Bearded Lady - Bourbon Barrel
Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.82
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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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
66cl Bottle at WWT III, 2013 version judging the description here. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malts, hint of vanilla, wood, berries. Flavour is dark chocolate, hint of bourbon, berries, hard roasted malts, bitter finish. Medium to full-bodied. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2013
at 11:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge wines, Birmingham. Poured a dark mahogany colour with a thin tan head and an oily consistency. The aroma is hugely rich liqourice and alcoholic. The flavour is strong bitter, oaky bourbon and lots of alcohol inspired liqourice and loads of roasted malt and coffee too. A hugely complex beer. I’m really glad that Magic Rock are moving in this direction.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 13:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle @ WWT III. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized light brown head. Smell malts, roasted malts, bourbon. Taste malts, roasted malts, warming alcohol, bourbon and bitter. Long lingering roasty bitterness with clearly some alcohol. Full body, medium to full carbonation. Heavy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 13:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
66cl bottle sampled at wwt3, Thin tan head. Clear black pour. Wow. An awesome beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 13:49
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Keg at CBC 1st Birthday Celebration, London. Pours black-brown with a creamy, beige foam head. This smells incredible, rich chocolate, some bourbon, maple, dark wood, rich dark fruits. Medium to big sweet flavor with miraculous balance, some restrained roasted malts, burnt wood, lots of dark fruits, raisins and dates, dark chocolate, chocolate-covered cherries. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, lots of dark chocolate, some alcohol bite, torched wood, faint mocha, strong roast, earth, dark berries. This is excellent. The barrel aging definitely complements the original beer. The balance is superb, the flavors fully realised. Lovely chocolate and cherry character, too. Outstanding on every front.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2013
at 03:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Magic Rock Tap Takeover William IV; pours dark brown, frothy tan head, coffee and wines aromas, rich coffee taste with a hint of vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2012
at 05:40
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Cask, Pimlico - 25/09/12. Rich black colour with a good tan head. Dark malts, wood, bourbon, sweet sugars and molasses on the nose. Roast malts in the taste, chocolate, hint of licqourice, chicory, wood and bourbon tones. Fuller end of medium bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a touch of alocohol in the finish. Decent bourbon RIS.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2012
at 02:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Boozy, roasty, whisky aroma. Tastes somewhat similar, rich, roasty, some coffee, whiskey, dark fruit. Rich, smooth and delicious.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2012
at 05:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Haandfestival 2012. Dark brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma is vanilla, oak, roasted malt, coffee. Flavour is oak, vanilla, molasse, roasted malt, coffee.Full body. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2012
at 23:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ chriso s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2012.Clear dark black colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, alcohol - bourbon, moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, wood - tobacco, dry, bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120804]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2012
at 23:03