Bell's Brewery Bourbon Barrel Aged 30th Anniversary Ale

Bourbon Barrel Aged 30th Anniversary Ale

 

Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production
Score
7.73
ABV: 14.1% IBU: - Ticks: 19
Bell’s 30th Anniversary Ale aged for 10 months in first-use bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace. Bell's 30th Anniversary Ale is a Russian Imperial Stout made to commemorate our 30th anniversary in 2015. Has notes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, warming, spicy, oaky and bourbon
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @MBCC2017, Blue Session. Black, beige head. Wood and bourbon aroma, cocoa. Bourbon bite, chocolate, some coffee and licorice. Lovely lasting boozy tickle.

Tried from Draft on 14 May 2017 at 06:10


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Sampled @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration 2017, Blue Session. Schwarze Farbe. Geruch ist schokoladig röstmalzig, Vanille, bourbon. Geschmack ist schokoladig malzig, Vanille, bourbon, Kaffee, geil.

Tried on 13 May 2017 at 01:17



7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12.05.2017, tap @ MBCC:
Nice brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry mineraly, dark malts, minerals, dark sugar, bourbon, grass, oak, burnt sugar, bark, chocolate. Taste is slightly sweet boozy, dark sugar, bourbon, minerals, oak, dark malts, hay, grass, paper, booze, bark, cocoa. Medium bitterness, dry boozy mouthfeel. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 16:39


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at MBCC 2017 Blue session. Poured a murky dark brown with a bubbly tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, red berry fruit, alcohol. The flavour is moderate to light sweet with a light fruit, big burning alcoholic liquorice palate that totally dominates the beer. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Way too alcoholic for many people.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 12:07


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at MBCC2017, Copenhagen. Color is almost black with small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Bourbon, dark chocolate and roasted malts.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 11:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ MBCC 2017. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, whisky, oak, bourbon, wood and vanilla. Taste is sweetish, slightly roasty and heavy with wood, oak and vanilla. Finish is sweetish and syrupy with some roastiness, oak, wood and vanilla. Okay.

Tried on 12 May 2017 at 11:53


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at NC Rare Beer Festival in Durham. Jet black color small brown head. Aroma of vanilla, lightly burnt toast, dark roast coffee. Taste has vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate, subtle booze for its strength. Nice.

Tried on 29 Jan 2017 at 07:36