New Glarus Unplugged Bourbon Barrel Bock

From the bottle with many thanks to Secret Santa, pours a hazy orange-red with a thick off white head. Aroma is of dark malts and some alcohol, dark fruits and a hint of vanilla. First taste is reminiscent of a Belgian tripel, silky smooth with flavors of oranges, vanilla, candi sugar, caramel, amber malts. Thick but drinkable, this is a rather flavorful beer and a goon-un.

Bottle, thanks to markwise for sharing. Poured a dark amber color with a thin tan head. Nose is caramel, wood, bourbon, vanilla, and raisin. Medium body with a creamy mouth feel. Loads of caramel in the flavor making it pretty sweet, also notes of bourbon, wood, raisin, and malt. Finishes sticky sweet.

Another great beer BBB63 gave me to try. Thanks so much! Pours mahogany with a beige head and some nice legs and leaves spotty lace. A lively lookin brew. Aroma of toffee, bourbon, candied sugar, caramel apple, vanilla. Flavor is much the same with some booze notes added in. Not sure of the ABV, but the booze is subtle and a nice complement. Mouthfeel slightly creamy and sticky, but thinner than expected. This is a good beer. A tad on the sweet side, but quite tasty and enjoyable. Thanks again, Mike!

Bottle from trade with iowaherkeye- thanks, Joey! Pours caramel brown with an off-white head. Nose is caramel, bourbon, brown sugar, slight vanilla, and chocolate. Flavor is bock- caramel, malt, brown sugar, slight lager, bourbon, vanilla, and some boozy fruit. Medium mouthfeel and lingering bourbon. Very nice.

Bottle courtesy of markwise. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber to brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, light smoke, slight vinegar. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, bourbon, vanilla, oak, smoke, light fresh fruit, and sour ripe fruit. Generally medium body with a pleasing boozy finish.

Bottle courtesy of the generosity of barleyPops – thanks Duane! Pours slightly hazy amber with a half finger tan head that faded fast. The nose is vanilla, caramel malt, light brown sugar and slight wood. The taste is cocoa, dark fruit, candied sugar and oaky bourbon. Medium semi-creamy mouthfeel. The bourbon cuts down the typical Bock sweetness nicely. Good stuff.

Red in color and completely clear. There is no head to speak of and the smell is straight bourbon and nothing else. The mouthfeel is the only thing I like about this beer. The taste is syrupy like cherry cough syrup and has some bourbon notes. I honestly could not tell the difference between this and the bourbon barrel quadruple. I also could not detect the brett. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-19-2007 16:08:29

Bottle thanks to iowaherkeye. Pours with a foamy tan head over a, for the most part clear, copper body. Head fades. Aroma is room filling. Notes abound of toffee, dark fruits, vanilla, caramel, slight horse sweet, and dark cherry pastry. Taste is toasty up front with caramel, long duration to dark fruits, bourbon wood, cherry and a long sticky caramel finish. Brett is very light, but really molds things well. Syrupy, light bubbles. Interesting, unique, and another awesome creation from Daniel Cary!