Brewer's Reserve: Bourbon Barrel Barleywine
Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
Score
7.69
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An American Barleywine Ale aged in used oak bourbon barrels, this beer develops rich flavors of dark fruits and wood that deepen over time.
**2008 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner**
**2008 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner**
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Holiday Market. Pours a clearish brown with a small bit of beige head that dissipates quickly. Prune, raisin, honey, oak and bourbon on the nose. Sweet on the palate with some mild oxidation present on the palate. Bitter citrus pith with lots of oaky bourbon and warming alcohol. Warming finish with sweet malt and bourbon, with bitter hops that linger.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 23 Aug 2020
at 01:59
7.5/10
@ 2018
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2020
at 13:08
6/10
Pyk. Acz jakies takie mocno agresywne... i przyprawowe...
Tried
on 02 Jun 2020
at 18:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Bruna, intensa, schiuma avorio media. Al naso note di caramello, frutta secca, melassa, vaniglia. In bocca è dolce, carmamellosa, note di botte e alcol, chiusura amara a bilanciare. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Da centellinare.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2019
at 21:19
2017 vintage. 14.3%?!?!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2019
at 20:07
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2019
at 20:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
2009 bottle, labeled as Bourbon Barrel Barleywine, from NickD717. Thanks!"," Dark brown color. Malt, oak, bourbon and a hint of dried fruit in the aroma. Malty sweet, oaky flavor with bourbon, orange liqour, earthy hops and dried figs. Well balanced yet very powerful. Yum!",!,
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 16:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Red bronze pour. Aroma of caramel fudge, delicious bourbon booze, vanilla, cherry, figs, caramelised malt and some coconut. Flavor of rich ripe red fruit, caramel fudge, raisin, figs, dates, bourbon booze, oaky vanilla and caramelised malt. How a bourbon ba barley wine should be, rich and decadent. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2019
at 21:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Opaque deep amber colour, small frothy off-white head, settles quickly to a thin layer.Aroma roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, raisin. Taste heavy sweet and slightly bitter, malty, bourbon, oak, vanilla, toffee, dried fruits. Sweet and prickly mouthfeel, sweet aftertaste, almost no bitterness, alcohol, lingering roastiness. Full-bodied, oily to sticky texture, flat carbonation, rich and complex, but handle with care imo too boozy, only drinkable in small sips...
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2019
at 16:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
01-04-19 // taster at Protokoll Berlin Unclear amber orange. Boozy sweet nose. Heavy stuff. Warming booze. Sweet but not too sweet. Minimal bourbon. Some bitterness. Wood. Warming up more bourbon and booze.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2019
at 22:25