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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7.9/10
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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.
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
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at St. Augustine's. Smoky bourbon nose, chocolate, bacon. Peppery and spicy flavor, sweet and smoky. Interesting stuff but I don't really like the smoky phenolic thing so much.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2017
at 19:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, nice caramel colour. No head. Nice smoke, barbeque, pretty happy with that. Same on the palate, sweet, nice smokey barbeque sauce taste.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2017
at 17:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap. Pours black with little head. Aromas of smoked bacon, sweet vanilla and dusty roasted malts. Flavors of smokey wood, bourbon, dark caramel, and oily roasted malts. A little off balance as flavors aren't particularly cohesive - maybe too much smokey phenols and alcohol, but quite good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2017
at 14:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from the tap. Dark brown with minimal tan head. Dark chocolate, wood, light smoke and bourbon with mild roast malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2017
at 22:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at St. Augustine's during 54 taps Beerthirst event. Pours a dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is coffee, some smoky fruits. Taste is wuite smokey, with bourbon and smoked fruit notes. Good one.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2017
at 20:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Refrigerated 75 cl bottle poured into a glass. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is smoke, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is smoke, chocolate, and bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2017
at 18:29
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
2017 re-reate: 2016 version on tap at CYO for the AtG event. Pours a deep brown to black with a bit of creamy foam. Bacon, roasted cacao nib and light vanilla on the nose. Alcohol completely hidden. Light maple and cherry notes with more roasted cacao nib and smoke with light bourbon undertones. Smooth and rich with a silky finish. This is a stellar beer. 2014 bottle shared (2 years aged). Pours a oily black with very little carbonation. Thin bodied. Bakers chocolate, dark fruit light maple bacon. Vinous texture. Big smoked maple bacon and light prune. Smoke and roast cacao nib. The smoked is really well integrated with a classic De Molen feel that pairs well with the bourbon notes and cacao. Awesome stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) De Molen Bo & Luke on 16 Dec 2016 at 19:47 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bakers chocolate, dark fruit light maple bacon. Vinous texture. Big smoked maple bacon and light prune. Smoke and roast cacao nib.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2016
at 22:32
10/10
Amazingly clean. Cold coffee. Belgian chocolate. Thick guey tar. Excellent.
Tried
at
Absolut Liquors
on 25 Aug 2016
at 19:11
8/10
Tried
on 26 Jun 2016
at 19:15