8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
2023 Vintage. 545/1260. Aroma is mellow Knob Creek and caramel malts.
Flavor is it warm melted caramel mixed with Knob Creek bourbon with a mild trace of spice. ABB is nicely hidden. This is excellent.
Flavor is it warm melted caramel mixed with Knob Creek bourbon with a mild trace of spice. ABB is nicely hidden. This is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 25 Jul 2025
at 22:02
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared with membership group. Dark brown with almost no ring of head, light viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is well balanced bourbon, caramel. Taste is well balanced strong bourbon, caramel. Velvety smooth, medium bodied, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Not complex but well balanced and comforting. Wonderful palate. Holy hell--14.5%?!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottled 6/15/23, #545/1260, drunk 7/25/25.
Lighter than typical. Dark amber with ruby hues. Small, greige head.
Sweet bourbon, with light cherry and light vanilla. No aggressivity, no alcohol, no excess sugar. Just so mellow and rounded and yet nicely aromatic.
Rich bourbon with cherry, vanilla, and long caramel. Big spice on the finish with good "antique"-like whiskey character (spicy, woody, rounded, deep). Lingering cherry-vanilla and sweet bourbon. Just a touch, touch sweeter than I'd prefer, ideally. No alcohol whatsoever.
Lighter than typical. Dark amber with ruby hues. Small, greige head.
Sweet bourbon, with light cherry and light vanilla. No aggressivity, no alcohol, no excess sugar. Just so mellow and rounded and yet nicely aromatic.
Rich bourbon with cherry, vanilla, and long caramel. Big spice on the finish with good "antique"-like whiskey character (spicy, woody, rounded, deep). Lingering cherry-vanilla and sweet bourbon. Just a touch, touch sweeter than I'd prefer, ideally. No alcohol whatsoever.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
2023 Vintage. 227/1220. Aroma is rye bourbon and mild apple brandy. Flavor of raisins, mild caramel, with a soft traces of apple brandy. Mild spice. Light alcohol only shows after finishing the glass. Lots of flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle (9/25/23) shared with membership group. Virtually opaque dark brown, ring of head, nice viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, earthy malt, apple brandy, light oak. Taste is mix of apple brandy, rye, oak, caramel. Frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Wonderful aroma, with taste close behind. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottled 9/25/23, #227/1220, drunk 7/25/25.
Clear, dark mahogany with a deep hazelnut-cola hue. Light tan head fades steadily to partial cover.
Sweet (but not too) apple in the nose with no aggressive alcohol or excessive sugar. Maple, vanilla, caramel are all round and homogenized. Nice layers of barrel, with sweet fruitiness, vanilla, and deeper acid at the end.
Rye spice is BIG, bold and softened by sweet apple character. Nice and attenuated, though still quite malty with lots of caramel and vanilla. Maybe just a shade sweeter than I'd prefer and there's some strength on the end. Almost a peppery, strong, bitter brandy. But hard to argue here. They've absolutely killed it on the barrel expression here.
Clear, dark mahogany with a deep hazelnut-cola hue. Light tan head fades steadily to partial cover.
Sweet (but not too) apple in the nose with no aggressive alcohol or excessive sugar. Maple, vanilla, caramel are all round and homogenized. Nice layers of barrel, with sweet fruitiness, vanilla, and deeper acid at the end.
Rye spice is BIG, bold and softened by sweet apple character. Nice and attenuated, though still quite malty with lots of caramel and vanilla. Maybe just a shade sweeter than I'd prefer and there's some strength on the end. Almost a peppery, strong, bitter brandy. But hard to argue here. They've absolutely killed it on the barrel expression here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500 ml. Bottle. 2023 vintage. 954/1200. Aroma is almost pure sugar. Flavor is mild vanilla, soft hazelnut nut followed by light coffee. It shows a bit to much sugar in the finish to be real enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle (8/1/23) with membership group. Opaque black with ring of head, nice viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is subtle hazelnut, stronger vanilla, roasted malt. Taste is strong hazelnut, vanilla, sugar, bit of alcohol harshness. Frothy texture, soft carbonation, some alcohol harshness, sugary sweet. Desirable elements are here but other, less desirable elements as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500mL bottled 8/1/23, #954/1200, drunk 7/25/25.
Clear, dark. Not pitch black. Tan head is medium-to-small, sits at cover.
Smells beany, with typical moderate sugar of their non-BA beers. Touch of glue? Not super hazelnutty, but there's a spice to it, I guess. Not getting much vanilla. Oh boy...
Not awful up front, as the rich hazelnut pleasantly displays itself prominently. Unfortunately it gets really sweet from there, exacerbated by the soft vanilla. Cocoa, coffee, bitter alcohol and dark roast with maybe a touch of glue. Not their worst non-BA by a large margin. But still so god damned underattenuated.
Clear, dark. Not pitch black. Tan head is medium-to-small, sits at cover.
Smells beany, with typical moderate sugar of their non-BA beers. Touch of glue? Not super hazelnutty, but there's a spice to it, I guess. Not getting much vanilla. Oh boy...
Not awful up front, as the rich hazelnut pleasantly displays itself prominently. Unfortunately it gets really sweet from there, exacerbated by the soft vanilla. Cocoa, coffee, bitter alcohol and dark roast with maybe a touch of glue. Not their worst non-BA by a large margin. But still so god damned underattenuated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:24
7.8/10
9/2/24 621/1020 aroma is bananas, willett, barrel. Taste is vanilla and bananas, loads of bourbon with a nice kick in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 19:38