Wren House Brewing Company Bird's Nest

Bird's Nest

 

Wren House Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale - American Series
Score
7.36
ABV: 11.9% IBU: - Ticks: 3
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.
 

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7.9
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
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
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