Southern Charred
Arrogant Consortia in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Stone BrewingAmber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.63
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When Double Bastard Ale spends months sequestered in Kentucky bourbon barrels, a most unique reverse-transmogrification takes place. A once-burly behemoth emerges as a stunningly graceful beast, with its bold, bullish roots lingering just under the surface. This Southernized paragon of liquid glory exudes sophistication, exalted character and uncompromising independence courtesy of American oak. Only the worthiest of imbibers are invited to experience a fleeting yet unforgettable encounter with this rare breed. This is what awaits those with the eye, heart and inner fortitude to step up to Southern Charred.
This oak bomb bursts on the palate with a well-rounded mixture of deep caramel, molasses, hops and char plus hints of brown sugar, with bourbony influence amplifying the beer’s maltiness. These interwoven flavors crescendo in an intense, lingering finish, yet for such a high-gravity beer, it is one helluva smooth operator. Quiet. Confident. Arrogant.
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sjogro (11801) ticked Southern Charred (2014) from Arrogant Consortia 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle @ KJUBZT/TZT/KGB tasting. As Southern Charred. Deep reddish brown color. Beige head. Aroma's: sweetish, hard roasted malts, caramel, fruit, whiskey. Retronasal: caramel, whiskey, sweetish. Flavor is moderate sweet, moderate bitter. Medium bodied. Firm bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
75cl Bottle at TZT, as Southern Charred. Hazy amber orange colour, off-white head. Aroma of butter, bourbon, malts, resin, caramel. Flavour is sweet, sticky, caramel, resin, bourbon, butter, alcohol. Medium to full bodied. Expected a lot more from this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle shared at KGB Zaandam fest. Murky brown with offwhite head. Sweet malts, toasted grain, rye, raisans, sweet sweet bourbon, vanilla. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body and soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at TZT. Hazy dark brown with beige head. Sweet bourbon, caramel, toffee, thick sweet creamy fudge, butter, dank hops, oak, soft tannins, light grapes. Quite sweet but solid bitter too. Almost full bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
8 3 8 4 17Bottle shared at KJUBZT October ‘18. Fairly hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, vanilla, malt, caramel, toffee and butterscotch. Flavour is light heavy sweet and above moderate bitter. Full bodied with alcohol warmth in the finish and soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
10.10.2017, 0,5l bottle (as Arrogant Southern Charred, 2015 vintage) shared @ local tasting:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet mineraly, caramel, sap, minerals, booze, grass, weeds, hops, bourbon, oak, bark, burnt sugar. Taste is sweet boozy, weeds, oak, bark, booze, caramel, harsh hops, bourbon, grass, medicine, burnt sugar. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh boozy mouthfeel. Not really my cup of tea.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Bottle, 0.5 l - 2015 vintage - 12.7% ABV, at Bar Molotow, 20170706) The beer poured dark brown and cloudy. Aroma had vanilla, caramel and malts. Palate was full bodied and dryish with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, caramel, vanilla, wood, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was woody, sweet and bitter. A rather nice barrel aged brew that hid its high ABV well.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
500 ml bottle into tulip glass; 2016 vintage, bottled in 10/2016. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/copper/light brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, nuts, raisin, plum, cherry, and date; with lighter notes of grapefruit, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, molasses, coconut, smoke, char, floral, grass, and oak/toasted earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malts, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate citrus/pine hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, nuts, raisin, plum, cherry, and date; with lighter notes of grapefruit, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, molasses, coconut, smoke, char, floral, grass, and oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus rind/grassy bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, nuts, dark fruit, grapefruit, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, molasses, smoke, char, and oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate citrus/pine hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with minimal lingering hop/oak astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness, increasing through glass. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and fairly sticky/tannic/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden; a small pleasant warmth, with mild barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an incredible barrel aged American strong ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, bourbon barrel, and light-moderate citrus/pine hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on; despite the increasingly bitter/tannic/drying finish. Still quite a bit of hop presence lingering on the palate; but the balance of malt and barrel complexity is pretty damn perfect. A highly enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at One Pint Pub, Helsinki (as Southern Charred). Vintage 2015. Colour is clear dark ruby with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Some whiskey, dry fruits, some sweetness and malts. Pretty simple but drinkable.