Stoudts Old Abominable (Whiskey Barrel Aged)

Bottle. Pours a mahogany body with a thin tan head. Woody vanilla and whiskey notes. Salty malty body with some sweet candied like fruit and a caramel warming. Very Nice.

Bottle. Pours a deep hazy brown with a small bubbly beige head with some spotty lacing. Nose of bourbon, vanilla, toffee, caramel, and some candied dark fruits. Flavor held mostly bourbon, oak, and booze. Some nice sweet oak on the finish.

Source:Sample from a 750mL bottle.
Glass:Taster.
Appearance:Poured a hazy brown/red color with a one finger off white head.
Aroma:The aroma was whiskey with notes of vanilla, oak and caramel. .
Flavor:Barrel aging dominant. Caramel malt and a bitter finish. Warming alcohol presence.
Palate:Full body with mild carbonation.
Overall:Another great example of good barrel aging. Absolutely wonderful.

Oaked whiskey nose, sweet barley, very British in style. Toffee and light Irish whiskey notes are very subdued as the oak adds layers of flavor. Very carbonated for the style, in fact the body almost muddies up the the flavors as the finish seems to come too soon. Nice beer, needs time.

Thanks Dim This bottle is from the second release. I spilt the bottle with a few fiends we poured into Portsmouth tulips and it produced a large tan head on top of a reddish brown body. The aromas of the whiskey barrel are strong on this brew I also picked up some light hops as well. It really became more pronounced as it warmed. The flavor of the barrel was also the fist to hit you I’m glad I like whiskey. The bitter from the hops and heat from the alcohol come into play as well. This had great carbonation, if you swirled the glass the head would revive all over again. The feel of the brew in your mouth was medium as well I liked this barleywine but I was glad I spit it. One glass is enough at a sitting. The general conscientious was that this brew is still young and need’s some age. I would have to agree. I am glad I have another to due just that. Thanks Dim, I’m sitting on the next bottle for a few years

Bottle courtesy of tpd975. Pours a dark orange amber with one finger white/tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of vanilla, oak, caramel, bourbon, toffee. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, honey, floral hops, vanilla, hints of bourbon and toffee. Generally medium body with a slightly boozy finish.

Big thanks to tpd975 for bringing another in a long long line of amazing brews to the weekly tasting. Pours clear copper with thin tan head. The aroma has pulses of sweet dark fruity esters moving into vanilla, oak and booze. The taste is smooth and near silky with malt and dark fruity ester sweetness followed by wood, vanilla and booze. This is just so smooth and tasty and carries a fairly full wood sensation from front to back. It seems to achieve a nice balance between barrel and barleywine notes. Upon further inspection it does lean some toward barrel rather than beer.

Pours a muddy brown with a nice head good retention... Aroma is dominated by alcohol and anise with notes of wood, vanilla, and sweetness... Flavor follows suit, a bit complex, but definitely too much anise... Full to Extra full bodied...