 RollinHard (748), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Jun 23, 2009 might this be the first barrel aged beer to ever DECREASE the alcohol content? Haha. Anyway, reddish brown pour. Aroma of rye, toast, and wine. Flavor of sweet toast, tanginess, caramel and grapes. Finishes with tangy wood, toast, and char. Medium bodied and creamy. Interesting, but I dunno. Maybe not the best barrel or beer for the job.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
May 12, 2009 Tap at Bear Republic. Reddish-brown color with a small off-white head. Aroma of white grapes, rye, malt, and citrus/pine hops. Flavor is like a somewhat muted Hop Rod Rye - rye, malt, wood, and citrusy hops - with a very noticeable Chardonnay presence. Fairly full palate with a somewhat dry finish. Very good.
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Apr 17, 2009 Tap at brewpub. As far removed from the mess of BA Red Rocket as you can get. Pours a nice reddish brown with a thin white head. The aroma is of grapes and some citrus and pine hop notes with a bit of oak. Flavor is very vinous as well with a piney hop finish. Interesting beer, definitely tasty though.
FirmButtstone (47), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Apr 14, 2009 on tap at bear republic. nose of grape with a bit of hop. very nice reddish brown with thin head. taste of wine and oak with a nice hop finish. the dryness of the rye is still there. i really like this even more then regular hop rod.
badlizard (2324), Berkeley, California, USA
Mar 27, 2009 Nice red color with an oak wine and hops aroma. Smooth velvetty palate. Sweet wine toffee and brown sugar taste. Excellent.
SamGamgee (1395), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
Mar 23, 2009 Draught at the brewpub, 8%abv. Amber with a creamy head. Malty, caramel, yeasty, and woody aroma. The flavor is vinous and lightly tart with light malt, and finishes citric, bitter, and hoppy. The wine quality its doing a lot here, and the combo with the hoppy base and acidity is pretty odd. I would give this another go though.
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
Mar 2, 2009 Draft. Rich mahogony beer with a nice light tan head. Light oak, light wine aroma with light malt and light hops - more subtle than I would have thought. Big chardonnay flavor with malt, a light woodsiness, and some hops (though much less than what I would expect from Hop Rod Rye). Medium-plus bodied. Chardonna, oak, and malt linger. Hops not as present.
JohnC (2227), Mission Viejo, California, USA
Jan 29, 2009 On tap at the brewery, I got this as part of a sampler set.
The chardonnay barrel adds a sourness that as bhensonb noted, is neither belgian sour or a brett, but a different sort of grapey sour that works well here. Tasty.
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