Barrel Tosser Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Spinnakers Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
5.83
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When tossing a keg isn’t enough of a challenge, pick up a bourbon barrel and give it a throw! This is "Barrel Tosser", our Wee heavy aged in freshly emptied Heavenly Hills bourbon barrels for 6 months. An extra long boil, cool fermentation and extended aging give this beer a rich, smooth and complex profile.
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4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at the brewpub. The aroma is nothing to speak of, maybe spiced bread if I inhale it through my nose. Has no head and a semi-clear copper body. Flavour is sweet brown sugar with a hint of malt. Mouthfeel is kind of weak, alcohol is well hidden though. There's nothing too exciting here.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2019
at 01:22
3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Golden-brown. Thin head. Just huge phenol and alcohol bomb...this is the heads, to use a distilling term. Sweet, sticky, and just bubblegum and alcohol. Malt? Bourbon? How can a brewery fuck this up so badly?
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2016
at 10:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
At Matt’s place. 650ml bottle. Pours a clear caramel with white head. Aroma is sweet with caramel and vanilla notes. Taste is sweet, vanilla, caramel. Quite pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2016
at 21:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Dark amber color, small head. The barrel comes through with some vanilla and some petrol. Sweet, robust body, a bit oily too; it has some caramel flavor, but not much depth; the oak flavor is very strong, Bourbon; very low bitterness.
I like sweet beers, I can drink it, but it’s very simplistic.
Dark amber color, small head. The barrel comes through with some vanilla and some petrol. Sweet, robust body, a bit oily too; it has some caramel flavor, but not much depth; the oak flavor is very strong, Bourbon; very low bitterness.
I like sweet beers, I can drink it, but it’s very simplistic.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2016
at 21:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
650mL bottle, pours a hazy dark amber with a small white head. Aroma is quite sweet, with lots of caramel and sweet dark fruits. Flavour is very sweet, with notes of sweet caramel, wood and dark fruits. Not overly complex, but thankfully not overly sweet either. Reasonably done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2016
at 21:00