Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer
Jack's Abby Brewing

Bourbon Barrel-Aged FraminghammerBourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer
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From:
Jack's Abby Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
Ranked #2
ABV:
12%
Score:
96
Ranked #955
Avg:
4.33 | pDev: 7.62%
Reviews:
230
Ratings:
1,593
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Mar 30, 2012
Wants:
  329
Gots:
  310
2012 on tap/growlers were aged in Jim Beam barrels.
2013 bottles were aged in Willet barrels
2014 release was aged in Four Roses
2021 release - Chai - aged in bourbon barrels with cinnamon, ginger, clove, and cardamom.

Plato 23°
IBU 45

Unfiltered / Unpasteurized
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Ratings by GuitarIPA:
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Rated by GuitarIPA from Connecticut

3.62/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Dec 26, 2014
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.19/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear, dark, mahogany brown color, opaque in the glass; one-finger + thick head, dense and creamy, light tan color, long-lasting. Nice blend of scents in the aroma; light cocoa, delicate bourbon tones, light all-around spiciness. The flavors bring cocoa, cardoman, and bourbon to the palate; subtle overall sweetness. Full bodied, soft, velvety, spongy; a beautiful touch of boozy heat and warmth.

This gorgeous beer is balanced and complex, easy to drink even with its high ABV, and very satisfying.

Pouring temperature: 48 °F; bottling info: 2021 (November release, Chai variety)
Mar 05, 2024
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Reviewed by DoctorZombies from Florida

4.35/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 11/2/23. Poured at 58°. Creamy light tan head with a few rocks; poor cap retention leaves an island of micro dots and a thin ring; a few spots of lace on swirl, no legs; dark brown with ruby edges. Nose is bourbon and chocolate malt. Taste follows with a little bitterness from the Centennial hops; oaky bourbon/vanilla on backend. Light plus body; silky feel; moderate minus carbonation; some warmth in mouth from 12% abv; dryish barrel finish. Overall, barrel and base flavors are nicely balanced; tasty oaky bourbon linger; drinks thin, but hey, it’s a porter.
Feb 04, 2024
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Reviewed by KP7 from Massachusetts

4.69/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
2023 vintage from 12oz can

Pours black with dark ruby edges and almost still. A transient tan head dissipates into a ring within a minute. He slight head may be due to a cautious pour into a snifter.

Immediately off the pour there are big sweet, boozy notes: molasses and brown sugar, bourbon and oak, alcohol. As it warms, additional aromas reveal themselves, including baker's chocolate, dark roast coffee, and charred oak. It gives the impression of stickiness before you even take a sip.

And that sip doesn't disappoint. There's a huge hit of flavors that linger and develop throughout. First, I get molasses and brown sugar sweetness with a hint of vanilla, but that is quickly supplanted by a bolder sweet/roast blend of dark chocolate and dark roast coffee. Then the barrel comes to the fore with bourbon and charred oak adding to the mélange. After all this, this finish is bitter with extra dark chocolate and char that lingers through the aftertaste.

Light and fine carb with a medium-full body results in a frothy feel that coats the mouth a bit.

Overall, this is a fantastic BA baltic porter. I don't have a single complaint. One of the highlights is how JA has used barrel aging to elevate and complement the flavors of the base beer to make something that is more than, yet clearly still, a Framinghammer. And part of that heritage is bild, bold flavors while remaining easy to drink. They've hit that mark here.
Jan 22, 2024
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Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark brown with a 1/2F tan head and moderate lacing.

Smells of roasted malt, coffee and bourbon.

Tastes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, bourbon, oak and vanilla with a lightly bitter and very boozy warm finish.

Medium heavy body with light carbonation. Lush, syrupy and smooth mouthfeel.

This a complex, flavorful, boozy monster of a sipper!
Jan 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.42 by beerrat from Virginia

Dec 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Dec 12, 2023
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

4.52/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
%00 ml bottle poured into a nonic pint glass.

Dark brown and clear with a 2 finger light brown head. Foam recedes to a 1/4" cap in a coupe of minutes. Chocolatey malt nose to open followed with bourbon barrel aromas with a sweet impression. Roast and chocolate malt flavor, as with the nose, followed by bourbon barrel character. Medium-light sweetness is cut by a mildly bitter roasted finish that has hints of woody/earthy hops. Some alcohol flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation, after a straight-in pour, for a mostly soft feel. Finishes clean with surprisingly little warmth for 12% ABV. Great flavor. Enjoyable sipper. Very good bottle of beer!
Nov 22, 2023
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Undated bottle; drank 7/27/23 @ Gloria Trillo's.

Black/brown appearance.

HUGE dark tan head; strong, frothy lacing remained.

Dark chocolate, medium roast coffee bean & rich vanilla notes in the nose. Smells great!

Creamy, medium thick mouthfeel.

Dark chocolate & rich vanilla flavors up front; medium roast coffee bean & mild charred barrel notes on the finish.

An easy-to-drink BBA Baltic Porter? Yep, they did it. A stunner.
Aug 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.8 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

May 08, 2023
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Reviewed by DanO1066 from Maryland

4.12/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Draught 10oz snifter at The Brass Tap here in Baltimore: Belatedly getting around to reviewing this beer. Dark reddish-brown body topped with a finger's worth of a creamy-looking head which eventually settles into a significant ring, partial whispy cap, and some lacing at each sip; vanilla nose; vanilla & oak over roasted malt taste; creamy-smooth body with late whiff of alcohol; there should be MORE barrel-aged porters if they're like this one
Mar 05, 2023
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Rated by bubseymour from Maryland

4.84/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Outstanding Imperial barrel aged Porter. Pretty flawless.
Mar 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.27 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Feb 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Feb 27, 2023
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Reviewed by SpaceCamp from Virginia

4.15/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a opaque, jet black brew that forms a small coffee- or caramel-colored head that dissipates quickly leaving minimal retention and zero lacing. Aromas are faint overall - some coffee, bourbon barrels, maybe a hint of chocolate and malt. The flavors are much more robust. Bourbon barrel is dominant, followed by char, roasted malts, coffee, and a hint of burnt sugar and/or molasses. It has some serious heat (mostly bourbon barrel) but there is also some sweetness that lingers towards the end. The mouthfeel is pretty light, with some modest carbonation. A little thin compared to other porters but the ABV is deceivingly big. A very good imperial porter and certainly worth the price.
Feb 17, 2023
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Reviewed by Roy_Hobbs from Connecticut

3.97/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Nice looking beer, highlighted by a robust, thick coffee ice cream colored head that had excellent retention and left behind excellent lacing. Aroma is a really nice blend of barrel, chocolate and light roast. Taste is heavy on the barrel and heat, maybe a little bit too much for my liking, but I am enjoying some nice char on the finish. Feel is excellent. Full and creamy.

Overall, enjoyable beer.
Feb 12, 2023
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.43/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Hoppin' in Greenville SC.
Pours with a very good tan head over clear, dark brown body.
Exceptional mouthfeel, especially considering the ABV. It's full and near creamy smooth. BBA is dominant with in a well balanced, lightly sweet mix with dark roasted grains.
Feb 05, 2023
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Reviewed by DarkPassport

4.3/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: On draft into a tulip glass with 2mm of tan head on top of pitch black.

Aroma and Taste: Malty. Bitter cacao with prunes and black licorice.

Feel: Light, with moderate carbonation.
Jan 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.71 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

Jan 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Jan 05, 2023
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer from Jack's Abby Brewing
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 1593 ratings