Bird's Nest
Wren House Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series|
Score
7.36
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Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Blend: 40% Whiskey BA Wee Heavy, 60% 2019 Bourbon BA Imperial Stout
Combining opposite ends of the spectrum from our barrel room led to a unique complexity we've yet to experience. Young, heavy fudge/cocoa from an 8-month-old Buffalo Trace BA imperial stout. Also some incredibly deep almond, rye toast, sherry and toffee coming from our old friend Burray Mill. Together they achieve a strong, warming quality with an aroma that just keeps evolving. An ambitious blend for our 5th year anniversary.
Combining opposite ends of the spectrum from our barrel room led to a unique complexity we've yet to experience. Young, heavy fudge/cocoa from an 8-month-old Buffalo Trace BA imperial stout. Also some incredibly deep almond, rye toast, sherry and toffee coming from our old friend Burray Mill. Together they achieve a strong, warming quality with an aroma that just keeps evolving. An ambitious blend for our 5th year anniversary.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz (thanks, Nick S.!) @ Ryan's after kids' time. Appearance: almost black with a dark beige head. Aroma: lots of charred oak, even some meaty notes maybe, chocolate. Taste: along the same lines, not as thick as I would expect, moderately sweet, with quite a lot of sherry notes, very fruity, lots of nice dark fruits and oak in aftertaste. Overall: good one.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2023
at 05:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 473mL can. Black with small beige head. Roasty malt, bourbon, oak with hints of sherry, Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2023
at 05:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pint can pours with a dark body that supports a nice mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up an inviting cloud of chocolate, chocolate fudge, dark roasted malts and a boozy barrel character. The taste is smooth rich and luxurious with a slightly thin body. I get chocolate chips, chocolate fudge and a thin hit of caramel. Just behind those notes are murmurs of sweet slick reduced sugars and booze. The barrel treatment imparts kind of fudgy booziness. Solid sipper.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2020
at 20:47