Wicked Barrel

Microbrewery in Bicaz, Nord-Est, Romania 🇷🇴

Established in 2018

Contact
Strada Ceahlăului 6A, Bicaz, 617457, Romania
Description
The idea of having our own brewery has been in our heads since we launched our first beer, The Black Pot, but we really started thinking about it in the beginning of 2018.

Living in a small town near the Ceahlau mountain means fresh air, great views, many things to do (especially in summer) but there is not much social life. So, this was our first question: build a brewery in the area through which we make the decision to stay here or move to a big city where you have many more opportunities, give up on this idea / dream and continue life? You already know the answer… 😊

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5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, mid sized beige head. Lemony nose with some licorice. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Yeasty lemon, licorice and coffee. Mildly warming finish.
Tried on 16 May 2021 at 19:26

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2021 at 19:42

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5

Bottle 330ml. @ home. 🏡

[ As Wicked Barrel / Blackout Wearing Purple ].
ABV: 11.0%. Clear dark black - red brown colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, molasses, dark malt, sweet malt, sweet sugary plums, wood - soy sauce, light smoked plums. Flavor is heavy sweet with a long duration, roasted, plums, sugary plums, sweet malt, dark fruit - soy sauce, wood. Body is medium to full, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20210429]
7-3-7-4-13
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2021 at 18:56

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Bottle 330ml. @ home. 🏡

[ As Wicked Barrel Blizzard Aged on Bourbon Barrel Chips ].
ABV: 10.3%. Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, sweet malt, dark malt, wood, alcohol - bourbon, light burnt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, wood - aok, dark malt, chocolate - roasted, fresh oak, barrel - wood, sweet malt, dark fruit, medium dry. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20210429]
7-4-8-4-15
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2021 at 18:56

6/10
Tried on 29 Apr 2021 at 17:04

7/10
Tried on 29 Apr 2021 at 16:50

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Cloudy, orangey golden colour with average to huge, thick, fluffy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Fruity hoppy, slightly woody, piney and biscuity, pale malty aroma, rather unspecific fruitiness (and hoppiness) with blurred hints of lemon, pear, pineapple, basil, pine. Taste is citrusy fruity and minimally piney and grassy, earthy-leafy hoppy, notes of lemon, a touch of lemongrass, lemon tea, whiffs of pear, pineapple, wood, very cautious hints of basil, maybe even sorrel, minimally waxy aspects; sweet-ish, biscuity, pale malty basis. Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally dry palate, medium to fine carbonation. Definitely not paradigmatic West Coast style (as is suggested on the label), New England style neither (despite the haziness); in a way close to the hybrid style of Kernel IPAs, but on a lower level of quality - pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2021 at 21:25

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2021 at 19:43

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml bottle from Sophie's Beer Store and drunk at home. Purplish black, opaque and flat. Intense dark malts, plum and yeast extract in the aroma. Sweet taste with sour notes from the dried plum, leading to bitterness in the long finish. Bitter chocolate, stone fruit and soy sauce in the aftertaste. The body is thick and syrupy with low carbonation. A very nice beer, and quite unlike anything I've tried before.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2021 at 00:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Bottle 330ml. @ [ Romania 🇷🇴 Comes to DK 🇩🇰 Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House.

[ As Wicked Barrel / Zburătorul Jungle Juice ].
ABV: 4.0%. Muddy matt medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, moderate yeasty, tart, fruit juice, mango. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruit juice, mango, fruity, light gose salty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20201205]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 17:10