Bourbon Odyssey - Brother Elijah
Tempest Brewing Co. in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.65
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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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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear-ish brown. Bourbon, dark fruits, enjoyable.
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the RB CBJ Bottleshare 27/11/2024 Sweet toasted malty with honey and caramel, dried fruit or shred, whisky and vanilla edged throughout, full body, lingering spiced malty finish. Very nice.
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.
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.
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!
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
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle, 750 ml shared with Luka, MiroB, kajser27, Cvrle, JFK10000. Dark brown with beige head. Caramel, toasted, brown sugar, some figs, bourbon, medium sweetness and body.