Molting Cycle

Radiant Beer Company in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Horus Aged Ales
Barley Wine - Barley Regular

Score

7.31

ABV: 14.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 10

You must shed the old to grow the new; this is the MOLTING CYCLE. For our second barrel collab with Horus Aged Ales, we took our first BA collab, Midnight Coverts, and filled the entirety of a Black Currant Mead Barrel, which began as a Pappy Van Winkle 23yr Barrel in a past life. The Stout/Barleywine blend is imbued with life anew, transforming into a novel creature entirely. Fresh aromas of treacle, dark fruit, honey, deep barrel and vanilla round out with the mild vinosity of black currant. Rich and rounded with tannins, this cycle continues the flight of soaring bourbon and rye whiskey flavors, rising in the shadows of a medium-sweet, viscous liquid that lands gracefully with a bruleed sugar finish. The reincarnation of richness.

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8.1

martin00sr (12419) reviewed Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 5 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @MBCC 2025, Green Session. Black, no head. Hesay rich daak malty aroma. Hesay sweet dark malty aroma. Alc warmth and buzz.

Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2025 at 08:39

7.8

mcberko (47456) reviewed Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

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

On tap at MBCC 2025 (Green session), pours black, no head. Aroma has lots of rich dark dried fruit, currant jamminess, and some bourbon barrels. Flavour is very rich, with tons of currant jamminess, bourbon barrels, and dark dried fruits. Rich jammy malts on the finish. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 28 May 2025 at 03:35

8.1

RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at MBCC 2025, green session. Pours black. Brown bread, crusts, and bourbon on the nose. Fkavour has roasted malts, crusts, brown sugar, bourbon barrels on the finish. Very nics.

Tried from Draft on 25 May 2025 at 22:01

AndySnow (19631) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Tried from Draft on 24 May 2025 at 19:39

BeerPlace (10899) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

MBCC 2025. Session #4.
7☆4☆8☆4☆15》38

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 19:25

beerhunter111 (50581) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

MBCC 2025, Green Session. A very dark brown beer, no head. Aroma of dried fruits, boozy dark malt. Taste of dried dark fruits, raisins, bourbon, boozy dark malt.

Tried from Draft on 24 May 2025 at 17:25

CoccoBill (10287) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 16:41

tiong (21350) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Sweet, stingy and malty with some prunes, figs, syrup and oak. Intense.

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 16:37

fonefan (84534) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Green 🟩 Session 🧙‍♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250524]

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 12:08

Brugmansia (22477) ticked Molting Cycle from Radiant Beer Company 8 months ago

Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Green 🟩 Session 🧙‍♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250524]

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 12:08