Bourbon Barrel Johan (BBJ)
Sun King Brewing Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.40
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This beer uses Johan the English Style Barleywine as its base beer and is aged for 9 months in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 1pt. @ PBF2012.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average to large, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, light nutty, light licorice. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, bourbon, (laber laver - brun konfekt) candy, dark malt, sweet malt, dried dark fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120727]
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2012
at 09:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 500ml (PBF)
Dark brown color, small beige head. Toffee (fudge) and vanilla in the nose, raisiny. Full-bodied. Lots of vanilla and fudge. Raisiny, dark fruity flavors. Just enough alcohol. Very delicious beer. Great!
Dark brown color, small beige head. Toffee (fudge) and vanilla in the nose, raisiny. Full-bodied. Lots of vanilla and fudge. Raisiny, dark fruity flavors. Just enough alcohol. Very delicious beer. Great!
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2012
at 08:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Canned at PBF. Hazy amber/copper, minimal head. Strong vanilla/bourbon aroma. Mid sweet wtih full body and rouinded mouthfeel. Caramel supports the heavyn bourbon character. Warming finish where alcohol lies under the surface and bitterness is balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2012
at 08:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned@PBF2012. Between amber and copper colour, small beige head. Aroma is sweet malts, raisins and some slight wooden notes. Flavour is bourbon, some hops, alcohol, raisins sweet malts. Nice barley wine "bottom" with some wooden notes as added. Pleasantly balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2012
at 08:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a near clear deep amber with a light brown yellowish head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma had a good amount of bourbon backed by sweet grains and toffee. Flavor had more toffee that had a nice amount of bourbon and a hint of underlying sweet grains.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2011
at 21:03