Against the Grain Brewery Bo & Luke (Amburana Wood)

Bo & Luke (Amburana Wood)

 

Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production
Score
7.66
ABV: 13.0% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Did ya hear? Our super secret fourth Bo & Luke variant has been revealed! This Amburana wood variant has been in the works for a couple years thanks to our brewmaster Jerry and his trips to Brazil. Not many people in the US are taking advantage of this unique, pungent wood, so we're taking the lead (per usual).
 

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8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

8/9/2023. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers. Kentucky rating #5. Pours black with a small bubbly tan coloured ring. Aroma is rich, woody, lightly smoked, roasted malt, dark fruits, coconut, dark chocolate, coffee. Very nicely balanced sweetness and woody roasty bitterness. Quite full bodied, soft carbonation. Very tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2023 at 09:44


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

Bottle shared in Canary Wharf - big thanks to MadMitch. Pours rich brown with a modest, foamy tan head. Meaty aroma. Medium to big sweet flavour, notes of candied ham, berries, mellow roast, toffee, subtle earth, vanilla, bourbon. Full bodied, somewhat oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Moderate warmth to finish, more candied ham, lightly smoked malts, earthy bitterness, stewed berries, caramel. Fun, tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2023 at 20:34



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at London Columbus tasting 25/05/2023. Thanks to Kenny for this one. A deep reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is nice birch wood, smokey, brown sugars, bacon, cedar. Flavour is composed of sweet sweet, woody, birsh smoke, maple, Palate is semi sweet, light woody tannin, mellow carbonation, Nice woody notes.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2023 at 18:54


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

25th May 2023
6th Floor bottleshare. Thanks to me. Opaque black brown beer, small tan head. Smooth palate, a very mild dryness. Reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth and fairly mild dark malts. A kind of tonkaish dark chocolate with a mellow smoky vibe. The exotic wood is less dominant than I have had in other beers but still provides that slightly odd floral vibe. Smooth chocolatey finish. Interesting and drinkalble.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2023 at 18:52


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Wakefest. Pours black with large tan head that lasts. The aroma is smoke, earth, spice, wood, bourbon. Slick body, roast, spice, ash, smoke, herb, boozy, dry finish, very good.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2020 at 20:39


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

Bottle 750ml. white wax @ [ Assentoft Tasting by Hansen & Zita ]. [ As Against the Grain / De Molen Bo & Luke (Amburana Wood) - 2017 ]. ABV: 13.0%. Clear dark red brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, sweet malt, tonka, meat, smoke, barrel - alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dark malt, tonka, sweet malt, smoked, meat, chocolate, cocoa, alcohol - barrel. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190914] 8-4-8-4-16

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2019 at 21:35


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Very dark red amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Smoked notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Smoked. Long finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 14 Sep 2019 at 14:16



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

Bottle from BestOfBeers. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, smoked, chocolate, light vanilla and wood. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily. 220619

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2019 at 18:45