Livery Carvaceous

Brewed by The Livery
Style: American Strong Ale
Benton Harbor, Michigan USA

FoBAB 2008, Chicago: This poured a hazy, deep amber body with a small bubbly head. It had a sharp aroma of old grassy hops supported by whiskey, oak, and caramel. It had a strong taste of alcohol, flaming caramel, a grassy hop bitterness, and an off sourness. Seems a bit confused.

FoBAB 2008 - pours hazy amber, soapy head, nose is grassy, sweet malt. flavors are grass, orange, pine, grapefruit, and sourish.

FoBAB 2008: Yes, I had to wait till FoBAB to try this beer since I missed the brief moment it was on tap at the brewery. The brew is coppery and oily with a small fading head. The aroma has notes of rye whiskey, wood, vanilla, herbal and grassy hops, caramel, and some tart bacteria funk. The taste starts with a big boozy attack, very much bourbon influenced. Some sweet malt and twangy fruits noted as well. Bitter hop driven finish and a wierd spicy note too. The mouth feel is very warming and oily, highly aggressive palate. Not too bad but appears to have spent to much time in the barrel.

Fobab VI. Nose is nice and funky, ton of hops peaking through the bourbon. This is a well layered beer and definitely made me want to visit the Livery. There body is cloudy, like most barrel beers and minimal head. Taste is roasty and caramely malt, nice spice from the hops. Overally, one of the best of the fest.

(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of sour fruit, oak, pine, and light citrus. Flavor of oak, light sourness, roasted malt, vinous, and hops (grapefruit, light pine).