BridgePort Bourbon Barrel Old Knucklehead

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Barley Wine
Portland, Oregon USA

Nice clear garnet color with a thin head. First smell is grassy hops with a whiff of wood. Medium body and smooth. Taste is more winter warmer to than barleywine, with spicy malts and yeast, barely a hint of the barrel aging in the flavor.

On tap at Horsebrass 31 Dec. 05. Brownish in color, perhaps a bit of haze with a very slight red tinge. Midimal to no head formation and no lacing left behind. Very pleasant bourbon notes in aroma, chock full of vanilla, some honey. Medium bodied with slight carbonation. Pleasant, mild bourbon burn from alcohol and the barrel aging. Vanilla and some tannins. Slightly astringent. Perhaps some light smoke. Pretty well done, not really overwhelming.

Courtesy of Wickedpete. Hazy amber body with a tiny beige head. The nose is cracker, brown sugar, light bourbon and toffee. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with toffee, golden raisins, graham cracker and citrus hops. Full body is chewy with moderate carbonation. Finish is a bit rough and warm.

Bottle: Orange copper color with a smaller beige head. Aroma is thick with caramel sweetness and hints of vanilla. Flavor is moderate on caramel, light toffee, some oak aged notes, and light citrus hops. Very mellow bw. I’d been wanting to try this for a while, thanks to Jordan for packing this home from Seattle!

pretty average beer,especially for a ba barley wine.i picked up the usual cotton candy,caramel,and some "ba" type flavors.

22oz bottle pours out a dark amber topped with a small tan head. A nice aroma malt and wood. Tast of bitter hops and a bit. I think this will tast pretty good in a couple of years after the fresh hops die.

From a 22 oz bottle with No. 012 on the front, this poured a very deep garnet color with a rich foamy off-white head with big bubbles that left virtually no lacing. Nose of caramel malts, grassy hops, and a hint of bourbon. Rich and almost oily mouthfeel. Flavor is dominated by by the rich malts, and the bourbon becomes more apparent but is still subtle. Great bitter hop finish. I drank this at cellar temperature - 55 degrees) and unlike most other raters I personally liked this one a lot.

Bomber courtesy of hopdog. Pours a murky swamp water brown with one finger tan head and crazy lacing. Nose is bourbon, dark fruits, caramel and brown sugar. Taste is bourbon, wood, raisins, caramelized sugar and a hoppy bitter finish which cuts the sweetness nicely. Medium mouth feel. Decent BW. Thanks Steve!