Temporal Artisan Ales Double Barrel Apsis

Double Barrel Apsis

 

Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Brewed at/by: Container Brewing
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.87
ABV: 14.5% IBU: - Ticks: 5
A blend of Caribbean rum barrel-aged Munichwine and Barleywine that was double barrel-aged in a rum barrel. Then finished in a sorghum bitters barrel for an extra year.
 

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

Poured from 330mL bottle. Murky dark brown with no head. Fairly spiced, cinnamon, nutmeg, touch of sassafras, a bit molasses-y, bitters barrel forward, could use a touch more body. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2025 at 03:34


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

Dark brown, with just a thin head. The aroma is all about the bitters, with a bit of rum in behind that. On the palate, herbaceous most certainly. A grab bag of thyme, juniper berries, spruce, gentian and whatever else is in there. The base beer has some sweetness, figs, maybe caramel, though not the utmost complexity. The bitters is all over this, and thankfully it lends a good character. Just looking for a bit more overall depth here.

Tried on 01 Jun 2024 at 07:13


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

PoutAroma dark cherry and some rum and caramel. Flavour dark fruit and some spice. A bit muddled. Mouthfeel smoothfeel but minimal carbonation. Enjoyable, but feels a bit lacking. Rum builds unpleasantly.

Tried on 26 Jan 2024 at 07:18


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

375mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / dark mahogany with almost no head. Aroma is full of salty soy sauce, bitters, some rum barrels, and chocolate syrup. Flavour is very unusual, with lots of chocolate syrup, plenty of bitters, some soy sauce, and gentle rum. Carb is flat. Like most Temporal beers, the base beer(s) is/are not strong enough to carry this -- these need to be re-worked before considering more barrel treatments. It's alright, but really leaves something to be desired.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2024 at 07:10


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

330 ml bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown with very light fizzy head that settles quickly. Aromas of salty soy sauce, chocolate syrup, and slick roasted malts. Flavors of fruity rum, dusty dark chocolate, graham cracker, vanilla, dark fruit, and oily roasted malts. A lot going on. Very good

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2023 at 00:55