Big Bourbon Series Discombobulation Celebration Ale
Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.37
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Bourbon-aged in 15 year-old Elijah Craig barrels.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Refrigerated 750 ml brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear copper with small with small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, medium body, mediumk carbonation, and littlelacing. Taste is caramel, bourbon, and wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2018
at 21:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
750mL 3 feet thick wax. Pours dark copper almost brown color. Some light tan soapy head. Aroma is fortunately not big and bourbon-y. Dark, lightly alcohol woodsy, barrel malts but mellowy. A little chocolatey and the alcohol works without being over-the-top. Flavor is actually less alcoholy, I get a a good deal of age, a bit watery. Dark woodys malts. Not thick, reduced carbonation. If I drink a brown barleywine that is barrel aged, this would work. Of course, this price tag is restrictive. But I have to than my girl L-Black for sharing this with me, Billiam, and my lady.
Tried
on 18 May 2015
at 00:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Sweet caramel and sweet bourbon notes. Cloudy brown with no head. Upfront barrel notes, caramel, vanilla and toffee. Not bad, but barrel heavy. Light on the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 13:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 2009 bottle at the Blarney Wine tasting on 03/16/2013: Clear copper-brown color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, malt and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, brown sugar, malt and mild hops. The finish is sweet with a caramel malt and oak aftertaste. Solid overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2013
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 12
Draft. Cloudy deep amber body. Short, off-white head, rapidly diminishing. Aroma of sweet cherries, sherry, chocolate, raisin, alcohol. The flavor is heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, soft carbonation. Boozy in the finish along with heavy sweetness. A sipping beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2013
at 04:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2nd October 2010
Slightly hazy dark red - brown beer. Residual off white head. Silky smooth palate, a little dry. Low carbonation. Light oaky bourbon nose. Bittersweet dark toffee. Bags of bourbon, lots of smooth oak but with just a light touch of vanilla oak and coconut. Semi dry finish. Boozy warming afterglow. Delicious!
Slightly hazy dark red - brown beer. Residual off white head. Silky smooth palate, a little dry. Low carbonation. Light oaky bourbon nose. Bittersweet dark toffee. Bags of bourbon, lots of smooth oak but with just a light touch of vanilla oak and coconut. Semi dry finish. Boozy warming afterglow. Delicious!
Tried
on 27 Jun 2012
at 17:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2007 vintage bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Murky red-brown body, thin tan head to ring of carbonation. Oxidized nose with lots of raisin and prune in addition to caramel and alcohol; heavy and sweet with dusty dead yeast and hints of rubber cement. Layered, heavy, oxidized body with toast and prune, modest alcohol, and a dry wood or sawdust finish. Bourbon notes present but muted. Nearly flat. Drink now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2011
at 20:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2007 vintage thanks to footbalm. Pours out dark copper with some red highlights topped with a sand head. Aroma was of caramel, spice, vanilla, wood, bourbon, and some rich malts. Taste was more of the sweetness chocolate, brown sugar, spice, bourbon, and some pit fruit.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2011
at 15:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Moved from my rating incorrectly placed as the regular Discombobulation, which I sampled several years ago at a beer fest where it was called Discombourbonlation. I see now that was just the first serving of this brew ---------------------------------- draft at Mad Anthony Oktoberfest - Pours dark brown with a thin head. The bourbon barrel aging shines through in the aroma that also features caramel malts and some dark fruit, perhaps plum. It tastes malty with a good hops balance and just the right amount of bourbon flavor to be noticeable without overwhelming the beer. The alcohol is just noticeable, definitely well concealed for being 10%. I agree with Hotstuff that this beer was the star of the show at this year’s MA Oktoberfest. They had it labeled "Discombourbonlation".
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2010
at 19:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
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Tried
on 29 Apr 2010
at 04:54