5 Golden Rings - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Series|
Score
6.59
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Bourbon barrel-aged Belgian-style golden ale with pineapple and spices – 15.3% ABV
5 Golden Rings is the only golden ale in our 12 Days of Christmas series. We spiced up the natural pause in the classic song with cinnamon, allspice, and ginger that play harmoniously with notes of burnt wood and sweet and under-ripe fruit from the time spent in bourbon barrels.
5 Golden Rings is the only golden ale in our 12 Days of Christmas series. We spiced up the natural pause in the classic song with cinnamon, allspice, and ginger that play harmoniously with notes of burnt wood and sweet and under-ripe fruit from the time spent in bourbon barrels.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of GenDV138, thanks! Cloudy golden amber color, white head. Aroma has pineapple, citrus, vanilla. Taste is sweet burnt caramel, pineapple, orange peel. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2015
at 16:48
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy dull amber color with small head. Aroma of alcohol, rotten fruits, Bourbon. Sweet, incredibly boozy, the Bourbon just crash the party and it makes it worse, a bit herbal, with a final that tastes like saccharin.
Weird, (almost) undrinkable.
Cloudy dull amber color with small head. Aroma of alcohol, rotten fruits, Bourbon. Sweet, incredibly boozy, the Bourbon just crash the party and it makes it worse, a bit herbal, with a final that tastes like saccharin.
Weird, (almost) undrinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2015
at 03:40
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle - Herbal minty and stone fruit, sweet boozy notes and some odd sweetness. Cloudy gold with almost no head. Sweet herbal, boozy and sweet stone fruit. Hot, sweet and not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 23:40
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy murky orange with a small white head. Nose brings out loads of pineapple upfront, with cinnamon, allspice and ginger. Flavour is all over the place, with sour pineapples, mint, cinnamon, and herbal notes. Very, very messy, and discordant in all its flavours. Quite nasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 23:37
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8
On tap at Pangaea. Thick, sticky, murky copper pour. The little bit of head clings to the ring of the glass, afraid to go any further. Rum barrel notes greet the nose, taste should be done in sips, strong taste and finish, warmth from the get-go. Slow going but worth it.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2015
at 23:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 750ml. @ RBESG 14 Grand Tasting at Moncada Brewery, Unit 1 Middle Row, Kensal Town, Greater London, England W10 5AT. [ As The Bruery Bourbon Barrel Aged 5 Golden Rings ].Clear matt light to medium orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, heavy alcohol, spicy, sweet malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, caramel, candy, alcohol, pineapple, Xmas spices - spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. Not my thing - hot - buzzy - sweet - spicy ... [20140809]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2015
at 14:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Tap at Gingerman. nose is super bourbon and vanilla. Tastes of vanilla through the ying yang and so much bourbon sweetness, if you dig through those two overpowering flavors you may find some canned fruit cocktail, malt, and lemon. Way sweet and boozy. Bit heavy handed.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2014
at 17:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy pale golden orange color with assmall off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody spicy vanilla aroma. Fruity malty spicy woody caramel and vanilla flavor. Has a fruity malty woody spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2014
at 04:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle RS purchase. Color is different from the standard version. This has a hazy brown color with light ring of head.
Unlike the standard base beer the pineapple is subdued and the flavor is helped greatly by the Bourbon barrel. The spice is also less dominate which is a huge plus. The flavor profile is deeper, mango, Belgian yeast notes, mild vanilla oak and brown sugar. The body is still light just like the standard base brew but less sweetness. The 16 % only shows itself by a light warming after the sip. I enjoy this a lot more than the base version.
Unlike the standard base beer the pineapple is subdued and the flavor is helped greatly by the Bourbon barrel. The spice is also less dominate which is a huge plus. The flavor profile is deeper, mango, Belgian yeast notes, mild vanilla oak and brown sugar. The body is still light just like the standard base brew but less sweetness. The 16 % only shows itself by a light warming after the sip. I enjoy this a lot more than the base version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 19:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the RBESG ’14, Grander Tasting @ Moncada, 09/08/14 thanks to our Kenny. Hazed orange amber with a moderate off white swirl and edgeing. Nose is spice, subtle BA wash, earthy, bitter orange, pumpkin notes, woody tones. Taste comprises candied fruit peel, sweet, rich booze notes, canned tropical fruits, trace of oaky bourbon. Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming alcohol in the close. Ok, hides the 16% very well but ultimately doesn’t deliver the flavours to justify the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2014
at 08:13