Morning Wood
Funky Buddha Brewery

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From:
Funky Buddha Brewery
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
Ranked #1
ABV:
12%
Score:
100
Ranked #49
Avg:
4.62 | pDev: 6.71%
Reviews:
202
Ratings:
1,255
Status:
Active
Rated:
Wednesday at 12:48 PM
Added:
Jan 19, 2012
Wants:
  894
Gots:
  225
What's better than beer for breakfast? How about a little Morning Wood. This Imperial version of Maple Bacon Coffee Porter is aged in Bourbon barrels for months, lending smoothness to the smokey, salty, rich combo of maple syrup, fresh roasted coffee, and bacon.

ABV varies from batch to batch
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Rated: 4.29 by ThaKennster from Texas

Wednesday at 12:48 PM
 
Rated: 4.58 by mando31 from Illinois

Mar 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.71 by Tbone10 from Wisconsin

Mar 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.38 by BubalooBrewMaster from Kentucky

Mar 10, 2024
 
Rated: 4.4 by sd123 from Georgia

Mar 10, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by dubinsky from California

Dec 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by Jimmylikesbeer from Michigan

Dec 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.46 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Aug 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.71 by jimmybram from North Carolina

May 29, 2023
 
Rated: 1 by AshBlackstone from Florida

Jan 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2017 vintage

Beer 1400!!! I purposely saved this one for this landmark review since I reviewed the base version and the imperial version a few weeks back. This has been a long time want of mine, and luckily I was able to get the whole series at once. This bourbon barrel-aged variant has been sitting at the highest rated Imperial Porter for a long time on BA, and #38 overall. Let’s see if it lives up to the hype

Pours a very dark brown with a finger of creamy dark tan head that fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing

The bourbon is definitely present in the nose, making the whole thing quite a bit sweeter but still really good. I’m picking up on aromas of sweet bourbon, charred oak, salty bacon, medium roast coffee, milk chocolate, maple syrup, burnt caramel, and light brown sugar

It’s an absolute smack in the face of every single element in taste, wow. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting smoky bacon, milk chocolate, maple candy, sweetened coffee, sweet bourbon, raisin, toasted oak, creamy vanilla, and caramel. The swallow brings notes of salty bacon, charred oak, dark chocolate, medium roast coffee, burnt caramel, brown sugar, maple syrup, smoked malt, and vanilla

A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a smooth and silky beer. Finishes mostly dry with a warming alcohol presence

Man, it’s been so much fun trying my way through this series. This one is the clear winner. I hope I get a chance to try them all fresh one day
Nov 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.67 by EMV from Pennsylvania

Nov 25, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by BRoweski30 from Massachusetts

Oct 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.59 by santig0nzalez from Paraguay

Jul 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.29 by MaximumYuks from Oregon

Jun 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4.41 by Affinity from Missouri

Apr 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Mar 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.15 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Mar 12, 2022
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Reviewed by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

4.59/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22oz bomber bottle. most likely a 2019 bomber based on the listed abv of 11% on the bottle, but was told this was a 2018 vintage of Morning Wood.

Poured into Durobar Charente glass.

Appearance: black bodied beer with dense and thick off white to light brown head that is uneven with lots of large soapy looking bubbles. Light lacing. good staying power. Thick ring remains around the outside of the glass as the head eventually dies down.

Smell: Big maple and oatmeal with a hint of cinnamon, smokey bacon and a hint of coffee. Hints of chocolate, oak, and bourbon.

Taste: Immediately big maple syrup flavored oatmeal just like what was found in the nose. Bacon and meaty smoke integrated nicely with a gentle ashy barrel char in the middle that is quite enjoyable. Hint of Dad's brand root beer candies and cola. Finish has lots of rich bourbon notes and chocolate notes. This is complex, superbly balanced, and flat out really really tasty. Easily exceeds my expectations for sure.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer with low and adequate carbonation levels. Slightly silky and creamy bodied porter. Very smooth and not any booze at all.

Overall: Finally! Pretty excited to get to tick this barrel aged porter thanks to TATURBO. This beer is rich without being overly sweet. The barrel notes are spot on and it really is hard to find anything wrong in this beer. Just the right amount of maple which is a flavor that is easy to overdo. The balance is also quite impressive as well. Put this beer on your must try list if you haven't. Breakfast flavors galore with a splash of bourbon and oak. What's not to like? The barrel aging definitely improves maple bacon coffee porter which is a hard feat to achieve. Nice work here from Funky Buddha for sure.
Feb 04, 2022
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois

4.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Damn, the minute I opened this I was punched in the face with maple - it is clear that age has not diminished the maple presence at all ... In terms of appearance it pours a shiny black color. A lovely velvety head forms on the beer with solid head retention. It is pretty viscous. Back to the aroma - it is dominated by the maple syrup with underlying notes of smoky bacon, oak, bourbon, and chocolate. All of those aromas are quite strong - so I am not really getting much in the way of coffee.

Taste follows the nose and is very much dominated by the maple syrup flavor, but the surprising part is that it is not at all as sweet as I remember from having this in the past. There is much more roasted malt, chocolate, smoked malts with some slight meaty notes, and the bourbon barrel comes through more strongly. Some slight roasty bitterness comes through on the back end. Feel is thick, full bodied and luscious. Moderate carbonation. Sort of drier on the finish.
Feb 03, 2022
Morning Wood from Funky Buddha Brewery
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 1255 ratings