Tenacious Wee - Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel Aged
Voodoo Brewing Company

Tenacious Wee - Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel AgedTenacious Wee - Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel Aged
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From:
Voodoo Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV:
11.7%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 8.56%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
61
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 10, 2018
Added:
Oct 06, 2013
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by Brewski:
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Rated by Brewski from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Apr 19, 2015
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Rated: 4.25 by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

Jun 10, 2018
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.43/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This bottle is 4 years old. Let's see how it held up!

This pours a very dark brown, with a very small head, and no lacing.

On the nose, I get dark fruits, caramel, rye, tobacco, slight oxidation, sweet nutty bourbon, and oak.

This is an amazing series of beers. I can tell this isn't exactly getting better at this point, as the oxidation is creeping in slowly, but it's still a fantastic beer. There's old leather and tobacco, rye, chocolate, caramel. It's also slightly smokey. The bourbon barrel is so well integrated here. You get slight whiskey character, a hint of oak, and a bit of vanilla. It's a burly beer and I love it.

This is medium bodied, silky and fairly smooth, with a slight oaky astringency on the finish as it warms up. The carbonation level is pretty low.

Voodoo are the kings of the barrel-aging. Their program is easily one of the best in the country.
Jul 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Feb 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Feb 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mikepcarney from Ohio

Sep 23, 2015
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Rated by kscaldef from Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A little rough, but a nice chocolate finish.
Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.69 by TheStoutHound from Wisconsin

Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by acidreflux from Pennsylvania

Oct 21, 2014
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Reviewed by timc100 from Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +10%
Incredibly dark for a wee heavy - near pitch black but ruby as well, like a black barleywine.

Rich aroma of earthy, herbal, raw oak barrel. A little leather-oak tannin, some very slight meaty smoke as well. Nice bourbon whiskey comes second. Chocolate, caramel and toffee malt. Similar on the taste - very rich, intense but well-integrated barrel that is not over-powering of the base beer, dry oak finish.

Fantastic beer - not sure it's a wee heavy, more like a barleywine but regardless it's a top notch barrel aged strong ale. I did prefer the eagle rare, but not by much.
Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Walkerjgt from Ohio

Sep 23, 2014
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -13.2%
Bomber poured into a matching Voodoo barrel room collection snifter. The brew appears a dark brown to nearly black color with a few bubbles of head that fades quite quickly. Some spotty lace clings to the glass.

The way this brew smells is totally perplexing and downright concerning. It is like stink bait you would put on your hook to go out catfishing...ya know, the type of strange concoction of chopped liver, spoiled stinky cheese and decaying beef products. If you can ignore the strange decay smell, there are notes of caramel, vanilla, toffee and molasses also present.

The taste fortunately brings forth none of that stinkbait flavor. It is boozy with hints of raison, somewhat oxidized with caramel, vanilla and a solvent booziness. A bit of faint chocolate and molasses come out more in the finish.

This is a medium to full bodied brew. A very nice take on a barrel aged wee heavy. My only gripe with this is the off-putting nose. I have no idea what would cause a beer to smell this terrible but taste amazing.
Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by inkdemention from Nevada

Aug 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by TechBrew from New York

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by tommyguz from Pennsylvania

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SocalKicks from California

Aug 17, 2014
Tenacious Wee - Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel Aged from Voodoo Brewing Company
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 61 ratings