Reserve Ale - Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Cricket Hill Brewing Co.

Reserve Ale - Bourbon Barrel Aged PorterReserve Ale - Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
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From:
Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 13.02%
Reviews:
57
Ratings:
149
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 16, 2020
Added:
Mar 06, 2009
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  21
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Ratings by Hopheadhiker:
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Rated by Hopheadhiker from New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

Jan 14, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.66 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Jan 16, 2020
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From old, undated notes. Poured from the bottle.

Dark brown/black color.

Dark khaki head; minimal lace.

Dark fruit, whiskey & a hint of chocolate in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Wood, cherry & chocolate notes. A touch of bourbon in the finish. As this warms the wood becomes more pronounced.

Nice!
Aug 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Husky-Topper from New Jersey

Feb 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.34 by GarageRock from New Jersey

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.45 by Mineo from New York

Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Aug 29, 2017
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Rated by John_Crozier from New Jersey

4.67/5  rDev +29.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Rich tasting porter
May 26, 2017
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.53/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Dark, mahogany brown body; thick, fluffy head. Nice combination of roasted grains and bourbon scents; fermented raisins and dates. Date, fig, and raisin flavors; bourbon barrel notes; boozy. Heavy body yet soft with a highly carbonated fizziness that weakens the overall feel; warm.

A fair whiskey barrel-aged dark beer, yet the flavors don't really present any unique or unified wow-factor and the body presents a lot of weakness with a watery, fizzy character as opposed to a smooth and velvety depth that one might expect from the style and barrel aging.
May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by NonicPanic from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jan 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by WanderlustNJ from New Jersey

Dec 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Aug 26, 2016
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

4.08/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
5/5...pours pitch black, like midnight. Small but foamy tan head. Bourbon backed roasted nose. Woodsy and earthy. Smooth chocolate malt and light coffee flavor folded inside a whiskey bourbon exterior. Blended all together. Light but present bitter close. Solid.
Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

May 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by Walleybeer from New Jersey

Mar 18, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.05/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big old dark brown pour, full inch of head, lighter brown. One of the best looking barrel aged beers I've ever seen. Aroma was good, almost equal parts bourbon and roasting. Dark malts produced coffee like bitterness, vanilla was in good supply too.

I really liked the accessability of a below 7% bourbon beer here. Solid porter base, meets barrel, nothing fancier than that, and they did it quite well. Chewy and bourbon flavor but without the heat. Solid beer.
Jan 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by rab53 from Washington

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by captainkrad from New Jersey

May 27, 2015
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Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 149 ratings