Widmer Brothers Bourbon Barrel Bock

Formerly brewed at Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Portland, Oregon USA

A tremendous beer! Very smooth and flavorful with a lot of whiskey/bourbon essence to it (obviously). Vanilla, cherry, and oak flavors predominate; this beer is almost like a World Wide Stout or a fine wine that got filtered through bourbon barrel oak. I have no idea where to get it anymore, unfortunately.

Deep red color. Smallish head. Aroma is molasses and sweet. A very full-bodied bock. Malts are dark fruit, molasses and very sweet. Hops are slightly spicy. Extremely smooth and very thick taste. Touch of oak, smoke and bourbon throughout. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet.

Looked like a glass of Coke, but the nose gives off strong molasses and burnt raisins. The body is quite full for a lager beer and this is where the bourbon notes are very present combined with the raisins and molasses. The finish has a warming rich bourbon like kick to it that make it the perfect winter beer (Though I drank it in the middle of July!).

This beer can be well defined by one word: molasses. Very thick and malty with a dark brown color. Interesting beer, very good.

RBSG 04. Pours a dark amber with a small tan head. Great toffee aroma with a slight woody smell to it. Taste was rich and malty, earthy, with a slightly bitter finish to balance it out. Great brew, i wish widmer would release this to the public.

Sampled bottled at Man Land, Portland
Muddy amber, lots of lacing, light head. Nose of bourbon & vanilla, fairly one-dimensional. The flavor is sweet and bourbonesque, more in the nose than the flavor though. Finish tart. Eh, not quite living up to expectations here.

sampled at RBSG 04 thx to perkeo for bringing this gem. Pours a clear brown color with a strong toffee aroma. The flavor was slightly sweet. This was quite nice.

Had this at the brewery and it is a beer to be savored on a winter night by the fire.