Old Parochial - Barrel Aged (2020)
Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.51
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The Bothy Code decrees that one should break bread and share whisky around the fire with fellow visitors. In that spirit, we made this, an imperial scotch ale aged in single malt casks from speyside courtesy of the scotch malt whisky society. Everything about this year’s vintage is exactly how it should be with hints of caramel, fruitcake and the lingering hum of the finest whisky. Time to raise a can to the wilds of Scotland and the art of barrel-ageing.
Hops: Columbus
Malts: Golden Promise, Vienna, Rye Crystal
Hops: Columbus
Malts: Golden Promise, Vienna, Rye Crystal
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330 ml can. Pours a dark brown with lots of initial carbonation but little head. Aroma of dry caramel, oaky smoky whisky, raisins, and lots of toasted malts. Flavors follow same bringing out more of the whiskey (just right on the smoky, without overkill) and sugary raisins. Definite booze and heat on the finish but not too distracting. A sipper...
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2021
at 00:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Dark amber-brown. No head. Rich bourbon aroma, lots of toffee malts, wood and vanilla. Complex on the palate - some burnt notes - ashes and char, and those come up against fairly rich malt sugars, deeply caramelized. The barrel again has quite a bit of influence, but the overt vanilla/bourbon character is less on the palate. Comes in with a boozy finish. Now at this point the char seems less like happy smokiness and way more like ashtray, so I'm kind of bummed about that. Still pretty good beer, but it does feel like they've left something on the table here.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2021
at 10:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
330mL can, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a tiny beige head. Aroma is loaded with smokey whiskey barrels, revealing those Speyside barrels nicely -- there's some toasted malt in back, but the barrels dominate the nose. Flavour is loaded with smokey whiskey barrels that dominate. There's some sweet caramel and roast to provide a foundation, but the smokey whiskey once again dominates. The complexity isn't as deep as it could be, but I do love the whiskey character.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2021
at 05:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Dark brown pour. Aroma of nice fruity whisky, caramel, smoke, licorice, chocolate, dates, molasses and figs. Taste of smooth fruity whisky, chocolate, caramel, oak, vanilla, dates, figs, licorice, smoke, lots of malt and a hot boozy finish with strong whisky tones.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2021
at 22:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is caramel, berries, toffee, vanilla, taste is sweet, chewy, loads of boozy red wine notes, woody.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2021
at 22:09
7.5/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2021
at 18:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of Scotch, oak, peat, caramel, overripe dark fruits, booze and malt. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Full bodied with some serious alcohol warmth in the finish and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2021
at 18:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Dark brown to black. Lots of whiskey, some peat smokiness, malt, caramel, some dark fruits, some Iodine, sweet, a bit umami, some alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2021
at 16:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Deep dark brown color. Whisky in the aroma. Malty sweet, caramelly flavor with lots of whisky and enough body to support the barrel aging. Slightly alcoholic but well balanced. Great!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2020
at 19:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Pours very dark brown with no head. Aroma is toffee, burnt sugar, raisin and alcohol. Taste has lots of toffee and raisin throughout with a strong molasses finish and a woody aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2020
at 21:31