Bo & Luke
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Brouwerij De MolenStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.87
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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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5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Keg @ Northern Monk Refectory, Leeds. Black in colour and mostly alcohol only in aroma and taste. There's toasted and roasted malts in its aftertaste.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2019
at 15:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Dive 106. Pours slightly translucent black with a cream head and excellent lacing. Bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, plum, dark chocolate, sweet vanilla, toast, earthy coffee grounds. Decent body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2019
at 23:30
7/10
Tried
on 02 Mar 2019
at 22:04
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2019
at 01:11
7.8/10
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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
8.4/10
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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
8.4/10
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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.
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
7/10
Definitely not worth 30$ for the bottle. Would not buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2018
at 20:52
7/10
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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
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
7.8/10
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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