Framinghammer - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Samoa

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Porter - Imperial Baltic Winter Out of Production

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6.81

ABV: 12.0%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 2

Our dark and decadent Baltic porter aged in bourbon barrels with cocoa nibs and coconut caramel. This unusual lager style has many similarities to Imperial Stouts. A lengthy conditioning period in oak creates a smooth, chocolaty texture enhanced additions of oats and brown sugar. Noticeable sweetness gets balanced by roasted malt and hop bitterness.Additional flavors include bourbon, vanilla, and oak.

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6.8

Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Framinghammer - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Samoa from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 2 years ago

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

500mL bottle, I believe 2020, drunk 12/31/23. Dark, clear. Tan bubbles quickly to ring. Strong, spicy bourbon with heavy chocolate and cacao and a candy-like character providing a tag-along-like character. A bit more weird adjunct than I'd prefer. Wish it was just coconut and no caramel. Not boozey. Dry, caramel-forward. Where's the bourbon? Very slight. Tastes like a tag-along cookie. Bit on the sugary-artificial side. A bit bready and weird. Slight, slight lingering bourbon.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2023 at 20:11

7.2

CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Framinghammer - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Samoa from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 5 years ago

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

Pours black into a shaker. Mocha head with medium retention crackles and recedes to skim surface. Chocolate, coconut and (arugula?) aromas. Medium bodied with hot bourbon, chocolate-covered dried pit fruit, and coconut upfront turning to sweet earthy pumpernickel in the lasting finish.

Tried on 28 Nov 2020 at 00:40