Tusk & Feather
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: More Brewing CompanyBarley Wine - Barley Rotating
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Score
8.05
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Alongside MORE brewing, we are excited to bring to you our version of Tusk & Feather. This double barrel-aged barleywine was aged in Elijah Craig rye whiskey barrels and was finished in another set of freshly emptied Elijah Craig rye whiskey barrels. Tusk & Feather is packed with notes of charred oak and rich toffee with an herbal finish. Try MORE Brewing's Tusk & Feather varieties at their taproom.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(Draft at Biererei, Berlin, 16 May 2026) Dark brownish ruby colour with foamy, tan head. Malty, vinous nose with notes of oak wood, brandy, caramel, dried fruit and raisins. Malty, vinous, slightly boozy taste with oak wood, brandy, rye bread, caramel, dried fruit, raisins and a mild spicy bitterness in a vinous and warming finish. Full body, sweet. On the boozy side, but really rich and tasty. Great beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar
on 25 Jun 2026
at 20:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Op tap bij Biererei. Donker roodbruine kleur, geen kraag. Bourbon, rogge, rozijntjes, vijgen, ruikt top, smaak is erg zoet, fruitig, gedroogd fruit, kersen, hoog Dr Pepper / Cherry Cola gehalte, ook door het fijne koolzuur, bourbon, vanille, moutig, stroperig. Bitterzoete finish. Ook weer veel te duur voor wat het is.
Tried
from Draft
at
Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar
on 13 May 2026
at 18:16
9/10
Fantastic! This is why I love barleywine.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2026
at 17:18
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Drucken på fat på Peders i Köpenhamn. En eldig bw med värmande alkohol, söta malt, honungs och whiskey smaker med en liten spännande dilltouch
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2026
at 21:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 500 ml at Ambasada. Brown with medium beige head. Caramel, some dried fruit, lots of bourbon, barrel, smooth texture. Moderate sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 23 Apr 2026
at 22:00
8.2/10
Tried
on 17 Apr 2026
at 22:05
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap. Pours a dark brown with light head and lots of carbonation. Aromas of rich bourbon, toffee, a little maple syrup, raisins and caramel malts. Flavors follow same with a bit more bourbon and additional oak. Warm finish, and good scrubbing carbonation. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerlovers Bar
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 15 Feb 2026
at 01:04
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 23/01/2026.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a light beige cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is ripe fruit esters, sticky toffee, bourbon rip, molasses, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises big barrel tones, spice, booze tunes, figs, raisins, plums, dark malts, toffee.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid BA Life.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a light beige cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is ripe fruit esters, sticky toffee, bourbon rip, molasses, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises big barrel tones, spice, booze tunes, figs, raisins, plums, dark malts, toffee.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid BA Life.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2026
at 18:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
10th January 2026
Bottle. Bright clear dark amber beer, a small and particularly short lived pale tan head. Light palate, a very mild viscosity, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a caramel creamy sweetness, not oversweet. Lovely ripe fruity bourbon, punchy flavours but, despite the hefty abv, not particularly boozy. Smooth and mildly dry finish. Rather good then. A barleywine in utter subservience to its barrel but, when the barrelling is this good, well, huzzah!
Bottle. Bright clear dark amber beer, a small and particularly short lived pale tan head. Light palate, a very mild viscosity, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a caramel creamy sweetness, not oversweet. Lovely ripe fruity bourbon, punchy flavours but, despite the hefty abv, not particularly boozy. Smooth and mildly dry finish. Rather good then. A barleywine in utter subservience to its barrel but, when the barrelling is this good, well, huzzah!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2026
at 20:05