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5 Seasons North Decadent Brown Ale Brandy Barrel


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Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Brown Ale

Alpharetta, Georgia USA

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Commercial Description:
Decadent is a big American Brown Ale. It is brewed with 10 different malts and 10 different hops (“Deca-“ meaning 10). Layers of rich toffee, caramel and chocolate flavors from the malt form the backbone to this complex beer. This version was aged on VSOP and oak.
 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Date: 02/21/2008
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: dark brown, fine beige head, layers of drippy lace,
Aroma: dark chocolate aroma balanced with oak and earthy hops followed by a sweet brandy character,
Body: creamy body that turns light and airy like a merangue pie,
Flavor: rich sweet chocolate and brandy flavor, light balancing bitterness adds some restraint but leaves it sweet, bitterness slowly grows pint by pint,
Overall: like a liquor filled chocolate candy,
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Date: 02/22/2008
Mode: cask
Words: next day

after a night of breathing I’m picking up more of a bourbon and oak character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: ***4



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