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Sacramento Old Pappy California Wheat Wine

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124/5.03.55/5.0Special13%57.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
Rip Van Winkle Old Pappy 23 year old Bourbon barrel - Essentially a barleywine brewed with 50% wheat and aged in 23 year old bourbon barrels. Big caramel and fruity flavors with a subtle vanilla and oak character from the barrels.
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 DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Bourbon aroma. Amber coloured strong in alcohol and a little sweet on the palate with a little dryness and bitterness in a crisp and warming malt finish.


 bu11zeye (5510), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 1, 2009  
(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, and fruitiness. Flavor of bread, caramel, delicate chocolate, some cherry, vanilla, and subtle bourbon with some oak in the finish.


 bhensonb (4289), Woodland, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Draft at the brew pub. Near opaque brown color with a slight off-white head. Dark aromas of brown sugar and fruit. Near medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor of dark brown sugars/fruits/malt. Bit of heat. Bit of bourbon. Almost a touch of cola.


 ratman197 (3224), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
On tap @ Bistro BA Fest poured a hazy orange with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of bourbon, oak, wheat, spice and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a lightly dry finish. Flavors of bourbon, oak, wheat, spice and light vanilla with a smooth warming lingering bourbon finish.


 bb (2919), Martinez, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/518/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Draft. Rich amber brown beer with a cream colored head. Caramel and bourbon aroma with vanilla and light oak. Caramel and bourbon flavor with a bit of wheat showing through and some fruitiness. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel, bourbon, and wheat lingers with vanilla and oak. Very nice.


 IrishBoy (2713), Bakersfield, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Draft at the Bistro’s BA Fest; Nose of oaky vanilla, coconut, and caramel; Brown with a small beige head; flavor of coconut, vanilla, caramel, woodiness, and dark fruitiness. Very coconutty!


 marcus (1869), Sacramento, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Dec 2, 2008  
On tap at the brewery. This dark brown ale poured with a thin beige head and a fruity aroma. There is a very rich sweet malt flavor with lots of fruit and some nice bourbon heat at the finish. This is a nice brew.


 wetherel (1628), Encinitas, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 13, 2008  
Old rating from draft at fest. Sweet oaky buttery. Delicious. Lots of wonderful aroma.



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