Magic Rock Brewing Bearded Lady - Bourbon Barrel

Bearded Lady - Bourbon Barrel

 

Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.82
ABV: 10.5% IBU: - Ticks: 87
10 Month Bourbon Barrel-Aged Bearded Lady, our uncompromisingly big and beautiful Imperial Stout. Born from our Dark Arts recipe, she uses masses of magical malts to deliver deep chocolate, rich coffee and vinous berry flavours, all complemented by a balanced yet subtly spicy hop profile. Powerful, robust, intriguing: yet decadently smooth and sumptuous, the lady demands respect. The barrel-ageing softens the beer, adding rich bourbon, sweet vanilla and a hint of oak. Already barrel-aged for 10 months this beer will continue to develop in the bottle for many years. Annual Release 2013.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Fra flaske på ØST, sammen med Odd Gunnar og Egil sep-15: o du salige, dette er så mykt, komplekst og avrundet som man kan ønske seg av en imperial stout. En fantastisk øl å dele med gode venner - stor takk til Odd Gunnar for denne! Velværet har nå tatt fullstendig overhånd.

Tried on 04 Sep 2015 at 13:37


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared with JMD and OGJ at Øst 03.09.15. Ebony. Brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, bitter liquorice and vanilla. Similar taste, also with star anise. Evident bitterness. Oily mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2015 at 14:29


8

Bottle share. Stunningly drinkable. Loads of bourbon and chocolate. Killer. Aging one for Tender.

Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 08 Jul 2015 at 16:12


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

First Rating 20/5/2012...... tap at magic rock ... deep black ... thin tan ..deep roast malts ... light soft bourbon nose ... dark malts ... lightest bourbon ...meaty roast ... big soft malt roast ... huge chocolate ... mellow smooth and great balance ... crackin ... cant wait to try along side the standard Deep black ... thin tan lacing ... deep roast ... dark malts ... light bourbon .... soft toffee malts ... Keg at the bat... Dark blackd... Thin tan head... Soft roast... Dark malts... Dark roast... Little thinness due to keg:?(... Dark meatu roasts... Doft bourbon... Just the right smount of bourbon.... Nice 4.2 Bottle at home (hand bottle from 2011 drunk 2014 thanks Rich) ... deep black ... thin tan head ... soft raost ,ellow malts ... dark roast ... melloew msalts ... soft bourbon nose ...thiner body ... rich roast .. mellow malts ...rich malt ... dark malt ... deep roast big soft bourbon bourbon ... rich sweet toffe roast malts ... nice 4.2Tap at CBC ... deep blzck ... thin tan lacing ... deep roast ... sweet malt ... soft coconut nose ... Dark roast ... mellow malt roast .. soft alcohol... light coconut ... soft nuttyness 4.3Bottle at home Aug 2014 ... 2014 Vintage ... deep black ... massive tan head ... massive meaty coconut bourbon ... dark roast nose...big boozy front ... juicy roast ... dakr malts ... masivee coconut... meaty malts ... big soft bourbon ... think i prefered it on keg at CBC .. this seems more boozy 3.8... Oh 2014 (i thought it was 13 before i found info) dark black.. Small tan head... Soft dark coconut chocolate roast malts nose... Soft chocolate roast.. Smooth malt.. Soft sweet chocolate roast.. Mellow malts... Dark soft roast soft sweet coconut chocolate 4.3 2014 bottle. Drunk at home dec 2016... Dark black... Small tan head.. Massive coconut chocolate roast malts nose... Dark sweet chocolate.. Big roast.. Big bourbon... Rich malts.. Heavy chocolate.. Massive bourbon.. Heavy malts.. Rich boozy fruit.. Juicy malts... Quite soft (which i like) soft coconut... Light sweet malts... Nice... Holding up well...

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2015 at 07:22


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft - Molasses, light spice and chocolate. Deep jet brown with a decent brown head. Chocolate, roasty malts, light booze and nice dark chocolate and bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2015 at 14:02


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Pours black. Bit of foam. Nose is sweet, vanilla, bitter cocolate. Taste is sweet, vanilla in there too, tobacco, dries your mouth. Hint of alcohol, warming, nice. Great, exactly to the point.

Tried on 07 Feb 2015 at 04:53


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Black with a brown head - Sweet wood, vanilla and malt aroma - Sweet malt body with vanilla, licorice, chocolate and coffee with some bitterness in the back - The coffee and vanlilla goes into the finish - This was a treat

Tried on 15 Oct 2014 at 12:46



8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle courtesy of Craig, (cheers Craig) consumed at Isobels, Friday 10th October 2014 shared with dad & Baz Pours black with large sticky head. Really smooth I like the BA but this is very much a UK impy stout i.e. nothing overdone. Some hoppiness shows, bitter chocolate its like a meal or to be more accurate a dessert in a glass. Nice aroma but again its not too pushy, thick in mouth, glorious chocolate. Lovely. At a family get together so can’t be seen to be rating too much. A8 A5 T8 P4 Ov16 4.1

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2014 at 10:38


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Older bottle opened at BBF 14 . Pours black, small grey head . Smell is bit bourbon . ( and oak ) . Taste is bitter , bourbon , sweet, roasty malts ( bit metallic ) . Very nice

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2014 at 01:32