Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Brown
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling

Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial BrownTexas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Brown
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From:
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
10.7%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 11.41%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
37
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 22, 2022
Added:
Feb 04, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  12
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Ratings by kylehay2004:
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Rated by kylehay2004 from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Brown from Ranger Creek. Purchased at the brewery, 31/10/22. $ 13.87 (Including tax)/4-pack 12 oz cans ($ 0.289/oz). Room temperature shelf at store, stored at 34 degrees at home. Reviewed 21/11/22. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated can. Served at 54.1 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 58.8 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Medium Amber (SRM 12), hazy.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), opaque. Under direct light, massive numbers of large and small particles are visible in suspension. Rear-lite, chocolate brown, and nearly opaque, brown at the edges.
Head – Tiny (Maximum 0.7 cm, aggressive center pour), beige, high density with rocks, quickly diminishing to a 0.2 cm crown and thin partial cap.
Lacing – None. At 9.3% ABV I really wasn’t expecting any.
Aroma – 3.75 – Weak whiskey and some chocolatey malt. No hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 4.25 – Chocolate malt and whiskey. No yeast, no hops. No ethanol (9.3% ABV as marked on label) aroma or taste. Weak whiskey, not necessarily bourbon. Moderate gastric warming occurs. Very weak tannins, no vanillin. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3.75 – Medium, approaching creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 (After deducting 0.25 points for unlabeled personal container.) Overall, a weak brown, more notable for the bourbon than the barrel-aging or the brownness. Doesn’t taste bad, just weak on the brown ale end. Bourbon is not so strong as to be offensive. The price point is ridiculously low, so I assume it’s barrel-aged in one of Ranger Creek’s own bourbon barrels.
Nov 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 10, 2020
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Reviewed by XicanoBeerRun from Texas

4.26/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is fantastic. Bottled in late 2014. Black and not so much brown like I expected. Smells like sour cherries. The bourbon characteristic is subtle and not over powering, which I appreciate. I do not taste any alcohol, another plus. Slightly sweet, wood, vanilla, slightly sour but I know it's not a sour. I'm not sure if that's intentional but it works well. Slight tootsie roll taste. I wish I had purchased two bottles. I'm not offended that this beer is marketed as a brown ale. I miss Texas.
Sep 05, 2016
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.31/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled on 11.22.14
This pours a jet black brown color with light cocoa colored foaming. There's a warming bourbon aroma, with hints of oak and vanilla. I get some heat on the palate, with a pleasing warming caramel and vanilla flavor. Time in two barrels did this some good.
Jun 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.32 by capnamerica from Arkansas

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by Sabre311 from Texas

Dec 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by noxious_offender from Texas

Oct 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by Magery from Kentucky

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by cheesy26 from Wisconsin

Jun 23, 2015
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Rated by rlee1390 from Indiana

4.1/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Caramel, and toffee, oak, mild bourbon, some vanilla. A tad watery, decent balance.
Jun 22, 2015
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Rated by Messi2015

4.96/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Very nice Flavor Great beer
Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by MaddDogg84 from Texas

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by thatoneguymike from Georgia

Jun 08, 2015
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Reviewed by churchillps from Texas

2.2/5  rDev -46.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Tastes like drinking watered down bourbon. Absolute joke to advertise it as a "brown ale" as it shares 0 recognizable characteristics with that style.
May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by videofrog from Texas

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by JohnK1366 from Texas

Apr 10, 2015
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Rated by Painmob from Texas

5/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My favorite barrel aged beer to date.
Mar 27, 2015
Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Imperial Brown from Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 37 ratings