Bucket of Bolts - Bourbon Barrel Aged
River North Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.44
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2023 bottle from the brewery - aged in CO Rye Whiskey barrels from Spirit Hound Distillery - 14.8% abv - turbid amber pour - headless - though it pours fizzy at first, is appears still and feels mostly so in the mouth - nose of rye, treacle, brown sugar, oak, vanilla, sherry/oxidation - flavor is heavy on whiskey, treacle, dark fruit, tamarind, spicy rye, oak, vanilla - finish is really warming and spicy - quite a complex sipper, and a big improvement over the base beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
375ml bottle pours with a mahogany colored body that supports a thin light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up a fair load of booziness to start and then stirring up notes of caramel, bourbon, prunes, figs and dates and then a bit more booze into the end of the draw. The taste delivers soft supple malt sweetness that quickly gives way to a rush of booze and bourbon barrel character. To midway the esters surface along side some of the reduced sugars. I get stewed prunes, dates and then a touch of blunted caramel soaked spicy oak. This checks all the boozy sipper boxes and comes across as a great experience.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle from Tavour. Pours clear, tho dark, brown with a slight, transient tan head. Aroma is a clash between bourbon and barley. Very full bodied. Flavor is barley malt clashing with bourbon and moderately old wood. Astringency clutches at my tongue roots, but brown sugar rises above that. Incredibly smooth. Heat is at a pleasing level. Did I mention smooth? Did I mention tasty? This is fantastic ale.