Newport Craft Brewing Co. Newport Storm 06

Newport Storm 06

 

Newport Craft Brewing Co. in Newport, Rhode Island, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
Score
7.01
ABV: 11.9% IBU: - Ticks: 20
This year’s version of our annual limited release introduced a new step in the process, barrel aging. After primary fermentation, this step, done in aged bourbon barrels, adds a unique element to the beer. To go along with this special process we used three types of malts, including peated malt, in the fermentation. This combination adds elements to the beer reminiscent of fine Scotch Whiskeys. East Kent Golding hops add to the Scottish influence and round out this exceptionally complex brew. Once again, the beer is finished with a bottle conditioning step and, like its predecessors, should continue to improve with age. It is extremely limited, extremely strong, and extremely original, because as we like to say around here: "It’s All About Extremes!
 

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8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Hazy caramel body with a small off-white head. Bready, toasty caramel aroma. Sweet caramel and toffee flavor. Medium full body with low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2009 at 17:19


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle enjoyed on 8/23/08: Judging by the other ratings, this must have been an ugly baby that turned into a hot teen. A cloudy copper orange pour with a tiny white head. Aroma of citrus and sweet, candied fruit. Subtle ba notes and that bourbon element. Tastes quite smooth and sweet. Did I mention smooth? Caramel and citrus balance with the ba notes. More light fruitiness and ever so mellow. I wish I could remember who to thank for sending this one to Idaho!

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2008 at 17:40


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy golden amber. Small quick thin head. Light sweet fruity aroma. Flavor is light malty with a slow lingering ABV burn reminecint of a wine than beer. Soft trailer. Appropriatwl faded Nic .

Tried on 24 Aug 2008 at 01:21


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Blue Bottle Pours out a hazy amber topped with no head. Aroma of GREATNESS. Some Almond Joy aroma and wood. Tast of sweetness with the coconut and a little more of the ABV burn. Very tasty after 2 years. This would be over the top in a few more years. thanks Jake for my first Rhode Island brew.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2008 at 01:18


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

bottle at Fort Wayne tasting - Pours murky orange with no head. It smells of oak, bourbon, and some alcohol. The flavor has oaked bourbon, caramel malt, and some light spice. It’s full bodied and the bourbon carries through to the finish. I’m going to have to disagree with some raters at our tasting. I thought it was very good.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2008 at 23:16


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Courtesy of Solan. Pours orange-ish copper with thin weak off white head. The aroma is mostly the barrel aged-ness and initially not much else. If I really concentrate I can just get some weak malt sweetness behind the wood and whiskey. The taste starts sweet and sticky then becomes woody and whiskey fortified. The barrel age aspect of the beer just takes too much of the flavor and hides almost all of the barleywine notes. I can just pick up faint dark fruit notes and faint caramel as just a murmur behind the whiskey. This wasn’t nearly as nice as the 2005.

Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2007 at 16:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle Thanks to kramer17801 for this one. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Malty alcoholic caramel aroma with hints of dark fruit. Sweet malty dark fruit flavor with hints of alcohol and caramel. Sweet malty finish with a bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2007 at 06:27


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

03-06 all tasted like barleywines. 06 is easily the weakest of the lot. Hot burn from alcohol. Some sweetness from sugar and a touch of fruit, distilled spirits, and a thin body. Maybe it needs time, or maybe it isn’t very good.

Tried on 03 Jul 2007 at 16:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by Odeed; Nose of light fruit, woodineess and bourbon; Lightly hazed orange with a medium offwhite head;; flavor of caramel, apricots, spices, oak, a little alcohol, and a bit of hop bitterness for a finish. Almost as good as the 01, very underrated!

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2007 at 00:16


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled, thanks jjpm74! Cloudy amber, no head. Strong caramel aroma. Sweet and very malty with full body. Evident notes of oak, vanilla and whiskey. There’s lots crystal malt, some pears, lots of barrel character.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2007 at 12:24