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Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Bourbon Barrel) 3.77 207

Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Bourbon Barrel)

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2073.8/5.03.77/5.0Special6.4%98.4English pint, Stem glass
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I am big fan of bourbon. It is one of the only true American distillated, and has a long rich history to go with it. Many people don’t know that by law, for a whiskey to be called bourbon, it must be aged in brand new, charred American oak barrels. So once that bourbon is dumped from the barrel for bottling that barrel can no longer be used to make bourbon and is of no more use to the distiller. That’s were we come in. We acquired freshly emptied bourbon barrels to age our Smoked Porter in, and it was worth the extra effort. We present to you the perfect marriage of beer, bourbon and oak for you to enjoy.
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 Ungstrup (15430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Bottled. A black beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with notes of roasted malt, brettanomyces, alcohol, and wood as well as a light smoke note. The flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of roasted malt, citrus, and wood, as well as light notes of chocolate and alcohol, leading to a dry and tart finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 Papsoe (15109), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours an opaque dark brown with a dense light brown head. Lightly tart aroma of wood and bourbon. Medium body, lightly tart woody accents, hard roasted malts, a little bourbon and vanilla. Dry and lightly acidic finish. Yummy. 120609


 yespr (12423), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 14, 2009  
From bottle, blind #12. Pours dark brown to black with a slowly collapsing tan head. Dry fruity, berry, lacto and roasted aroma. Smooth fruity, light sulphorish and crisp acidity and citrusy base flavoured. Smooth sulphorish berry fruity flavoured into the far finish alongside a touch of bourbon. Nice, subtle and utterly well balanced.


 fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #12. ]
Clear dark brown color with a large, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, berry sour, moderate wood, bourbon - red wine, cherry notes. Flavor is heavy sweet, moderate acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090612]


 joergen (8637), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Bottle #12 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Dark brown coloured with a huge beige head. Light acidic aroma of vanilla, oak and red wine. Light acidic flavour of vanilla, oak and berries with roasted notes. Tart finish.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 21, 2007    Updated: Nov 25, 2007
Name: Smoke from the Oak (Bourbon)
Date: 10/12/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark brown, fine beige head, dark chocolate aroma with a touch of tart cherry and light oak, rich dark chocolate flavor, nice sweetness is quickly balanced by a tart character with a light fruityness, lasting light bitter finish,
-------- /> Name: Smoke from the Oak (Bourbon)
Date: 10/28/2007
Mode: bottle

lot stronger woody tart cherry aroma, the flavor is same rich dark chocolate with the tartness providing a minor fruity character to balance the chocolate,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


 fiulijn (7475), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Black color; medium creamy head. The aroma shows some roasted malt, wood, vanilla, light sourness. The flavor mixes equally the chocolate and the roasted malt; the body is medium, there is light sourness; alcohol warmth; strange but dynamic. Interesting, but I’m undecided if I’m impressed or less.


 argo0 (7008), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/511/20
Oct 21, 2007  
(10/18/07, 750ml bottle, thanks Dickinsonbeer) Tan head atop brown-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, cola, light vanilla. Medium-full body.



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