Brew 5000
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
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8.24
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English-Style Barleywine Ale aged in Bourbon Barrels
Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every one of you, our craft beer family. And like every family, we have had our ups and our downs, but we keep coming back together knowing we are stronger together. In your hands is a special nod to you, a gift for now that will continue to give many years from now should you have the patience to wait…Brew 5000. This English-style barleywine ale uses floor-malted English barley, Noble hops, and is aged in 10-15 year-old, single use bourbon barrels for 16 months to bring you a complex and subtle craft beer flavor experience. We brewed this to celebrate brewing our 5000th brew, and we look forward to sharing it with you, our craft beer family. “Barleywine Is Life." – You
Down & Dirty: Maris Otter Pale and Carafa 2 Special malts, White Wheat, with Magnum and US Goldings hops.
Color: Dark brown
Aroma: Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, toffee and other sweet aromatics, with dried fruit and some stone fruit notes. Whiskey and oak linger in the background
Flavor: High sweetness, slightly bitter and definite lingering sweetness in a medium body with alcohol warmth and mouthwatering
Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every one of you, our craft beer family. And like every family, we have had our ups and our downs, but we keep coming back together knowing we are stronger together. In your hands is a special nod to you, a gift for now that will continue to give many years from now should you have the patience to wait…Brew 5000. This English-style barleywine ale uses floor-malted English barley, Noble hops, and is aged in 10-15 year-old, single use bourbon barrels for 16 months to bring you a complex and subtle craft beer flavor experience. We brewed this to celebrate brewing our 5000th brew, and we look forward to sharing it with you, our craft beer family. “Barleywine Is Life." – You
Down & Dirty: Maris Otter Pale and Carafa 2 Special malts, White Wheat, with Magnum and US Goldings hops.
Color: Dark brown
Aroma: Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, toffee and other sweet aromatics, with dried fruit and some stone fruit notes. Whiskey and oak linger in the background
Flavor: High sweetness, slightly bitter and definite lingering sweetness in a medium body with alcohol warmth and mouthwatering
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Light brown colour. No head. This has a rich bourbony syrup aroma, with a decent bit of fruity depth. On the palate, lots of fruit, and it picks up a burnt fruit note a bit in there. The bourbon helps to round out the richness, and then it's got a toasted character. Good complexity, big body, nice character, even if it gets a bit sweet after a while.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2022
at 04:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ 40th Birthday Bash / 20K Event. Thanks to MrOrla. Pours black with a small creamy head. Maple, vanilla, coffee roast. Super slick, smooth and well rounded. Awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2022
at 17:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Fremont, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is complex, with lots of bourbon barrel depth, vanilla, molasses and dark dried fruits. Flavour is a little sweeter than 4000, with lots of bourbon barrel presence upfront, followed by vanilla, brown sugar and dark dried fruits. Complex, balanced and deep. Wonderful.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2022
at 20:55
8/10
Dolle 40 years and 20k bash. Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and toffee with plenty bourbon. Sweet toffee flavour with caramel and bourbon. Well rounded and tasty
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 18:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
How: Draught,
Where: MBCC 2021.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla, alcohol.
Where: MBCC 2021.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla, alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2022
at 11:03
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle. Sweetish, malty and caramely with some syrup, oak, bourbon, toffee and hints of hoppiness. Pretty balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2022
at 09:21
9/10
Straight caramel bourbon, almost cloying sweet but room temp damn smooth #bil.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2022
at 23:10
8/10
Sweet, bourbon, raisins, brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, not a typical BW as expected, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2021
at 21:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at yearly Fryslân tasting. Nearly opaque, black color, average sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, sweetish. Flavor is malts, soft roast and sweetish notes. Decent body, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2021
at 20:34
9/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2021
at 18:18