Bourbon Odyssey - Brother Elijah
Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.65
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To help make barley wine worthy of his name, we summoned the spirit elijah to help guide us through. We began by ageing it for 24 months in elijah craig casks to impart that heady mix of mature oak, caramel, vanilla and molasses.
To life the smooth, richness and bring a floral flourish we added the finest scottish honey. It’s what he would’ve wanted.
To life the smooth, richness and bring a floral flourish we added the finest scottish honey. It’s what he would’ve wanted.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at CBJ tasting, thanks to Kenneth, 27/11/24. Light black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge. Nose is dark malts, cocoa powder, bourbon rasp, vinous, stewed fruits. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee, raisins, good bourbon blast, spice, toffee, figs, dates. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost and rounded bourbon nip. Tidy sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 22:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at CBJ - many thanks to Kenneth! Pours clear, dark brown with a thin, creamy khaki head. Big sweet flavour, dense and sticky, notes of stewed berries, toffee, bourbon, vanilla, figs, dates, cherries, faint earth. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, gooey and sticky, further stewed berries and bourbon, toffee, bready malts. An enjoyable, decadent sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2024
at 23:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A light hazed nut brown coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, cola cubes, raisin, brown sugars,, raisin, oaky, grape, apple. Flavour is composed of woody cola cubes, oaky, bourbon barrel, creamy vanilla, spicy finish, palate is medium sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Oaky tannin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2024
at 19:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
27th November 2024 Bottle thanks to me. Hazy dark amber beer, small tan head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Fairly light malts but packed with flavour, toffee, caramel and a little cream. Good bourbon barrel, ripe fruits, spicy, lovely light oak induced vanilla and coconut. Smooth finish, mildly spicy. A very ba barleywine. Goes down pretty easy. Long coconut linger. Lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2024
at 18:59
8/10
bottle at home ..may 2024 ...dark brown ...thin tan lacing .soft sweet sticky toffee ..rich woody caramel toffee malts nose ..soft sweet caramel ..big boozy toffee ..sweet caramel ..light bourbon bottle at big swally 2024 ...dark brown ..soft sweet Caramel toffee ..big sweet caramel toffee fruit ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit ..soft sweet caramel toffee malts 4.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2024
at 18:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with short tan head. Aromas of caramel, nougat, bright sweet bourbon, oak, raisins, and biscuity malts. Flavors follow same with additional vanilla. A touch sweet but overall really rich. Excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 01:30