 MaltOMeal (327), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
Sep 7, 2008 12oz bottle thanks to Mentor. Pours a cloudy, brownish red with a huge, tan head. Head was so big I had to wait and re-pour a couple times to get it in the glass. Nose was of oak and whiskey. Taste was of roasted malt, whiskey and vanilla. Mouthfeel was medium-thin with a slight hop bitterness and fairly carbonated. Not bad as a session brew.
Ungstrup (11389), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 16, 2008 Draft at the brewpub. A hazy dark amber beer with a thick lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of bourbon, wood, and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of strong notes of bourbon and over ripe fruits. The body is thin.
Beaver (490), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Jul 3, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a fine off-white head that quickly diminishes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.
The aroma is sweet sugary caramel malts, cola, dark fruits and bourbon.
The flavor is pretty subdued - sweet caramel malts and cola with a touch of harsh bitter alcohol in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, not that great. It’s a bit of a mish mash with some harsh alcohol that I don’t care for.
Crosling (1660), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Autumn color. Full long lasting foam. Aroma has different dimensions. Notes of bourbon with vanilla and oak as well as a lot of tropical fruit notes from the hops. Oak whiskey flavor of vanilla and whiskey. Very light texture. Hardly any malt characteristics. Tropical fruit hoppiness, which blends decently with the barrel aging. Very watery texture. Not very flavorful or complex. I don’t see how this could achieve the accolades it did.
talon1117 (416), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
Jun 9, 2008 Pours a dark crimson color with a fairly small, beige, pillowy head; it is mostly diminishing and leaves minimla lace. Nose is simple with lots of vanilla and oak notes followed by buttery cookies, and faint toffee. Flavor is similar with vanilla and oak dominating with lighter notes of bourbon, toasted grain, and faint toffee. Palate is light to medium, lively, and velvety. Finishes average length with vanilla and lingering bourbon and oak. The hop bitterness is basically negated by the barrel notes. The barrel notes dominate every apsect of this one and really hide the base beer. Certainly a drinkable beer, assuming you like oak-aged beers, but nothing I would pursue.
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