Brew 6000
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
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8.15
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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 6000. 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 6000th brew, and we look forward to sharing it with you, our craft beer family. “Barleywine Is Life.” – VWP
Down & Dirty: Maris Otter Pale and Carafa 2 Special malts with White Wheat and Magnum and US Goldings hops.
ABV: 11.9% IBU: 30
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
Availability: Releases April 2, 2022, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
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 6000. 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 6000th brew, and we look forward to sharing it with you, our craft beer family. “Barleywine Is Life.” – VWP
Down & Dirty: Maris Otter Pale and Carafa 2 Special malts with White Wheat and Magnum and US Goldings hops.
ABV: 11.9% IBU: 30
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
Availability: Releases April 2, 2022, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour. Pours black. Raisin, prune, toffee, apple brandy, milk chocolate, biscuit, vanilla. Nice full body. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2024
at 23:57
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2024
at 22:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, 650 ml. Shared with Zec, JFK10000, MiroB and Miro at my Grande. Deep brown with beige head. Lots of caramel, toffee, dried fruit, some brown sugar, bourbon, sweet. Nice smooth texture. Medium to full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2023
at 04:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 0.65l - 2022 vintage, a sample, at Pien Shop, 20230901) The beer poured oily and black. Its head was tiny and lightly brown. Aroma had malts, vanilla, wood and toasted almonds. Palate was full bodied and rather dry with low carbonation. Flavours were toasted malts, wood, vanilla, raisins, toffee and mild bitterness. Aftertaste had wood, malts and bitterness. A tasty and balanced brew with well hidden high ABV and mild enough barrel notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2023
at 10:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at share. Mahogany pour with a robust off-white head. Aroma is malty and sweet, pit fruit, coconut. Taste is toffee, plums, brown sugar. Thick, sticky yet creamy feel. ABV does not dominate but allows all of the flavors to shine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2023
at 22:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 2022 vintage, at Stephen Morris, savoured on 9 December 2022; eye: dark brown, semi-opaque, no effervescence, ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, alcohol, light caramel, light fig, light woody, light bourbon; mouth: malt, alcohol, light caramel, light fig, light oak, light bourbon, woody finale with light presence of bourbon, full bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, silky texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille, millésime 2022, chez Stephen Morris, savourée le 9 décembre 2022; œil : brun foncé, semi-opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, alcool, léger caramel, léger figue, léger boisé, léger chêne, léger bourbon; bouche : malt, alcool, léger caramel, léger figue, léger boisé, léger chêne, léger bourbon, finale en chêne avec légère présence de bourbon, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien
Bouteille, millésime 2022, chez Stephen Morris, savourée le 9 décembre 2022; œil : brun foncé, semi-opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, alcool, léger caramel, léger figue, léger boisé, léger chêne, léger bourbon; bouche : malt, alcool, léger caramel, léger figue, léger boisé, léger chêne, léger bourbon, finale en chêne avec légère présence de bourbon, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2023
at 19:37
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared by Binďo. Very full body, med-low carbonation. High sweetness, med-light bitterness, light woody tannins. Lots of dried fruits character, mostly figs, less plums, less raisins. Subtle chocolatey toffeeish malty undernotes. Med-light clean woody character, subtle too. Very easy drinking, ABV hidden very well, only light pleasant warmth. Rewarding sipper, but I would gladly down an entire bottle by myself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2023
at 17:04
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: Poured a deep copper color barleywine with an off-white foamy head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of nice smooth bourbon notes with light vanilla with some caramelized notes and some toffee notes. Taste is a superb mix of vanilla with some woody bourbon notes and some deep caramelized malt notes with some toffee notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and some light warming alcohol notes. World-class barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 02:44
8/10
BW next level, sweet, Bourbon, raisins, toffee, caramel, a bit too sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2022
at 20:41
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared at annual end of the year Fryslân tasting. Opaque dark brown to black color, small to average sized light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, soft roast, chocolate. Flavor is similar. Solid but not nearly as good as I'd hoped.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2022
at 20:09