Reforged XX
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special Out of Production|
Score
8.05
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Commemorating our 20th anniversary and the creation of our new brewery, we pay homage to the ol' days by introducing our first ever barrel-aged blend. Reforged 20th Anniversary ale is a triple-barrel fusion of our three original high-gravity beers: Wee Heavy (Scotch Ale), Speedway Stout (Imperial Stout with coffee), and Old Numbskull (Barleywine Ale). This 100% barrel-aged brew balances the oaky, rich flavors of bourbon with Wee Heavy's vanilla notes, Speedway's chocolate layers, and Old Numbskull's caramel undertones.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Pours black, small ring of tanned head. Smell is mildly oxidized, barleywine shines trough mostly. mild oak-ish. Taste is full, roasty, chocolate. barleywine is recognizable. Wee heavy is a bit lost here.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2020
at 08:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Thanks Alex. Pours Black with a bubbly head. Oak and Dark malts. Vinous. Caramel and fruit. Warmth. Big sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2020
at 10:05
8/10
Mmm bourbon. Warming up even more of the speedway and the wee heavy show up, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2020
at 20:14
9/10
Pretty solid. Smells and tastes like a barley wine, not as aggressive as expected
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2019
at 20:37
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle @ Mikkeller Bar Aarhus. Pours black with a small brown head. Aromas of bourbon, tobacco, gunpowder, malt, sweet toffee, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, buttery notes, marshmallows. Taste is damn chewable, vanilla, dark rich chocolate, cocoa, light coffee, roasted malts, bourbon, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8/10
Tried
on 22 Dec 2018
at 16:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Etched glass bottle - pours dark brown - nose and taste of boozy caramel, toffee, dates, bourbon and fig - full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2018
at 12:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Oxford tasting
Black color, close to no head. The aroma is dominated by the spirit. Good body strength, but also a lot of alcohol to cut through it; malty, caramel, with some leather and other signs of oxidization, light tobacco, toasted nuts in the final, and booze.
Good strong beer, not very cohesive, and showing signs of age.
Black color, close to no head. The aroma is dominated by the spirit. Good body strength, but also a lot of alcohol to cut through it; malty, caramel, with some leather and other signs of oxidization, light tobacco, toasted nuts in the final, and booze.
Good strong beer, not very cohesive, and showing signs of age.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2018
at 19:06
9/10
Backlog
Tried
on 04 Feb 2018
at 12:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown, with a bubbly head. The aroma has a lot of bourbon, some rich toffee, subtle fruit, chocolate, a bit of booziness…really rich and complex. On the palate, you get pretty much the same character. Each of the base beers is contributing to the blend, and the massive barreling as well. So toffee, rich fruits, raisins, dates, and then that subtle coffee and chocolate from the Speedway, and then rounds out with some alcohol. There’s just a touch of sherry to this. Honestly, this is excellent. It’s at least as good as the sum of its parts.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2018
at 03:00