: 102

Originally an Against the Grain Brewery and Brouwerij De Molen collaboration beer. For the first incarnation, De Molen head brewer Menno Oliver hopped in a muscle car and drove straight through from the Netherlands to Louisville, KY (that’s USA folks) to brew this bourbon inspired ale, and we liked it so much, we decided to do it again. We took the ingredients in bourbon whiskey (Barley, Rye, Corn) and then smoked them with cherry wood and brewed a huge imperial stout with them. Then to top it off we aged it in Pappy VanWinkle Bourbon Barrels. The resulting beer is rich, smokey and complex, with a bourbon character of caramel, vanilla and spice. Bottle has orange reddish orange wax top. Only the first version was aged in Pappy barrels.

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c0axial (8313) ticked Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 6 years ago

Tried on 02 Mar 2019 at 22:04

c0axial (8313) ticked Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 6 years ago

Tried on 02 Mar 2019 at 22:04

willisread (9741) ticked Bo & Luke (2016) from Against the Grain Brewery 6 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2019 at 01:11

7.8

mart (27384) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

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

Bottle (thanks Brandon). Pours black with brownish head. Aroma is massive bourbon, vanilla, oak, smoke, ham, roast. Flavor is sweet and bitter, vanilla, roast, smoke, smoked sausages, malt, bourbon, chocolate. Finish is vanilla with warming booze and long chocolate bitter. Some booze, but not too bad for the ABV. Overall: very good, bit too sweet maybe.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 19:05

8.4

DvdP (5048) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Finally got a chance to try this. Couple of years old bottle. Not that much smokeyness, plenty of bourbon, leathery and smooth. Magnificent beer, very well balanced, no silly business.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2018 at 22:00

8.4

Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Ginger Man Boston, 2/6/18.
Light clarity to this ricola cough drop-colored body. Tan head fades to ring steadily.
Salted fish?? Yep, this smells like salty sardines. Smoke, heavy salted fish, black pepper and light char. Wow, it's strange but kind of awesome....Definitely unique and interesting. No alcohol, fudge, heavy caramel/heavy roast or any of the usual suspects.
In the mouth it's great! Strong attenuation, no syrup or fudge and just smokey as all get out. Amazing notes of dry, peppered beef jerky and long, salted toffee (dry) on the finish. Malty texture is quite supple with engaging, low carbonation and no booze or heat. No hop character, low residual sugar, no syrup, low roast. How an Imperial Stout should be.

Tried on 04 Jun 2018 at 20:22

bkbergen (9216) ticked Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

Definitely not worth 30$ for the bottle. Would not buy again.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2018 at 20:52

Sledutah (12196) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

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

Bottle at Mikes 50th Birthday party
Dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing
Dark malts, Peat and leather Dark malts, smokey, ashy and chocolate
Nice

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2018 at 07:36

7.8

VastActiv (16441) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Ginger Man, Boston. Colour is dark brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Chocolate, smoke, bourbon and roasted malts. Gentle barreled and smoked. Great

Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 18:10

7.9

NilsAS (11458) reviewed Bo & Luke from Against the Grain Brewery 8 years ago

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

Against the Grain / De Molen Bo & Luke Imperial Stout 748417

Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris.
Utseende: Nesten sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, mye karbo.
Smak: Søtlig karamell, lakris, frukter og burbon.
Hvor: Lokal tasting på Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@13%, Når@29.09.2017.

Tried on 01 Oct 2017 at 04:33

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