wombat23 (6032) reviewed Elevator Wheat from COOP Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 oz. can. Pour is murky bronze with a short-lived off-white head. Aroma is wheat with banana and clove notes. Taste follows nose, with some citrus present and perhaps some white pepper as well. Finish is tangy and sweet.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed F5 IPA from COOP Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can - pours golden with a white head - nose and taste of grapefruit, caramel, pine resin and orange peel - medium body
Mrf33n3y (6651) ticked DNR from COOP Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle shared by Airforcehops on 5/20/17.
Cherry-peach-amber body shows great clarity and a beige head atop that is medium-sized and fairly well-retained, to-style.
Fruity esters emerge, showing a graceful age on them that cuts out any sharpness or aggressivity. Cherry, vanilla, light peach and warm caramel-toffee notes all grace the nose, as sugars intensify on the finish which is dotted by light, peppery alcohol notes that seem appropriate for the style. Bourbon isn’t overdone, showing only light toasted character with a touch of pineapple and coconut. If souring bacteria and yeast were introduced, it doesn’t show through here other than a strong fruitiness that could easily be malt and Sacch-derived.
Soft, rich, malty texture with low but fairly engaging carbonation and lightly toasted oak character. Sweet, though not cloying, with orange peel, black pepper, cherry and long vanilla notes lingering on to the finish which itself shows moderate oak and warming alcohol and further yeast-derived spice. Rich, intense, malty and sweet; yep, it’s a bourbon barrel barleywine alright. But importantly it’s quite well-done, with no syrup or booze and generally well-polished characteristics all around.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Properly cellared 750 ml bottle. 2015 vintage. Bottle 1324 of 1524. Dark murky brown color. Aroma is oak, toffee, molasses. Can find the bourbon. The flavor also has lots of oak over caramel malt and moderately strong toffee. It’s full bodied with an oak and sweet finish. All oak without much bourbon but still pretty respectable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Chris, thanks. Deep copper color with a thin white head. Dark sweet caramel and light fruit. Sticky sweet mouthfeel. Pretty good beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from bottle thanks AirforceHops amber with a tan head nice lacing. Aromas of caramel dark fruit toffee and alcohol. Taste is brown sugar caramel toffee fruit and a nice alcohol finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
2015 bourbon area aged barley wine ale. 750ML, split 4 ways. dark raisin color beer. Taste, already a lot of oxidation. brown sugar, booze, raisin, bourbon, tons of ashy vinuous oak. really intense. I could still kill a bottle.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 375 ml bottle. Aroma is rich and malty with lots of caramel and toffee. Lighter toasted bread, nuts and burnt sugar notes. Somewhat fruity with cherries being the strongest note but also some raisin, fig, date and prune notes. Hint of alcohol spice. Pours a somewhat dark brown with some amber tones and ruby hues on the edges. Moderately large, tan, head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit. No lacing and moderate length legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of caramel and toffee. Some lighter burnt sugar notes with some even lighter notes of chocolate and toasted bread. Medium light bitterness with light alcohol spice. Fairly fruity with quite a bit of cherry flavor as well as some lighter raisin, fig, prune and date notes. Some light grape notes as well. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium to medium high carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent beer with nice malt and fruit notes, but it does not jump out as an amazingly special beer either. Solid Belgian Strong Ale with cherries.