WhistlePig Lo-Ball

Shacksbury in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

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6.85

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 4

Aged in WhistlePig Vermont white oak barrels, used to age their FarmStock whiskey. The resulting Lo-Ball is easygoing at just 4.8% alc/vol. with fresh apple flavor complimented by the dry, spicy character you would expect from rye barrels (or from a Vermonter). If you were to compare it to something, it’s more of a light easy-to-drink highball cocktail than a heavy barrel-aged beer.

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7.4

stevoj (18327) reviewed WhistlePig Lo-Ball from Shacksbury 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can from Tavour. Clear, bright golden pour, fine ring of white foam. Aroma is apples, light tartness, hefty presence of whiskey and some caramel. Taste is tart, woody, caramel, apples, bourbon notes more subtle than in the aroma.

Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2022 at 01:17

allinthenameofbeer (11688) ticked WhistlePig Lo-Ball from Shacksbury 4 years ago

It's light with some gnarly vanilla notes

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2021 at 19:30

Ferris (26026) reviewed WhistlePig Lo-Ball from Shacksbury 4 years ago

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

Clear pale yellow with a small white head. Soft wood and apple. Soft yellow apple a light tannin hit. Not sure I get the Whisky.

Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Cellar - Houston on 29 Jul 2021 at 23:20

6.5

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed WhistlePig Lo-Ball from Shacksbury 4 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

4-pack from Shacksbury. Rounded pint glass @home. Clear MGD gold, lingering head. Smells strongly of citrus pith, cake & well-oiled leather. I don't get any obvious whiskey vanilla notes, but maybe they're there. Taste is medicinally strong upfront. Laquer, oily wood, alcohol, caramel. Apples come second. Tart, acidic, juicy, mildly bitter. I think the barrel bites a bit more than the apple tannins. Feel is tacky & a jump up from thin. Strong, potent, well carbonated, but a little difficult to drink. Wasn't as hot with age, but still significantly boozy. Bolder apples might have made me love this. Meh to okay. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lo-Ball (Barrel Aged with Whistlepig) on 03 Oct 2021 at 19:59 - Score: Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Four pack of cans from Appalachian. Last of the pack, probably 3 months old at this point. Drank the others straight. Pint glass @home. Big fizzy show. Clear, active, dark apple gold. Soft, sweet, mellow, warm caramel nose, just a bit of perceived apple brightness. Strong whiskey & apple acidity upfront. Toffee/artificial caramel, vanillan, wax, bitter apple skin, burnt corn husk, booze & not so natural lingering maple essence round back. It doesn't specifically state what they added, but I'm curious. Big bubbles, not super thin, slightly slippery, feels stronger than the 4.8% listed. Meh to okay.

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2021 at 22:49