A Deal with the Devil - Double Oaked (2017)
Anchorage Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
Score
8.53
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A Deal With The Devil Barleywine aged in a Cognac barrel for 10 months then transferred to Woodford Reserve Double Oaked for 5 months.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
The 2022 version which uses Bourbon rather than Cognac barrels for the first aging. Waxed, capped 375 from Tavour. Still 17%. Pours dark brn/blk with a slight darkish tan head that fizzed away rapidly. Aroma of whiskey and burnt malt. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, whiskey, burnt malt and non-musty, lightly astringent, wood. Not dry. Not quite sticky. Bitterness from malt and heat. Heat is quite tolerable. Delicious.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2022
at 00:21
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Aaron and Erik! Pours dark brown with a small brown head. Aromas of sweet oak, vanilla, fudge, woody oak, caramel. Taste has lots of caramel, fudge, vanilla, light bitterness, oak, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Pours dark brown, no real head. Smell is not very unique in this set. Taste is rather sharp, bit boozy. Bourbon is hidden, but gives some sweetness. Mild vanilla.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2019
at 12:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
From bottle at Ulfborg tasting 2019/06. Almost clear dark reddish brown color with light beige head. Malty aroma, caramel, dark dried fruits, alcohol, apple brandy fruity too, wood. Sweet and light bitter taste. Medium to full oily body with soft medium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2019
at 14:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 375ml. @ USWWT19 🐳🐋 [ Ulfborg Semi White Whale Tasting 2019 ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House, 🇩🇰 Denmark.
[ As Anchorage A Deal With The Devil Barleywine (Double Oaked 2017) ].
ABV: 17.0%. Clear medium to dark red amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, bread, sweet malt, dark fruit, alcohol, light vanilla. Flavor is heavy sweet with a long duration, dried fruit, bread, sweet malt, alcohol, cognac, oak - barrel, light vanilla bread. Body is medium to full, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and moderate alcoholic (boozy). [20190615]
9-3-9-4-18
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2019
at 13:14
9/10
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 14:22
9/10
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 14:20
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(375ml 2017 bottle shared @ Nische's tasting, thanks Otso!) Pours clear dark mahogany with a bit of a tan head. Notes of sweet rich sugars (dark toffee, molasses), wood, soft rye bread, some dark fruit, grapes and cognac, soft to moderate vanilla and coconut-infected bourbon, very light nutty toast, long complex moderately sweet finish with smooth barrel quality. Full body, rather viscous, almost no carbonation. A lovely blend of the cognac and Woodford variants, with almost no rough edges and supreme balance. In comparison to those, however, it's almost too smooth - I think I appreciated the character of the individual barrels. Still beautiful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2019
at 19:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,375l bottle at Nisches tasting, thanks for sharing. black color, small tan head. smells marzipan, nutty, bourbon, vanilla, coconut. very nice smell. full body, no carbonation, oily mouthfeel. tastes of marzipan, nutty, bourbon, vanilla, coconut, light mint. finishes light to medium sweet with notes of bourbon, vanilla and coconut. very very nice one, very smooth, almost a bit too smooth. liked the Woodford almost a bit better 8, 4, 9, 4, 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2019
at 06:31
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Tried
on 13 Apr 2019
at 14:24