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Grand Teton Bone Warmer Amber Ale 3.44 44

Grand Teton Bone Warmer Amber Ale

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443.53/5.03.44/5.0Special8.2%37.4Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Bone Warmer Amber Ale, brewed in the "strong ale" tradition, is a beer of great character, with exceptional malt flavor and warming alcohol content. Historically, brewers often drew three different runs from the same barley mash. The first, used for strong ale of "best beer", had the most alcohol. The second was used for less strong "table beer", and the third, a lighter and cheaper "small beer". Our Bone Warmer is brewed the same way, using only the first runnings from an extraordinarily thick, strong mash of Idaho 2-Row Metcalfe and Harrington barley malt, along with dark German munich and caramel malts. We subtly spiced it with "noble" character American Perle and Mt. Hood hops, fermented it at cool temperatures and cold-conditioned it for smoothness and drinkabitlity. The resulting ale is the color of roasting chestnuts, voluptuously malty, only slightly sweet, with a hint of toffee and a warming dry finish. It's an ideal accompaniment to rich meaty stews, wild game, roasted fowl or root vegetables, and aged cheddars.
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 swoopjones (1920), Buffalo, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Bottle with Waxed Swing Top. Bottling Date11/16/07. Shared with TomThompson 7 Camerons crew post Beer Wars. Pours deep caramel color. Liguid Rolo. Rich malty aroma. Barleywine richness. Taste was extremely smooth, rich maltiness, molasses, caramel, mild booziness. Very nice beer.


 SudsMcDuff (1706), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 25, 2009  
OATs .... why do these crazy people wax a fliptop? ... this is a nice beer ... lots of honey and caramel in the honker ... medium head ring .. nice mouth, almost creamy, nice richness to it ... is sweet, some molasses and honey in the taste .. a mellow drinking brew, bottle dated from Nov 16 2007 ..


 Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 14, 2008  
1 Litre swingtop from the MJRBC. Pours copper with a thin off white head. Smells of sweet malt, some citrus, molasses. Tastes of sweet plums, some molasses, lots of caramel. No bitterness to counteract the bitterness. An English barleywine all the way.


 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Courtesy dchmela. Clear amber color, sparse tan head. General sweet aroma, caramel, no defined hop presence. Very sweet candied malt taste, a little hops, but a very general brew.


 GodOfThunder (878), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Thanks dchmela for bringing this to the McBackus Backyard Bash. Pours a black cheery color with a caramel and malt aroma. Some good dark fruit flavor in there and just slightly thick mouthfeel. Pretty good beer. My bone is sufficiently warmed.


 Beerlando (2352), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Courtesy dchmela. Pours mostly clear and dark reddish-amber in color. A thin, tan colored head leaves micro-spot lacing and runny legging on the glass. Aromas include a huge caramel malt base, followed by hints of roasted nutes, lactose, and a hefty dose of floral and citrus hops. Flavors follow suit, caramel malts being balanced by citrus hops and orange blossoms. Medium-full bodied and lightly carbonated, the mouthfeel is slightly lacking. This is basically a barley wine in all material respects, and a decent one at that.


 dchmela (1458), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Tasting at the McBackus Backyard Bash. Dark amber pour. Big malty hoppy aroma. Very barley wine like. Malty caramel taste with hints of the bitter hops. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Very drinkable, comes across as a slightly weak barley wine.


 hopscotch (5534), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Bottle... Backus’s Backdoor Bash ‘08... Cloudy burnt orange ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Lots of caramel and roasted nuts in the nose. Full-bodied and chewy with laid-back carbonation. Mostly sweet; moderately bitter. Vanilla and caramel. Finishes caramelly and sweet. Big time thanks to dchmela for bringing this bottle to the Throwdown!



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