Enter the Willett-Verse - Willett 8yr Family Estate Bourbon (14.5%)
Barreled Souls Brewing Company in Saco, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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The second of our two Willett 8yr barrels. Aged in Willett 8-year Family Estate Bourbon, aged for 14 months and 20 days.
Bottled 10/10/2023
Bottled 10/10/2023
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8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from our shared membership. #190/420.
Bourbon, oak, raisins, fig, with very mild warming after the sip. Gets the belly warm!! Lots of flavor!
Bourbon, oak, raisins, fig, with very mild warming after the sip. Gets the belly warm!! Lots of flavor!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 27 Jul 2025
at 17:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with membership group. Opaque dark brown-black with nice viscosity. Aroma is earthy, peaty malt. Taste is mix of earthy, peaty malt, bourbon. Smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. It all sounds OK but it just doesn't work that great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 19:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330mL bottled 10/10/23, #190/420, 7/26/25.
Clear, dark. Small, light-tan head quickly to ring.
Is there a hint of mint or licorice there? Definitely seems like the Willett spice interacting with dark malt creating an herbal spice character. Vanilla and light dark chocolate, but I definitely think it doesnt work as well as the Big Bang does with the Willett. No alcohol noted, though.
Dark chocolate, caramel, salted fudge and a rich, heavily spicy, almost herbal Willett. Wow, that's wacky, but it actually works really well. Minty chocolate and fudge with sweet bourbon and dense chocolate. No alcohol. Really nice, chewy, but not syrupy body and good attenuation. Very pleasantly surprised here!
Clear, dark. Small, light-tan head quickly to ring.
Is there a hint of mint or licorice there? Definitely seems like the Willett spice interacting with dark malt creating an herbal spice character. Vanilla and light dark chocolate, but I definitely think it doesnt work as well as the Big Bang does with the Willett. No alcohol noted, though.
Dark chocolate, caramel, salted fudge and a rich, heavily spicy, almost herbal Willett. Wow, that's wacky, but it actually works really well. Minty chocolate and fudge with sweet bourbon and dense chocolate. No alcohol. Really nice, chewy, but not syrupy body and good attenuation. Very pleasantly surprised here!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 18:35
8/10
10/10/23 190/420 spice, bourbon, barrel, chocolate. Taste follows.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 14:59