New Glarus Unplugged Bourbon Barrel Bock

Formerly brewed at New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

12 oz Bottle - Can’t remember the year or who sent it, but thanks! Pours a deep ruddy amber with a small sandy head...aroma is terrific, soft vanilla oak and raisin, sweet brown sugar, bourbon and wood...flavour is a bit of a wild card, it is initially similar to the aroma, sweet fruit, bourbon, peat and caramel malt...the brett is an odd addition, and gives the finish a bit of an odd lemon twang...great wood flavour and nice alcohol, but the wild yeast addition leaves me a bit confused...

12oz bottle via trade thanks to badbeer, consumed on the Caltrain on New Years Eve out of a clear plastic cup (hey, I couldn’t risk my good glassware). Looks like this bad boy was released in June 2007, making it 2-1/2 years old. The age has done it well it seems. Pours a somewhat cloudy brown color with a two-finger beige head and good retention. Aroma is bourbon, wood, caramel malt, and some vanilla. Flavor is very nice and complex with lots of caramel and toffee as well as some apparent Munich malt, lots of oaky flavors, vanilla, sherry, and of course bourbon. A little oxidized from age, but I think this helps the beer more than it hurts it. There is also a little bretty tartness in there, which works well. Medium-full body and smooth on the palate with a great long finish. Drinkability is good for the style and ABV, which I’m guessing is in the neighborhood of 9%. Really like this one.

Poured a very slightly hazy copper color with a short white head. The aroma was sticky sweet toffee, malts and booze. The flavor was sugary sweet, toffee a touch of malt and plenty of alcohol. Almost too much booze. The mouthfeel was full and kind of oily. Missed the mark a bit for me. Too hot.

Copper, no head, no lacing. Aroma is alcoholic, very sweet, bourbon and butter. Flavour is again very sweet and alcoholic, thin. Hot mouthfeel, medium/light body, mild carbonation. Finishes thin, hot.

Very sweet, lots of fucking candy in this one. Pretty hot, not lacking in any alcohol.

355ml bottle shared by beerhugger, thanks Steve.
Opened on February 13, 2009.
No date.

12 oz bottle from a trade, maybe Secret Santa? Amber pour w/o much head. Malty, woodsy aroma. Sweet flavor of vanilla, cola, malt, candied sugar, caramel, & woodsy bourbon. Smooth & very easy to drink, this was quite good. No Idea what the ABV is on this, but it packs quite a punch. Long, sweet finish.

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!