Old Bawdy
Pike Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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Named to commemorate the La Salle Hotel, once a Seattle bawdy house and the original home of the Pike Brewing Company. Old Bawdy is a vintage-dated, high-gravity beer brewed with peated Scotch malt. It has a deep golden bronze color, a fruity rich taste, and an aggressive and dominating hop character with smoky undertones that are reminiscent of Scotch whiskey.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Amber pour. Tawny port notes. Yeast. Some burn. Well executed overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Boozy with lots of caramel. Pours hazy orange with good head and lacing. Bittersweet boiled down with tobacco. Tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2019
at 02:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap. Dark muddy brown with full beige head. Dominant caramel and sweet malt with a mild pine hop finish. Fairly light body though, slightly watery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2016
at 20:23
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 03:17
2/10
Tried
on 15 May 2015
at 20:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Pike Brewing. 2010, 2013,2014 vintage samplers. Colour is cloudy reddish brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, raisins, dryness, hops and malts. 2014: Hoppiest one, little bit of pungent, definitely too young. 3.7. 2013: Dark and dry fruits dominate, very soft and enjoyable. 3.9. 2010: Getting woody and fruit profile is getting simpler. Not too old yet. 3.8. Total points 3.8.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2015
at 21:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Poured from a bottle cloudy orange color no head the aroma is caramel the taste is malty and bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2015
at 18:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a cloudy copper with an ecru head. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavors of citrus and candi sugar with some smoky notes. Smooth, slightly boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2015
at 17:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from a trade. Many thanks Kump! Orange colour, small white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, dark sugar and sweet maltiness. Medium carbonation. Good barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 09:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to JefVerstraete! Bomber sampled @ RBBWG IV. Double waxed! They first waxed the bottle & then they waxed the wax! How Spinal Tap. Dark amber, small off-white head. Nose is liquorish, varnish, sweet herbal, chemcials, paint. Taste is varnish, boozy, bitter herbal, orange peel, varnish, bitter marmalade. Oily, varnish-like body. Little carbonation. Too little nuance + varnish-like notes. Acceptable in general.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 08:40