Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Barley Wine
San Marcos, California USA

Crushed with Jakebra. This is not fair. No beer should be this awesome. Fuckin a. Cant describe it. The most euphoric beer Ive had so far. Definitely almost angelic.

375ml bottle. Dark brow/reddish pour with a tan head. Very malty, some woddy notes as well, lots of dark fruits, super rich. More dark fruits in the flavor as well, raisins are really prominent to me. Some bourbon notes in the back of the throat, very warming and very tasty.

375 ml bottle (9/18/08) Courtesy of Hopscotch CU/WVU throwdown)-Pours a dark brown with a nice small tan head. The cork flew out of the bottle upon opening. Aroma of caramel, roasted malt, dried fruit, alcohol, and molasses. Flavor was the same with the bourbon mxed in throughout. This full bodied brew is the best Barley Wine Ive ever tasted. Very well balanced, Awesome.

Sweet, sticky, rich, roasty and warm...Cork ejects with a big pop which leads to just a bit of gushing. Pours dark brown with about a finger or so of tan head that recedes to a thin lasting layer. Sweet, rich, deep aroma of caramelized sugar, raisin, roastiness, creme brulee, bourbon, vanilla and oak. Oh yeah. Mouthfeel initially just kind of average with a bit of fizziness/light prickliness that detracts a bit but eventually settles out to a warmer, smoother palate, becoming lightly silky. Fairly sticky esp. in finish. Some light fine rings of lacing and a syrupy film inside snifter. Flavor of caramelized sugar, raisin, roast, molasses and a touch of bourbon. Hot but it is kind of a smooth alcohol presence. As it warms the oak and vanilla emerge more amd meld with the other flavors. Medium-bitter bite through finish. Lovely and big. Rating 1K down the hatch. Mucho thanks to IrishBoy for the treat of this 375 ml bottle.

07 Draft at Brouwers Big Wood 2008. Big. big roasty maple syrup, grain, earthiness. Heavy, bright carbonation that explodes in the mouth. Palate bomb, like straight juice. Intense woodiness with sugery malt. not intensely sticky but very coating. The most flavorful beer ive ever had. fascinating, one of a kind beer. and lovely to have again, and on tap no less

On TAP at Brouwer’s Big Wood 08. Pours dark – as black as a stout – with a great off-white head. DEEP aroma – a ton of malts, reminds me of something breakfasty – a deep, roasty maple syrup, maybe. Bourbon. Oak. The flavor is just huge – it explodes when it hits your tongue unlike anything else I’ve had. Incredibly thick, but still clean and dry. I still think it’s a bit too sweet, and I’d love to try something like this that has a bit better balance. There’s a roastiness that comes through at the end. This is about as full-bodied as it is possible to make a beer. Points for novelty.

Bottle pours out a dark brown with some red highs topepd with a cream head. Aroma of sweetness and plenty of the bourbon with wood. Tast of more wood plenty of sweetness. Tasty. thanks jake for the love.

2008 botling. Dark, nearly opaque mahogany brown with red highlights at the rim. Big, fluffy, medium-tan head on the pour dissipates into a fine, thin layer. The nose is redolent of sweet, dark, caramel malt with vanilla, oak, Bourbon, and alcohol top notes with golden raisins, toffee, molasses, and dark brown sugar base notes. Dark, sweet, malt notes again in the flavor along with a soft smokiness, molasses, and brown sugar. There is caramel and woodinessas well alongside pleasant aged and oxidized characteristics with a very slight bitter tartness in the finish. The body is full, but oddly light-feeling. This is in contrast to the big, dense body with heavy thickness on the palate that one might expect from a beer of this type. It is a refreshing surprise and adds a new dimension to this very interesting beer.