Whiskey Barrel Rodeo
Jester King Brewery

Whiskey Barrel RodeoWhiskey Barrel Rodeo
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From:
Jester King Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 9.09%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
167
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 06, 2021
Added:
Jun 18, 2012
Wants:
  156
Gots:
  30
Collaboration with Mikkeller

This version of Jester King and Mikkeller’s collaborative imperial oatmeal stout, made with chipotle peppers and smoked malt, was aged for six months in Tennessee whiskey barrels, prior to the addition of a special blend of Vietnamese coffees, including a large portion of authentic Kopi Luwak coffee (a.k.a. “weasel coffee”).
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Ratings by StuporJew:
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Reviewed by StuporJew from Texas

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Poured from 750 Ml. Bottle into DFH Tulip. Six months of cellar time.

A - Pours heavy with a thick espresso-colored head. Much better carbonation than the Weasel Rodeo. Leaves behind a one-finger (Lingering) head with light lacing. Black as tar. Hooray!

S - Whiskey Barrel takes the lead, with coffee notes, burnt cigar, and some earthy funk. Hints of Cacao nibs in there as well.

T - Immediately assaults the tongue with peppery notes, akin to the chili it's brewed with. Almost acidic! This beer slaps you in the face with the fact that it's brewed with peppers. Again coffee and chocolate abound, with more mellowness that came from 6 months of age in the bottle. Damn, I wish I'd bought more of this beer... I'd love to taste it again after a year of aging.
The whiskey barrel adds some nice oak and vanilla notes, that round out the overall bitey-ness of this stout. (Bitey-ness is a word... Shut up. ☺)

M - Nice carbonation, once again compared to the Weasel, with a nice sharp burn from the pepper. Surprisingly easy to drink, for being what it is!

O - Cheese and Crackers, Jester King pulled one out of left field this time! All in all, a complex, intriguing, multifaceted stout, that bypassed ALL of my expectations for it!
*Kicks self repeatedly for only buying 1 bottle* I cannot wait for next years' batch... I'm buying half a case. Cheers!
Jan 02, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurmaraja from California

Sep 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by ckeegan04 from Texas

Sep 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Mar 10, 2016
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Reviewed by Immortale25 from North Carolina

4.56/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a Delirium Tremens snifter. No freshness date.

A- Pours a murky medium brown color (did a side-by-side with the base beer and it was substantially darker. I think there was so much whiskey left in the barrel that it actually made the beer paler) with no head. There was literally no "pssht" when I popped the cap so it's not surprising that there's nearly no trace of carbonation.

S- Straight boozy whiskey aroma with a hint of coffee.

T- Tons of grainy wood character with an equal amount of whiskey flavor. Slight vanilla sweetness and I'm getting this interesting umami soy sauce type of flavor that's actually surprisingly nice. Must be the chipotle peppers.

M- Pretty much flat, but the flavor is so great it doesn't matter. Somewhat slick.

O- This is the first time I've had a barrel aged beer that completely transformed the base beer into something completely different but also made it way better. Definitely a slow sipper since it's pretty much just straight whiskey but it's a really good whiskey. Wish I knew what kind of barrel this was aged on since it's so damn good.
Mar 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.9 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by Ryannotbryan from Texas

Dec 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.39 by KAF from Iowa

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.8 by Domvan from Texas

Oct 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

Aug 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by SergeLowpz from Texas

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.91 by Nightwish1094 from Texas

Jul 28, 2015
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

4.49/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Draft 2/7/16. Opaque near black pour. No head. Whiskey nose along with burnt malt, vanilla. Farmhouse funky flavors evident in the taste and marry well with the base ale/whiskey. Big mouthfeel and light carbonation.
Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by masterofsparks from Ohio

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by Cynic-ale from Texas

May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Jpepe08 from Vermont

Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by PatrickInAustinTx from Texas

Nov 16, 2014
Whiskey Barrel Rodeo from Jester King Brewery
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 167 ratings