Wulver
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.58
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We made this beer specifically for bourbon barrels. The result is our most acclaimed bourbon barrel beer. Bourbon barrel aging and specialty malts create flavors of vanilla and caramel that blend in perfect balance.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2-4 oz bottle pour at SAVOR 2015’s Saturday night session. Dark brownish color. Aromas of caramel, bourbon, caramel. Tastes of same with some light booze. Medium body with a dry finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 03:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Aroma is quite nice with a lot of caramel and toffee. Light chocolate notes with a moderate nuttiness. Some moderate raisin and fig notes with a light oak and medium light bourbon note. Hints of the alcohol. Some toasted bread. Pours a fairly clear burnt Amber brown with a small, moderately thick, tan head that recedes fairly quickly to the edge where it lingers. Flavor is moderately sweet with a lot of caramel and lighter toffee notes. Lighter chocolate and a hint of roast. Medium raisin, light fig and prune. Medium toasted bread with some light nuttiness. Light oak and medium light bourbon notes with a hint of alcohol spice. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Honestly, it feels a bit thin. Overall, a really nice aroma and flavor. Less bourbon and oak than I was expecting. Fairly well attenuated which is nice, but not quite thick enough (I know this is contradictory). The malt presence is nice and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 23:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Raisin/dried cherry, caramel malt and alcohol aroma. Dark chestnut brown with small but long lasting light tan head. Very sweet vanilla, raisin, caramel, biscuit malt, and bourbon flavor. Nice balance and body. A bit on the sweet side but still very nice - will let the rest age for a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2015
at 18:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Caramel pour with minimal head. Toffee, maple syrup, vanilla, dark fruits in the lovely aroma. Full bodied. Delicious. Melted caramel, vanilla, oak, ripe fruit, sweet malt, and a bit of booze. The booze is mostly hidden and only accentuates the profile. Fantastic Scotch ale.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2015
at 22:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Torst, Brooklyn. Toffeish vanilla aroma. Medium to full bodied. Lots of vanilla from bourbon barrel. Toffeish malty flavor. Liquerish palate. Hides alcohol very well without being overly sweet. Not the most complex barrel beer but good.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2015
at 17:29
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Winter Santa 2014/2015. Thank you RobertDale! Pours deep dark wooden brown with a rather small creamy beige head that leaves some trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet and malty with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, charred wood, roasted coconut, bourbon alcohol and moist soil. Taste is sweet, tiny bitter, malty and very tiny fruity with sweet dark bread, caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, raisin bran, charred wood, moist soil, prunes, caramelised almonds, roasted coconut, baked pears, bourbon alcohol and orange zest. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny viscous, slightly boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and tiny bitter with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, raisin bran, charred wood, baked pears, roasted coconut, hay and bourbon alcohol. The label says it was made for bourbon ageing and I agree. Basically a nice malt base and base beer with a huge barrel presence. What a nice decadent way to start off the new year!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 16:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from a trade. Thanks! Brown colour, minimal beige head. Medium carbonation. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, marzipan and lots of bourbon. Sweet with light bitterness. Malty body. Ok, but a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 05:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to fishmich! Pours clear ruby mahogany with a small tan head that dissipates fairly quickly to a ring with some lacing. Aroma is bourbon, dark sugars, vanilla. Flavor is bourbon, oaky vanilla, medium sweet, light bitter and fairly tannic. Lightish body, low carbonation, some ABV burn, but not bad for 12%
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2014
at 22:22
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle via trade with JStax – thanks! Dark brown and light mahogany in color, a thin beige head fizzes out before my first sip. The nose on this dog is outstanding! Bourbon, vanilla, caramel, and chocolate swirl together. Nice symmetry… and rich. Not hard to score this a 10. Not hard at all. Good transition to the taste; the same aforementioned blend along with light esters and butter toffee. Maybe a hint of oak. The finish isn’t heated, but the high abv is easily detected. I wish it weren’t so potent, but I guess as a sipper it doesn’t really make that a negative. I’m really impressed with this; it hits nearly every mark for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 08:32