Tyranena Devil Over A Barrel

Formerly brewed at Tyranena Brewing
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

This is the first review I’ve decided to do this way, the short way. While I feel that beer reviews are useful...I think that my brief raw feelings toward a beer is more useful. Brewers Gone Wild Bottle poured into an oversized Duvel glass on 9/8/09 Appearance - black, tan head, 1 finger head, light carbonation Smell - bitter chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, complex Taste & Feeling - Smooth sweet chocolate, coffee, sweet roasted malt, medium to heavy mouthfeel, smooth drinker, but still a cokplex sipper Overall 5 words - delicious, coffee, smooth, drinkable, I wish this wasn’t a one time only beer

bottle, pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma is nice and full of oats and coffee, smells great. Flavor is wonderful. Soft bourbon notes with vanilla and a bitter coffee finish with some sweet roasted malt and oat flavors. Nice porter!

Very lucky to sample this gem at Darkness Day. Pour is very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is lovely coffee, vanilla, chocolate and a little bourbon. Flavor is bitter with a little sweet complexity. Palate is rich, lush, thick, creamy. Easy to drink and complex.

As you might be able to tell from the beer description, there’s a LOT going on here, but it all blends together superbly to make an absolutely delicious sipper of a beer.

Bottle from juiceisloose. Thanks Justin! Pours a deep brown with a small tan head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, coffee. Flavor is coffee, bourbon, fruit. Dry finish. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Good smooth flavorful beer, just didn’t pack the same punch of complex or pungent flavors and aromas as other bourbon aged beers. Enjoyable nonetheless, and I’m glad I got to try it!

Nice looking dark brown pour with a tan head, this is a tasty beer. Creamy mouthfeel followed by a nice coffee taste. The vanilla/oak of the bourbon barrels hits you on the finish.

Pours a very dark brown, almost black, small dark tan head, decent lacing. Aroma obvious of fresh coffee, roasted malts, dark chocolate, slight oak, and very very slight bourbon. Flavor matches well with an additional dried dark fruits, caramel, slight vanilla, and molasses. Man, this sure seems to have the perfect balance of a lot of flavors and makes for a wonderful drink. Suprisingly only medium bodied, which likely lended well to it. Very nice.

Extra from trade with alcstradamus. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Nose is roast, chicory, cocoa, very slight bourbon, earth, and goodness. Flavor is lots of roast, chicory, sweetness, dark chocolate, and bourbon that hides behind the trees of roast and chocolate. Bourbon exists here, it is just not the dominant flavor.