Tempest Brewing Co. Dream Sequence - Sticky Side Up

Dream Sequence - Sticky Side Up

 

Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Collab with: Dead End Brew Machine
  Barley Wine - Barley Special
Score
7.59
ABV: 12.8% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Together with the enigmatic Dead End Brew Machine we’ve assumed the role of cosmic dream catchers; continuing the dream sequence with a sweetly spiced imperial rye. Sticky Side Up is an intense blend of vanilla and spice aged for 24 months in first-fill Heaven Hill bourbon casks.
 

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

Medium brown, with a thin head. Soft and sweet, lots of vanilla and big rounded Heaven Hill. There's only a little date accent, and not really showing spice. Nevertheless it is evocative of sticky toffee pudding.

Tried on 11 May 2024 at 06:14


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

Can from Luvians, St Andrews. It pours darkest brown with a khaki head. The aroma is toasty, sappy, oily, sticky, toasted brown sugars, toffee, vanilla, rye soaked oak, spicy/herbal accents, umami, liquorice, chocolate gateaux and some jam rolly polly. The taste is slick, oily, bitter - sweet, toasted brown sugars, vanilla, rye soaked oak, chewy, toothy, warming spice, boozey heat, chocolate, toffee crisp, dried fruits, jammy, jammy wagon wheel, toasted marshmallow, tunnocks tea cake and fruit cake with a slick, oily / chewy finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Has quite an interesting flavour profile and balance.

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2023 at 15:56


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440 ml can. Pours a light brown with short fizzy head. Aromas of sweet oaky bourbon, caramel, and raisin bread. Flavors follow same with a little anise (tho might have missed if not on the label…), some sharp rye and lots of toasty malts. Sticky. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2023 at 20:46



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

440ml shared with Phill and Faress @ Ryan's. Appearance: copper with a beige head. Aroma: nice barrel, moderately sweet, some dark fruits. Taste: along the same lines, quite smooth, some little booze. Overall: nice one.

Tried on 26 Jun 2023 at 02:54


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

Poured from 440mL can (pkg 01/12/22). Dark mahogany brown with minimal off-white head. Dates, rye, maple, vanilla, hint of anise, underlying bourbon barrel. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2023 at 02:45


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

440mL can, pours a deep dark filthy brown with a small white head. Aroma brings out maple, bourbon barrels, light anise, light fenugreek, and a touch of spicy rye. Flavour is very rich but not cloying, with deep bourbon barrels, sweet date, light anise and fenugreek, and light roast. Syrupy and bourbony finish with good balance. Interesting experiment — I think it worked but I don't really get the spices.

Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2023 at 04:25


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

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - brown but slightly opaque. Beige head. Nose - caramel, hazelnut, spice and woody. Taste - sweet spice, wood, caramel and nuts again. Palate - full bodied, creamy yet chewy middle and finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Can on 03 May 2023 at 04:21


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at ash's. Pours deep amber, nose is caramel, raisin, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, sweet, date, a little cheesy.

Tried from Can on 02 May 2023 at 16:40


8

Can at ashs... Deep brown... Small tan head... Soft sweet caramel toffee malts nose... Soft sweet caramel toffee.. Big rye.. Dark sweet woody malts.. Soft sticky malts

Tried from Can on 01 May 2023 at 16:51