8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle #601/ 720. Aroma shows bolder vanilla, light oak, melted caramel. The flavor shows strong vanilla with maybe a note of almond hiding in there. The adjuncts do tome down the barrel quite a bit. Sweet but not cloying. Another really well made Barreled Souls brew.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 26 Jul 2025
at 16:03
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with membership group. Inky black with nice viscosity, no head or lacing. Aroma is peaty malt, vanilla, almond, caramel, bourbon. Taste is strong caramel, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, hint of dark fruit. Medium body, moderately thick texture, soft carbonation, some alcohol heat (mellows as it sits). Not getting as much bourbon as straight Tonka. Starts a bit muddled but comes together better as it sits. A bit sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 16:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
500mL bottled 1/29/24, #601/720, drunk 7/26/25.
Dark, clear. Garnet highlights. Little/no head.
I get the nuts in the nose, surprisingly, but not very much vanilla. Some pastryish flavors from the salted caramel. Again, the barrel is hard to find in the nose. Prominent caramel-toffee. No alcohol noted.
BIG vanilla, whew. Did NOT skimp on that. It tastes great, but it's not exactly subtley done. Barrel has the fun drying spices with the clove, dry toffee, cream and the almond and salted caramel don't hurt either. No alcohol, with a nice texture and no big syrup or excessive sugar. Like the other, a bit on the sweeter side, but not too much so.
Dark, clear. Garnet highlights. Little/no head.
I get the nuts in the nose, surprisingly, but not very much vanilla. Some pastryish flavors from the salted caramel. Again, the barrel is hard to find in the nose. Prominent caramel-toffee. No alcohol noted.
BIG vanilla, whew. Did NOT skimp on that. It tastes great, but it's not exactly subtley done. Barrel has the fun drying spices with the clove, dry toffee, cream and the almond and salted caramel don't hurt either. No alcohol, with a nice texture and no big syrup or excessive sugar. Like the other, a bit on the sweeter side, but not too much so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 16:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500mL bottled 1/29/2024, #243/720, drunk 7/26/25.
Dark, clear. Dark chestnut hues. Very little head.
Sweet, rich fudge and light dark chocolate interludes with rich caramel. Not very spicy at all, but some round sweetness. Extremely approachable and not overly barrel-y in the nose. Certainly mild and very malt-focused. No alcohol noted.
Tangy almost, in the mouth, with cream, toffee, clove, vanilla. Ok, I guess that's the OE wheated bourbon. Very different than your average bourbon. Makes for a super unique flavor, though sadly it doesn't translate to the aroma very much. Some classic cherry on the very end, with an undercurrent of zesty acidity. Soft caramel and creamy marshmallow-fudge. Despite the clovey-zesty-vanilla acidity, it's still tending a bit sweeter than I'd prefer, but not by a huge margin. No alcohol noted.
Dark, clear. Dark chestnut hues. Very little head.
Sweet, rich fudge and light dark chocolate interludes with rich caramel. Not very spicy at all, but some round sweetness. Extremely approachable and not overly barrel-y in the nose. Certainly mild and very malt-focused. No alcohol noted.
Tangy almost, in the mouth, with cream, toffee, clove, vanilla. Ok, I guess that's the OE wheated bourbon. Very different than your average bourbon. Makes for a super unique flavor, though sadly it doesn't translate to the aroma very much. Some classic cherry on the very end, with an undercurrent of zesty acidity. Soft caramel and creamy marshmallow-fudge. Despite the clovey-zesty-vanilla acidity, it's still tending a bit sweeter than I'd prefer, but not by a huge margin. No alcohol noted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 15:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with membership group. Inky black with nice viscosity, no head or lacing. Aroma is strong bourbon (mellows as it sits), hint of dark fruit; toffee/malt emerge as it sits. Taste is strong mix of toffee, bourbon, light peaty malt and hint of dark fruit. Soft carbonation, silky texture, initial blast of alcohol heat but mellows as it sits. Very nice, particularly after allowed to sit a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 15:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. #243/720. Flavor is attributed to the bourbon. Oak, coconut, mild spice. The flavor has mild sweet bourbon that is mildly oaky. Hints of caramel, vanilla, and soft rye. Warming after the sip. Alcohol doesn’t burn. Body is lean but the flavor is very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 26 Jul 2025
at 15:41
8/10
10/10/23 190/420 spice, bourbon, barrel, chocolate. Taste follows.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 14:59
8.2/10
7/6/23 278/432 spicy, sweet, nice but 6 yr was the sweetness spot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 14:26
8.4/10
7/6/23 381/432 tad more spice, still smooth, really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 14:05
8.8/10
7/6/23 316/432 smooth, balanced, such a treat to drink. Wow
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2025
at 13:47