The Great Northern Barrel-Aged Series 49
Evil Twin Brewing NYC in Ridgewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Series|
Score
7.74
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Fill Date: 02/16/22
Adjunct: Vanilla & Cacao nibs
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
7th May 2025
Keg at CBJ. Near opaque dark brown beer, decent tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Airy malts, a modest dark chocolate, soft dark malts cream. Good fruity bourbon, mildly spicy. Well integrated vanilla elevates it all. Soft finish. Tres drinkable. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Great Northern Barrel Aged Series 49 on 15 Feb 2025 at 12:49 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: 12th February 2025
Keg at CBJ. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth palate, slightly viscous, good fine minerally carbonation. Soft dark malts, smooth chocolate. Very fruity bourbon, fruity and soft. Mild vanilla - oak induced. Soft finish. Very approachable and drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Canned 1/30/2025, drunk 4/13/2025.
Very carbonated, clear, dark liquid. Not intensely viscous. Medium-tan head is massive, well-retained on account of such high carbonation.
Earthy chocolate/cacao with roasty stout and not all that much barrel, especially considering the aging time and that it's Willett. Just a bit of perfumey spice towards the end. That said, it's mellow, aromatic, with no booze and zero aggressive notes.
Rich and malty with deep, caramel-forward malts. Still some punchy/raw sugar character, though and, again as with the nose, not that much barrel character. Why would you age a stout for nearly 36 months in such nice barrels and then backblend it with a fresh barleywine???! I guess so that you make more of it? Sad, because you get way too much raw sugar from the barleywine and the barrel is basically lost to it. Tasteful adjuncts, good body, not TOO sweet and not boozey, but tastes more like a fresh barleywine than a BA beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at Craft Beer Junction, 12/02/2025.
Black topped with a dirty tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dark malts, spice, toffee fudge, light roast.
Taste comprises chocolate, light coffee bean, molasses, spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost allied to subtle barrel tones.
Tidy sipper.