Reilly's Oak Whiskey Red
Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.42
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From Jul 2008
This pours a hazy, nah, more of a cloudy rust colour with a nice 2 finger head of foam.
The smell sure does have a strong presence of bourbon but I also get a slight nose of citrus but I had to really sniff a lot to get it.
The taste is THE BOURBON. Sorry for shouting but that initial sip screamed bourbon and I had to reflect that in my review. ;^) Btw, I *do* like bourbon so no problems yet.
There are more flavours here...some good vanilla and toffee, some fruitiness, a slight tartness mid palate, and the finish has a nice bitterish kick to it. Nice. And there's definitely some warming here after the swallow so the drinkability suffers somewhat.
The mouthfeel initially feels like it's on the thick side(very silky) but overall, I'd call it medium. Good stuff! Btw, the head retention is first class as there's still about a 1" solid layer and I'm down to the last 1/3rd of my glass.
Ok, I've had a few barrel aged brews before. Some I liked, some I didn't. This one tasted different enough to keep me interested for the entire session and I take my hat off, yet again, for this small Colorado brewery. Well done Twisted Pine! I'd buy it again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
On tap @ Twisted Pine. Pours a reddish orange appearance with a tan head. Sweet caramel, a bit fruity, apple aroma. Fairly sweet, caramel, toffee, herbal flavor. Blah.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled at GABF. Pours a translucent, brick red with some off white head. Malty aroma, whiskey, vanilla. Flavor is watered down vanilla, malt, caramel. Watery, thin finish. Wanted more.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours hazy red with a foamy beige head. Roast malt aroma. Flavor is very oaky, perhaps a bit bourbon, and there is a roast malt with a touch of chocolate. Moderately bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Beer ’N Rock Band tasting on 08/27/2010: The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a thick and fluffy beige head that burns away slowly. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Caramel malt aroma with a bit of oak. Medium body with flavors of sweet malt and caramel, mild hops and a hint of bourbon. The finish is malty with a lingering sweetness left over. Decent beer overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Not every beer fares well when aged in a bourbon barrel - take this one, for example - the base beer is not burly enough to stand up to several months in the barrel - as a result, we get a lot of barrel and bourbon, but not a whole lot of the beer - there is no interplay between the base beer and the barrel - however, the fact that the base beer is a session beer makes it so there is none of the usual booziness that you might associate with a bourbon-aged beer - so there are some good aspects, there is just too much barrel in this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
10th October 2008. GABF. Hazy brown beer. Malty with just a touch of woody bourbon - perhaps not surprising a light touch given the low abv.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Draft at the brewpub. A hazy dark amber beer with a thick lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of bourbon, wood, and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of strong notes of bourbon and over ripe fruits. The body is thin.