Descendant - Bourbon Barrel Aged
Mystic Brewery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample, brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, from and with Luc Bourbonnière; eye: dark brown, opaque, brown head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: bourbon, woody, chocolate, light coffee, molasses, vanilla, anise; mouth: bourbon, woody, chocolate, light coffee, molasses, vanilla, anise, light hops, light alcohol, finale in molasses with presence of vanilla, full body, not much carbonation, lightly bitter, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière; œil : brun foncé, opaque, mousse brune qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, boisé, chocolat, léger café, mélasse, vanille, anis; bouche : bourbon, boisé, chocolat, léger café, mélasse, vanille, anis, léger houblon, léger alcool, finale en mélasse avec présence de vanille, corsée, peu carbonatée, légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2013
at 08:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A deep dark stout with a thick frothy brown head. In aroma, a smooth chocolate with wooden notes, herbal molasses. In mouth, a nice bitter chocolate with burned wood, molasses, intense coffee, grassy. Tasted with GRM, Puskinwow, Boutip, Ian, Mike on Sept. 7 2012.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2012
at 18:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a dark color ale with a medium size foamy head with medium retention and some light lacing. Aroma consists of light bourbon notes with some light traces of molasses. Taste is also a mix between some molasses and other residuals sugar with some medium notes of bourbon though not as much vanilla as I would have expected. Body is a bit light for style with medium carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad but I was expecting the bourbon to bring more vanilla notes and more of a creamy body which wasn’t the case.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 13:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours black into a tulip. Off-white head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Sweet oak and bourbon aromas. Dry with front to back oaky charred bourbon and dark molasses. Lasting hot bourbon burn.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2012
at 16:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Received in trade from mixylplik3, thanks again Matt. Holy over carbonation, while nothing sprayed out of the bottle my glass was instantly filled with a dense tan foam and then eventually a dark brown liquid with ruby highlights. Smells of chocolate and vanilla atop earthy spice, burnt wood, and a hint of bourbon. The taste follows with a bit of caramel vanilla and chocolate drizzled atop some dark sweet fruits. Heavy bourbon flavor with charcoal midway through and a long lingering alcohol burn deep into each finish. Medium to thin body with an over the top level of carbonation and a sweet and hot mouthfeel. I’m glad I got to try this, but this is probably my least favorite version of this beer. The alcohol heat is a bit to present and the over carbonation continues to be a problem with this beer (all versions). Liked it, but didn’t love it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2012
at 16:00