Walking Man Bourbon Barrel Somnambulator Doppelbock

Brewed by Walking Man Brewing & Public House
Style: Doppelbock
Stevenson, Washington USA

This is amazing stuff! Served in a fluted Belgian-style glass at the pub. Light brown head with tiny bubbles. Sfotly carbonated which was nice, it might have distracted from the beer. Brown/amber/garnet all mixed together in some strange beautiful color. Aroma is hugely bourbon!!! All of the aroma a good bourbon should have: wood, spice, grain, earth, toast, and something else, ameretto maybe? Flavor is ridiculousy smooth. Bourbon, except not. Everything about bourbon except the harsh burn. Slightly sweet, toffee, malt, wood. A little hot, that’s why the palate is down a point. So clean and so flavorful. Thank you Walking Man, thank you.

This was amazingly delicious. This is one of the smoothest of this style that I have ever tried, being bourbon barrel aged, the alcohol is extremely masked, but their is a bit of heat in the mouthfeel, but it is so complex, with fruitiness and malt flavor, then your tastebuds are overwhelmed by all this falvor wanting to coate and sooth every single tastebud on your tongue.

Tap at brewery. Sneaking in on a day the pub was closed for a keg fill this was listed. The lady working was nice enough to let me have a sample so this is a rather abbreviated review. Reddish tan in color with a great white head. Clear. Good lacing left behind. Bourbon and oaken notes in aroma. Medium to light bodied. Very dry and tannic in taste. Decent enough but the barrel aging really had an impact on this one. Needs to be retried with a bit more of a sample size and time.