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Whiskey Barrel Rodeo
Jester King Brewery
- From:
- Jester King Brewery
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 9.09%
- Reviews:
- 33
- Ratings:
- 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”).
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:
Reviewed by StuporJew from Texas
4.75/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
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, 2013A - 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!
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2016A- 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.
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
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
Whiskey Barrel Rodeo from Jester King Brewery
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
167 ratings
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