5 Seasons North Whisky Barrel Aged Quinte55ence

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, alchohol, whiskey, and wood. The flavor has notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, syrup, wood, and whiskey. The body is thick and lovely. Great beer.

Date: 06/26/2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: black, frothy tan head, specks of lace,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and dark fruit aroma with sweet licorice and a peppery spicy edge,
Body: big creamy body,
Flavor: lots of rich dark chocolate flavor, lots of woody oak blends well with the big spicy pepper character, a hint of sweet vanilla adds some balance, fruity esters add a bit more sweetness, light bitterness from the oak and spices, whiskey shows a bit after warming,
Overall: will age really nice as the flavor blends
-------- /> Date: 06/28/2007
Mode: cask
Words: oak chip version

picking up a lot more oak giving it a stronger bitter finish,
-------- /> Date: 08/02/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 3.9 to 4.2
Words: barrel version

Aroma: big sweet fruity aroma with lots of balanced wiskey and chocolate,
Flavor: rich sweet chocolate flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate, whiskey adds depth to the sweetness, lots of dark ripe fruit emerges from the depth for another round of flavor, lots of woody oak shows upon warming
-------- /> Date: 08/11/2007
Mode: bottle

great array of flavors that will age wonderfully,
-------- /> Date: 10/28/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 4.2 to 4.3

Aroma: picking up a touch of alcohol in the aroma,
Flavor: flavor has blended really well with lots of sweetness from the ripe fruit and vanilla is enhanced by the whiskey, rich chocolate and dark fruits are a great combination with the whiskey for a three way,
Overall: just a few months is making a big difference
-------- /> Date: 01/26/2008
Mode: cask
Source: acat
Score: 4.1
Words: 90 day version

Aroma: lots more whisky aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: lots of whisky flavor, blends well with the dark malts,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Bottle acquired in trade. Poured a dark black color with brown edges and an a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of dark fruits, wood, whisky, and vanilla. Tastes of vanilla, bourbon, wood, dark fruits, and chocolate. I liked the way the Barrel Aging was done on this. The more I drank, the more I liked it!

Bottle… This beer rocks!… Almost black, opaque ale with a small, creamy, lightly tanned head. The aroma is a vinous, malty blend of chocolate, sourmash, wood and toasted nuts. There’s more going on, but my unsophisticated nose is overwhelmed… good enough for now. Flavor-wise, you’ve got chocolate malt and candy sugar sweetness with mild sourmash and bacterial pungency and light alcohol and hop bitterness… is that a whisper of coffee? Full-bodied and velvety with almost no carbonation… none needed. Warming mocha finish. Many thanks are extended to kp via boboski for the chance to sample this world class rarity!

(Hand Bottled 750ml) Pours an opaque dark brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of barrel, caramel, whiskey, and molasses. Flavor of molasses, oak, vanilla, and a touch of dark fruit.

Bottle: Pours a very dark viscous mahogany with a thin ring of tan bubbles. Nice, dense oaky whiskey complex aroma has good, rich caramely Belgian malt and dark fruit. Body starts very full, rich and caramely with a little doughy yeast and good balance of oaky whiskey toward a full, bready enjoyable finish with great complexity. This one is really well done.

750ml bottle-pours no head and black color. Aroma is nice, dark malt-molasses, some vinuous. Taste is dark, dark, dark malt-molasses some vinuous /charcoal/tar, dark fruit, vanilla, oak. Not my style but nice.

Poured a hazy deep brown color with no head. The aroma is of whiskey, vanilla, brown sugar, dark fruits,and alcohol. The flavor was sweet with notes of red apples, caramel and brown sugar. Smooth mouthfeel. Medium-full bodied with nice warmth.