Bitch Please (Islay Cask)
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From:
BrewDog
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 19.41%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
39
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 04, 2016
Added:
Apr 14, 2012
Wants:
  15
Gots:
  10
Collaboration with 3 Floyds Brewing Company
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

2.35/5  rDev -37.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
12 Oz bottle.
Off putting rubbery aroma with a unpleasant flavor dominated by ash. FA Food Science expert in the tasting group said phenols in the aroma.

Overall. Avoid. The worse brew I've had from either FFF or Brewdog.
Apr 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.95 by StoutSnob40 from California

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Getalegup from Texas

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Tanger112 from Illinois

Jul 28, 2014
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Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)

4.45/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bitch Please Islay Cask (batch 44, good till 2017, but the time was right) Poured into a tulip glass was a caramel brown, in the glass quite a bit darker, murky darkish brown, good film and lacing.
S – full of candied and brown sugary aromas, raisins, cherries, sweet treacle, whisps of medicinal smoke and peat coming in, lot of barley notes, a husky sweetness. I had Sunturnbrew by Nogne a few days ago and that came across smokier on the nose.
T – the full barleywine kick is so upfront, then the big salty smoky Islay character comes in strong and lingers through the finish. Starts with candied fruits, and sugary caramelly malts then the transition is abrupt and seamless as you descend into the full depths of peaty southern islay scotch. Notes of smoked fish, oaky treacle, charred barrel, leather, salt, similar to an Ardbeg (maybe) or Laga, not harsh at all which is a bit surprising just a consistent meld of the full bodied barleywine with some seriously smoky and intense islay barrel character, finish is oaky, peaty and longlasting.
M – good, full bodied with a moderate carbonation, strong oaky cloying feel a little bit on the end, maybe a bit long on the barrel contact. Excellent sipping barleywine, alcohol presence isn’t a factor in this profile, well balanced for sure. Lovely.
As a disclaimer, I am a big fan of southern Islay malts, and picked up this beer a year or two ago in Scotland to take home, would highly recommend fans of smoky Islays to try this if they can. Barleywine was a very astute decision to take on the strong peat character, the two meld wonderfully. As it warms a wealth of complexity comes out. This is a really intense beer tho, and probably needs a forewarning before you jump in. But this is really inspiring though, especially the balance, with the boozey whisky barrel working to counter the (boozey) barleywine, somehow worked wonders. How I wish I had more than this bottle...
Jan 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by SimonTHGolfer from England

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 2 by vinny21bal from Illinois

Dec 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BillRoth from Maryland

Dec 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by fionn13 from Ireland

Dec 05, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Oct 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Brewski from Pennsylvania

Oct 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ROGUE16 from Delaware

Aug 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jheezee from Texas

Jul 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Bonko_the_sane from North Carolina

May 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by pmarlowe from Virginia

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jplopez21 from Illinois

Mar 23, 2013
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

4.22/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a red-brown sort of colour, mostly red. Head is beiege, foamy but quite decent. Nice lace; looks good.

Smokey. Charry, burnt, smouldering actually on the nose. So much aroma, and history, and evolution in that smell. It's all of one family but so much character. Wow.

Taste is hugely burnt, charred and smokey. Not meaning to channel Ralph Wiggum but "it tastes like burning". Smouldering, peat-filled, smokey malt. Slight spice and caramel at the back adds a touch of sweetness, but it's really just mostly that smouldering, day-old ash heap; that's the flavour.

Remarkably smooth for the size; big body but pretty good.

Hugely burnt, almost spicy, carbon-burning flavour. I love it of course but it's just so deep and complex and yet there's a smoothness to the construction. Pretty amazing beer.
Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Boilerfood from Indiana

Jan 14, 2013
Bitch Please (Islay Cask) from BrewDog
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 39 ratings