Aslin Beer Company Afton

Afton

 

Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Special
Score
7.42
ABV: 12.75% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Bourbon BA Wheat Wine aged in Wild Turkey Barrels for 22 months
 

Sign up to add a tick or review

Join Us


     Show


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

500ml bottle pours out brown topped with a small sand head. Nose is nice rich malts toffee caramel and bourbon barrel. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel toffee malts pitfruit and some bourbon barrel vanilla.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2023 at 18:23


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Levi! Pours a a slightly hazy amber brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has boozy sweet grains and bourbon with a hint of wheat underlying. Flavor has lots of sweet grains and sweet wheat with some toffee and bourbon supporting.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2022 at 01:05


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, huge tan head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is weathers and bourbon, toffee and vanilla. Hits the BIL high notes pretty well. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter, boozy and full of dark bourbon soaked toasted sugars. Full body. No infection noted (per prior review), but the high carb level may indicate that this is not one to cellar.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2022 at 02:27


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the Herndon location - turbid amber - semi- traditional flavor profile, with some notes of treacle and oxidation - some brighter notes of cherry, a slight acidity to balance the medium-high sweetness - moderate whiskey character - I sense a mild infection way in the back, which I actually think adds character and makes it seem a bit more authentically old-school British - I dig it.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2022 at 17:44


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared by Jon: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, caramel, chocolate. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, bourbony. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2022 at 02:55


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Aslin, Alexandria, VA. Sweet, syrupy and slightly boozy with some wheaty notes, some barrel, bourbon, vanilla and warming alcohol. A bit thin bodied, feels a bit unbalanced and hot.

Tried on 06 Apr 2022 at 10:49


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

On tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown. Toffee, bourbon, vanilla, strawberry. Good oily body. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2022 at 21:01