Barleywine - Bourbon Barrel Aged
Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
CBC reception @Harpoon-on tap–pours a retaining off white head and amber color. Aroma is vanilla/wood, sweet light malt/fruit-cherry. Taste is vanilla/wood, sweet light malt/fruit-cherry. Occasional.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2009
at 20:17
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
FoBAB 2007, Chicago. All right, I’ll put this here, although the program says it’s aged in Wild Turkey and Jim Beam barrels. Clean light brown color of barley, looking ready for a ride in the distillery. White head for a traditionally dark beer. Definite traces of Wild Turkey whiskey. They should join with Steve Dahl in his annual holiday plan to hand out Wild Turkey to the homeless on Lower Wacker Drive. Such a great use of cheap whiskey. Actually, this has a bit of ale fruitiness at finish; unexpected for sure.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2007
at 13:05
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught chalice at Redbones on 3/6/07. Wild Turkey barrel
Beige head is gone almost immediately, leaving a bit of bubbles at the edge, with no lacing. Clear (filtered) deep golden body has a fair amount of carbonation and some darker brass tones.
Not much of a nose, unfortunately. I get some light wood tannins (dry, nutty, lightly acidic), some minor fruitiness (though it is mostly reserved to the flavor) and just a phenomenal amount of raw, fusel alcohol, just like in the non-BA version. A bit of bready, medium maltiness mixes in with this, but after just 5 minutes of warming, it’s basically like smelling rubbing alcohol.
Flavor is not as full of alcohol, or more accurately, leaves some room for other flavors (because the alcohol is certainly still there). I get a wonderful, light fruitiness (pears, nectarines, bananas, peaches) with some cherry-vanilla and spicy caramel notes from the whiskey. The fruitiness is fun, and I even finished my glass because of it, but there’s little in the way of malt, just a lightly sweet honey-caramel flavor that is too lean and dominated by the bourbon. Alcohol heat is strong and makes every sip very challenging. Body has just a hint of chewiness, but is otherwise mostly just weak and slightly watery.
Beige head is gone almost immediately, leaving a bit of bubbles at the edge, with no lacing. Clear (filtered) deep golden body has a fair amount of carbonation and some darker brass tones.
Not much of a nose, unfortunately. I get some light wood tannins (dry, nutty, lightly acidic), some minor fruitiness (though it is mostly reserved to the flavor) and just a phenomenal amount of raw, fusel alcohol, just like in the non-BA version. A bit of bready, medium maltiness mixes in with this, but after just 5 minutes of warming, it’s basically like smelling rubbing alcohol.
Flavor is not as full of alcohol, or more accurately, leaves some room for other flavors (because the alcohol is certainly still there). I get a wonderful, light fruitiness (pears, nectarines, bananas, peaches) with some cherry-vanilla and spicy caramel notes from the whiskey. The fruitiness is fun, and I even finished my glass because of it, but there’s little in the way of malt, just a lightly sweet honey-caramel flavor that is too lean and dominated by the bourbon. Alcohol heat is strong and makes every sip very challenging. Body has just a hint of chewiness, but is otherwise mostly just weak and slightly watery.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2007
at 16:49