Hemel & Aarde - Wild Turkey BA
Brouwerij De Molen

Hemel & Aarde - Wild Turkey BAHemel & Aarde - Wild Turkey BA
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From:
Brouwerij De Molen
 
Netherlands
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.23 | pDev: 4.73%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
21
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 18, 2020
Added:
Sep 17, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by ygtbsm94:
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Rated by ygtbsm94 from Utah

3.91/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Dec 31, 2014
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Rated: 4.06 by DvdP from Netherlands

Dec 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.47 by Kurmaraja from California

Apr 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Jhfinn from New York

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by acurtis from New Jersey

Jul 17, 2016
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color ale with a large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt notes with some sweet black chocolate notes with light whiskey notes. Taste is an incredibly well balanced mix of smooth black chocolate notes with some light roasted malt notes with some residual sugar notes, vanilla and the perfect amount of whiskey notes to round off any rough edges from this beer. Body is smooth and full with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. I wish I could get access to this beer on a regular basis.
Oct 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by 22Blue from Kansas

Jun 09, 2015
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Reviewed by dcmchew from Romania

4.3/5  rDev +1.7%
Black, didn't manage to form any head, just a small bubbly lace and a few floating specks of foam.
Peat and chocolate battle it out on the nose, both equal in intensity. There's vanilla, faint licorice, roasted malts, cream, some bourbon whiffs, light coffee acidity, soy sauce and some faint plum. More balanced than the Octomore BA, but still pretty rich.
Bourbon right from the start, warm, clean, enriching the sweet caramel and dark chocolate. A dark fruit zing in there too, like overripe plum, and ice coffee surprisingly early on. Gets denser with roasted malts, smokey, salty, rich, with a nice peaty note to it (lower than in the Octomore BA, but clear enough). Licorice, vanilla, a subtle green leafy note in there too that keeps things from getting too roasty. Some toasted oak chips towards the end, bourbon intensifies enough to dry the finish just a bit, not much, and considering it's not too bitter, there's a big overflow of flavours in the aftertaste.
Bourbon, some barrel notes, light roast, burnt sugar and dark licorice remain. No smoke, only a tiny bit of peat if you really look for it. Smooth and medium bodied (a few clicks towards being light), low carbonation.
Strictly comparing it with the Octomore BA, it loses a "unforgettable" note, but it's a bit more complex and balanced. Bourbon also brings some new notes, the tasty kind. Great De Molen stuff.
Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zestar from California

Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Feb 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Ciocanelu from Romania

Feb 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by leitmotif from Romania

Feb 05, 2014
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

4.34/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Got this one at De Molen in Bodegraven.

From a bottle into a snifter
Bottled 2 July 2013
24 Plato
EBU: 108
Drunk beside the regular bourbon H&A.

APPEARANCE: A clear brown pour yields a one finger, tighter looking, light tan head with great retention. Bistre brown in color with slightly higher levels of carbonation. Head fades to a good full cap with lots of carbonation decorating the top. Good full wisp remains but leaves no real lacing down the glass. Thicker head than the bourbon version.

SMELL: The nose is great on this one. Roasted malts, smoky, peated notes, bourbon with sweet cream and vanilla. Milk and pure chocolate there as well. Bolder with more chocolate and sweet coconut cream than the regular bourbon version.

TASTE: Really nice flavor as well. Roasted and smoky malts, peat, with some bold and flavorful bourbon barrel at the swallow. Big and lingering aftertaste of sweet cream and caramel, vanilla sweetness, milk chocolate, bourbon and oak, with some nice bitter, dark chocolate and peated flavors from the base beer as balance to the sweet barrels. Great stuff. The bourbon variant has more oak and less sweetness, while this wild turkey version has a dose of sweet, creamy vanilla and coconut on top.

PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Creamy enough, goes down fine and finishes mouth-coating. Some heat lingers. A touch lighter in weight than the bourbon version, but still solid for the style.

OVERALL: This was excellent. Really enjoyed this, and found it far superior to the regular bourbon version. The look is a touch too light in color, which is common for these guy's stouts, but the nose and flavor are outstanding. Another great example of how De Molen can mesh flavorful barrel aging with bold and interesting base beers. Another class BA stout from De Molen. Highly recommended.
Jan 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BeerHunter76 from Texas

Nov 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Nov 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by kjkinsey from Texas

Nov 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by IanSpindler from Canada (AB)

Nov 23, 2013
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.87/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml black wax sealed bottle, a poor attempt at fancy Bourbon Whiskey presentation (not that Wild Turkey is anything near 'fancy').

This beer pours a solid, unassuming black, with prominent cola highlights, and a measly half finger of bubbly and creamy beige head, which wisps away in mere moments, rendering a bit of sparse islet lace around the glass as things slowly sink away.

It smells of gritty, grainy, and duly astringent cheap bourbon - more wet wood alcohol than caramel, vanilla, or spice - musty caramel malt, dusty toffee, bittersweet cocoa, mild peaty smoke (thankfully), dry anise, a bit of cold coffee, and soft earthy, slightly vegetal hops. The taste is much more caramel and toffee malt oriented, the coffee, chocolate, black licorice, and roasted notes also quite strong, alongside a more middling, and forgiving Bourbon barrel booziness, this time replete with vanilla, woody caramel, and very soft, indistinct spice, with some sugary dark fleshy fruit bolstering everything even further.

The bubbles are pretty dull and innocuous, the body a wavering medium weight, the wood and alcohol having that effect, yet the smoothness and creamy nature suffer not at all. It finishes on the sweet side - caramel malt, biscuity toffee, chocolate, simple Bourbon, and fading char all mixing, matching, and mingling.

A pleasant enough barrel-treated RIS, especially when it's in bed with one of the few whiskeys to make me nauseous at first sip. Thankfully that doesn't reign here, as the base stout is heady and complex enough to withstand a substandard wood. And despite the elevated sticker price, this actually turns out all right.
Nov 14, 2013
Hemel & Aarde - Wild Turkey BA from Brouwerij De Molen
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 21 ratings