BrewDog Bashah Reserve - Imperial

Bashah Reserve - Imperial

 

BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Collab with: Stone Brewing
  Strong Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
7.52
ABV: 8.7% IBU: 90 Ticks: 23
Bashah aged in an Imperial whisky cask with tayberry’s.

What does it mean? Yes, what indeed does it all mean.

Meaning of course is elusive and illusive. It can’t or shouldn’t be found on this bottle. Should it? Yet what if it was? Would you begin to look for pearls of wisdom or life direction on a beer label? Perhaps it’s been there all along. Since meaning is a mere illusion, perhaps we shouldn’t let it have any influence on our destiny.

This particular beer refused to succumb to the illusion of meaning or allow capricious parameters to have any influence on its own fermented fate. Are we even asking the right question? Are you feeling frustrated in the emptiness? If so, that could be because someone got to this beer before you, and thus there’s a reason for that emptiness. It’s empty. And if so, perhaps there indeed is not any meaning for you here after all.

Style over Substance, or Substance over the scriptures of Style? The latter, thank you very much. Twice.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at CBC Covborn, thanks to Kenneth for another cellar special #drinking Tommy's inheritence, 10/10/18 Bottle #737. Deep brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is chocolate, red berries, bittersweet exhaust, light oak. Taste compirses big red berry notes, chocolate, spice, mellow barrel, mellow oak infuse, light brown sugar snap. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boosty tickle. Another BD beer holding up really well for the age ... soild.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 10:38


7

Tried on 10 Oct 2018 at 18:37


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at craft beer Co Covent Garden. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A clear oily brown coloured pour with a a halo of tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, fruity black forest, woodland fruit, nutty malts,. Flavour is composed of black malts, berries, black forest gateau, rounded brown malts. Held up very well. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, oily, moderate carbonation. Oily. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2018 at 18:36


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours dark ruby brown with no head. Big fruit aromas though, seems to have held up quite well. Lots of berry notes. Taste is cherry and chocolate. Bit of spritz would’ve been nice, but you can’t have everything.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2017 at 14:51


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,375l bottle at Vienna Tasting shared by Cuso, big thanks. Bottle 86 of 760. black color, small tan head. smells of oxidation, peppery, spices, some berry notes. ok. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of raspberry, quite alcoholic, spices, some coffee, light oxidation. finishes alcoholic with notes of raspberry and some spices. OKish, not a big fan.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2016 at 12:13


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Vienna tasting February 2016. Many thanks! On the first sight you can see this has at least a bit of carbonation. Aroma reveals some raspberry, and it also manifests in taste. However it is overall too dry and empty for me and the alcohol is kicking too much.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2016 at 12:09


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Very dark ruby color with small tan head. Vinegar, red berries, wood. Taste, alcohol, red berries, wood, whiskey. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2016 at 12:08


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle kindly shared by Cuso,many thanks. Pitch black with quickly disappearing off white head. Light pear aroma with oak, bourbon, vanilla. Taste of redcurrant, pear, light roast and coffee. Slightly boozy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2016 at 12:08



10

Tried on 13 Jul 2015 at 13:46