Forager Brewing Company Close for Comfort

Close for Comfort

 

Forager Brewing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
8.00
ABV: 13.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Close for Comfort is a blend of 22 month old calvados barrel aged rye wine, a Templeton rye barrel and two small format Rockfilter barrels containing 19 month old Barleywine we brewed with maple sap in place of water. We conditioned this barrel aged blend on house toasted coconut, roasted pecans and vanilla bean caviar. The resulting flavor is reminiscent of butter pecan ice cream drizzled with bourbon. We created this pastry style barleywine to drink fresh with family and friends during the winter alongside your favorite holiday dessert.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of toffee, caramel, brown sugar, and a touch of oak. Flavour is super rich, with brown sugars, caramel, a bit of oak, and some bourbon. Complex and cohesive. Beauty.

Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2025 at 20:50


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Black with a brown head - Dark malt and wood barrel aroma - Dark malt body with wood flavours and some dark fruity tones as as well - Dark malt with wood and some dark fruity flavours goes into the finish - This was real good

Tried on 16 Dec 2024 at 11:52


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8


Draught @ MBCC '22 [ Yellow Session 🧙‍♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2022, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.

[ As Forager Close For Comfort ].
ABV: 13.0%. Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, rich, dried fruit, dark malt, malty, sweet malt, barrel - vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, malty, dried fruit, rich, dark malt, sweet malt, barrel - vanilla, dark fruit, maple - pecan touch. Body is medium to full, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20220513]
8-3-8-4-16

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2022 at 12:10


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

How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2022.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, bourbon, vinous, vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, dried fruit, malt, bourbon, vanilla, vinous.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2022 at 08:01


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught @ MBCC 2022, Copenhagen. Pours brown with a small head. Sweet and vinous. Nutty vanilla. Dark fruit. Vinous. Elegant and lovely.

Tried on 27 May 2022 at 08:32


8.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Flaska från share. Smutsig brunsvart kloakvatten utan krona. Inte snygg i glaset. Doft och smak av kolaremmar, lite katrinplommon, fikon, mycket fat, Bourbon. Vaniljen märks av, men annars svårt att plocka att det är ett pastrywine. Något stoutig.

Tried on 27 May 2022 at 08:12


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

Draught, taster. @MBCC 2022, Copenhagen (Denmark). 13/05/2022 [#4.910 Global - #654 United States of America - #8 Forager Brewing Company] Pours dark brown with a lasting tan head. Aroma: figs, bourbon barrels and toffee. Taste: Bourbon, dark chocolate and almonds. Maple Syrup. Sweet and oaky finish. Drinks well. Next one please!

Tried on 22 May 2022 at 09:43


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @MBCC 2022, Yellow Session. Clear, nearly black, small tan head. Sweet, rich malt and bourbon aroma. Sweet flavour, rich sweet malt, bourbon booze, some choc and vanilla.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2022 at 18:05


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

Tap@MBCC 2022, Copenhagen (13/05/2022) - Sweet malty with lots of maple. Dried fruit shred, toffee and caramel oozing sweetness, nice body and mouthfeel, dark sweet malty close.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2022 at 17:18


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap. Brown color with no head. Aroma is raisins, chocolate, coconut indeed, vanilla. Taste is raisins, chocolate, pecan, thick and sweet, also booze in the back. Thick oily mouthfeel, flat.

Tried from Draft on 13 May 2022 at 09:25