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Rock Bottom Chicago Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Red Ale


 Percentile 
90
overall
An American Strong Ale brewed by
Rock Bottom Chicago

Chicago, Illinois USA

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133.71/5.03.6/5.010%55.2 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Aged in bourbon barrels for 8 months. 10% A.B.V. Red and Dry Hopped!

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 kseecs16 (537), Westmont, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20

May 14, 2008  
Draught at the pub. Aroma is sweet fruity hops, caramelly malt and a hint of barrell. Very malty and sweet with the hops asserting themselves in the finish along with a dry woody note. Full foamy palate. Alcohols is evident but not detrimental.

 vyvvy (1689), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 24, 2008  
GTMW 08 - Pours copper / orange with an off-white head. The aroma has vanilla, bourbon and nothing else that I can detect. Medium body. The taste is about like the aroma. Not really anything to expand on here ~ very one dimensional and over bourboned. I don’t like bourbon, therefore I don’t like this ’beer’.


 General_Gao (2509), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2008  
GTMW ’08. Poured a clear dark orange-copper color. The head was off white with an orange-ish tint. Fruity and malty aroma including the likes of fleshy fruits, dark toffee, malty caramel, and fruit filled danish. Medium bodied and sweet with toffee, black tea, vanilla, and big whiskey. Very boozy with a lot of emphasis on the barrel-imparted flavors. Good, though.


 17thfloor (651), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Pours very murky, dull pinkish/brown, looks like BBQ sauce with a thin white head. Sweet floral hop, huge bourbon, and sweet rye. This stuff burns your throat going down, soooo boozy! A bit glassy, light caramel sweetness, nice rye flavor. The bourbon in this is insane. Medium bodied, a bit creamy with light carbonation. Fantastic if you like rye and whisky.


 pepsican (727), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 16, 2008  
GTMW! Amber red with a thin tan head. Flavor was dried fruit and bourbon, some cherry, caramel, vanilla, and celery rounded it out. Finishes boozy, heavy bourbon.


 pantanap (749), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
gtmw 08.... solid caramel brown pour with a medium light brown head.... sweet barrel and toffee flavors make up the majority of the nose.... sweet barrel flavors and a sweet sugary finish. the finale was a little hot and peppery. i generally liked this one.




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