Double Barrel Constellar
Pleasanti Street Brewery in Vanløse, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.81
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Double barrel aged Barley Wine aged in Woodford Reserve Bourbon barrel and then further aged in Woodford Double Oak Bourbon barrel.
A collab with Chresten and Thor Jepsen at Øllebrødre
The idea behind DOUBLE BARREL CONSTELLAR was to brew a spin off of our beloved STELLAR, and create a semi gap between Barley Wine and Stout, there you will get the flavors of dried fruit and caramel from the Barley Wine and the chocolate and slightly soft roastiness. Still with the same idea as STELLAR with a beer of the highest quality without any shortcuts, and showcase what a Barley Wine made with only barley can offer. It’s really is just malt, no sugar, lactose etc. added.
After a long mash we split the wort in two and boiled one half for several hours to maximize the Maillard reaction and creating the thickest caramelized malt syrup you can dream of, which has given the beer a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with deep notes of dried fruit, toffee, caramel and hint of chocolate. We first aged this Barley Wine in a small format Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel, but we wanted to do something special for MBCC 23, so we aged it further in a small format Woodford Double Oak barrel.
Aged time: 18 months in barrels
5 kegs in total - no bottles, sorry.
A collab with Chresten and Thor Jepsen at Øllebrødre
The idea behind DOUBLE BARREL CONSTELLAR was to brew a spin off of our beloved STELLAR, and create a semi gap between Barley Wine and Stout, there you will get the flavors of dried fruit and caramel from the Barley Wine and the chocolate and slightly soft roastiness. Still with the same idea as STELLAR with a beer of the highest quality without any shortcuts, and showcase what a Barley Wine made with only barley can offer. It’s really is just malt, no sugar, lactose etc. added.
After a long mash we split the wort in two and boiled one half for several hours to maximize the Maillard reaction and creating the thickest caramelized malt syrup you can dream of, which has given the beer a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with deep notes of dried fruit, toffee, caramel and hint of chocolate. We first aged this Barley Wine in a small format Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel, but we wanted to do something special for MBCC 23, so we aged it further in a small format Woodford Double Oak barrel.
Aged time: 18 months in barrels
5 kegs in total - no bottles, sorry.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap @ MBCC 2023 green session (finally adding my notes). Dark brown. Dried fruit, caramel, mild bourbon barrels.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2025
at 02:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @MBCC2023, Red Session. Black, small light tan head. Heavy dark malty aroma, cocoa. Sweet, rich malty flavour, some barrel booze.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2024
at 09:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a small beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a small beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2023
at 04:34
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 2) - Intense dark sweet malty with lots of molasses, toffee, treacle, full bodied, lovely balanced bourbon infused accents into the lingering sweet malty close. Lovely. --- Beer merged from original tick of Double Barrel Constellar on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:06 - Score: 8. Original review text: Intense dark sweet malty with lots of molasses, toffee, treacle, full bodied, lovely balanced bourbon infused accents into the lingering sweet malty close. Lovely.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2023
at 09:31
8/10
From backlog. Taster On tap at MBCC 23, Copenhagen. Black with beige head. Malts, togfee, Caramel, Chocolate, oak, bourbon.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2023
at 20:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC). Intense barrel notes, malts, caramel, toffee, syrup, vanilla and chocolate notes. Pretty good.
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 20:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 15:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
During MBCC 2023 Saturday afternoon session with Matt, Brian, Ryan, Phill, Erik, along with superhelpful, bossy, funny, and sarcastic Rachel, hehe. Aroma: barrel, sweet, chocolate. Taste: same, thick, sweet. Overall: good one.
Tried
on 06 May 2023
at 15:45
8/10
Tried
on 06 May 2023
at 11:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
MBCC. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with heavy alcohol. 060523
Tried
on 06 May 2023
at 10:23