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BridgePort Bourbon Barrel Old Knucklehead

BridgePort Bourbon Barrel Old Knucklehead - Barley Wine

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83
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Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Barley Wine

Portland, Oregon USA

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823.47/5.03.42/5.0Special10%38.7Snifter
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Commercial Description:
10% ABV (per bottle label - No. 12 bottling)
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 Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of alcohol, while the flavor is sweet malty with notes of alcohol and fruit, leading to a drywoody and alcoholic finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/514/20
Nov 18, 2008  
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of gunhaver. Hazy amber golden with a small creamy beige head. Aroma of wood, caramel, alcohol and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with notes of fruit, caramel and wood. The finish is rather raw and unrefined bitter with quite some alcohol. 311008


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 27, 2008  
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a diminished off-white head. Mild wineous and spiced hoppy with a dark and mild roasted malty base note. Bitter and slight spiced flavoured with a solid caramel malty and dense hoppy note. Ends malty and slight spiced.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 9, 2008    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Name: BA Old Nucklehead
Date: 03/07/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head, drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a light earthy and oak bitterness,
Flavor: sweet dark caramel malt flavor, touch of fruity character, light oak adds the bitterness and a dryness, touch of sweet vanilla, only a psychological hint of bourbon, fleeting barrel tartness,
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Name: BA Old Nucklehead
Date: 09/06/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 3.4 to 3.5

Aroma: a nice fruityness in the aroma along with a touch of vanilla,
Flavor: oak and vanilla is coming through stronger in the flavor, still mostly caramel but the bourbon actually shows up in the background this time,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008  
Hazy medium amber colour. Big nose with a hint of bourbon, lots of fat toffee and caramel malts. Not getting much barrel on the palate, but given how good knucklhead can be with its rich malts, I’m not going to sweat it.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 14, 2008  
<i>Tasting at Papsoe</i>
Hazy red-dark amber color; small creamy head. Creamy &#40;milky&#41; caramel aroma, nice. Strong caramel flavor, some chocolate malt, strong bitterness, roasted nuts character, some hop resins but less American-type hopping than usual, which makes of it an original one, at least, since it´s not the best. Strong ending bitterness.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 23, 2008  
(22oz bottle, thanks wickedpete) Medium off-white head atop clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin, faint Bourbon. Taste is moderately sweet, Bourbon, raisin, some ash/roast, caramel. Medium body, light stickiness.


 hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 9, 2008  
22oz bottle. Poured a deeper amberish / brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of wood, a little earthy, dark fruits, toffee, and some boubon. Tastes of boubon, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits, and oaky woodiness. Light alcohol in the finish. Its not an ’in your face’ barley wine or barrel aged beers, but it is quite drinkable and I did enjoy it.



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