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AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull

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4044.17/5.04.14/5.0Special10%99.3Snifter
Commercial Description:
Old Numbskull aged in bourbon barrels. Limited release December 2004 available only at the brewery in individually numbered 750 mL foil-topped bottles. The first barrel-aged batch was brewed in 2002, racked to an oak bourbon barrel in 2003, and bottled in 2004. A second barrel-aged batch was brewed in 2004 and released in September of 2006.
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 Mette (224), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Drukket i goden venners lag i Sunes sommerhus. Mørk ravfarvet med lille råhvidt skum. romkugler og brunkager, kakao, humle og portvin både i smag og duft. også masser af nødder og chokolade. Superlækker og god humlesmag.


 jsh12bama (337), Alabama, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Pours hazy brown, looks like muddy water. Aroma has strong bourbon notes. Taste is like butter. Huge flavors of butterscotch. Caramel and bourbon flavor as well. Nice thick creamy mouthfeel. Mild alcohol burn. Awesome beer.


 hellbilly (1522), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2008  
sampled with the phoenix crew... 2005 bottle #171/223 finally opened up by bockyhorsey! pours a hazy brown with yellowy/orange tints and no head to speak of. aroma is bourbon!... oh yeah, and wood, grain (almost like dry dog food), sugar cane/dark rum, sweet and more bourbon-y hotness. definitely sweet on the palate with a big boozy chaser... grainy sweetness, chocolate, golden raisins, vanilla, wood and bitterness, dryness and spice all coming from the alcohol. medium to full body seemingly from the lack of carbonation... very smooth mouth feel (aside from the biting alcohol!).... thanks bill and apparently craig!


 Bockyhorsey (2520), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Jul 8, 2008  
2005 bottle # 171 courtesy of cbkschubert. Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Sweet molasas and bourbon wood aromas. Caramel body with no head. Flavors of bourbon, sweet sugary caramel candy. Smooth on the palate. Thanks Craig.


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Sampled at Bockyhorsey’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Thank you Bill! Hazy dark amber pour with no head. Rich aroma of carmelized sugar, malt, wood and bourbon. Lots of complex flavors including all of the above and some nutty grain and hops. Smooth on the palate, with a bit of alcohol on the finish. Very good.


 Sparky27 (1588), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Jul 7, 2008  
2005 bottle generously provided by Bockyhorsey and shared at the 7/5/08 Bock Bash locals tasting. Pours a hazy burnt orange with zero head or carbonation. Nose is bourbon, molasses, brown sugar and earth funk. Taste has lots of bourbon, caramelized sugar and some hops. Lots of alcohol in this bad boy. Full, creamy mouth feel.


 Illini08 (528), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Rating #500!!!

2002 Bottle #80/225. My dad (barleyPops) was so kind as to open and share this gem with me not too long ago. Murky brown pour. Aroma is bourbon, oak, and some sun-dried fruits. Sweet, caramel, malty flavor with the bourbon coming through nicely. Some vanilla as well, maybe just a tad nutty. Smooth mouthfeel. Really good stuff. Thanks to Saarlander for sending this bottle our way. I enjoyed it thoroughly!


 badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 10, 2008  
2006 Version: Reddish amber color with an off-white head. Smell is really sweet with lots of bourbon and butterscotch and some vanilla. Sweet caramel, quite a bit of booze in the taste, as well as oak and some bourbon flavors. High carbonation and medium body. Thanks to iowaherkeye for sharing a sample and to doubleo for giving me a bottle to share with some age on it. I’m looking forward to seeing how this ages and hopefully develops.



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