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Bishop's Barrel 4
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- From:
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 9.55%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2020
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 36
Weizenbock aged in Woodford Reserve barrels with cocoa nibs.
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Ratings by champ103:
Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
3.42/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a dark brown with ruby around the edges. At first a large, bubbly beige head forms that rises to over two fingers. Though noisily and quickly fades to a small ring. Little lace is left.
S: Vanilla, toasted malt, caramel sweetness. Big barrel aromas. Wood, and more vanilla. Sweet, bourbon, malty. Nice, but a bit simplistic.
T: Toasted malt, almost burnt toast like. Cereal grains. Then the barrel flavors kick in. Vanilla, wood, and sweetness. For the most part, very similar to BB 1 and 3. Even though they are very different styles.
M/D: A medium body with effervescent and bubbly carbonation at first. Though, as this breaths, the carbonation is quickly cut down. Like the others in the series, just a bit watery. Plenty of alcohol and barrel character that makes this a slow sipper.
If anything, this is a bit to similar to BB 1 and 3. Not a bad beer, but nothing that screams any kind of uniqueness IMO. Let alone anything that resembles what I wanted in a barrel aged Weizenbock. More of a strong brown ale/bordering on a stout. I was really looking forward to this one, and a bit of a let down. BB 2 is still the best in the series so far.
Aug 13, 2013S: Vanilla, toasted malt, caramel sweetness. Big barrel aromas. Wood, and more vanilla. Sweet, bourbon, malty. Nice, but a bit simplistic.
T: Toasted malt, almost burnt toast like. Cereal grains. Then the barrel flavors kick in. Vanilla, wood, and sweetness. For the most part, very similar to BB 1 and 3. Even though they are very different styles.
M/D: A medium body with effervescent and bubbly carbonation at first. Though, as this breaths, the carbonation is quickly cut down. Like the others in the series, just a bit watery. Plenty of alcohol and barrel character that makes this a slow sipper.
If anything, this is a bit to similar to BB 1 and 3. Not a bad beer, but nothing that screams any kind of uniqueness IMO. Let alone anything that resembles what I wanted in a barrel aged Weizenbock. More of a strong brown ale/bordering on a stout. I was really looking forward to this one, and a bit of a let down. BB 2 is still the best in the series so far.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by NolaHopHead from Louisiana
4.06/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle, 3 yrs old. Pours dark brown, almost no carbonation left. Bourbon and candy aroma. Sweet boozy candy sweet flavor, almost like a flat rum and coke. Wish I would've tried this one a year ago.
Jul 11, 2016Reviewed by beerdrifter from Germany
4.32/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked this one up in a trade with Cisco. Deep dark brown pour with a quickly fading one finger off-white head with decent lacing. The nose is a really nice and unique combination of bourbon and earthy dark fruit notes along with hints of vanilla, oak, cocoa, toffee, coconut, subtle espresso, and a touch of licorice. The taste follows suit with the bourbon once again the star. Loads of cocoa complement the bourbon nicely along with hints of vanilla, oak, coconut, toffee, raisins, and brown bread. The mouthfeel is somewhat light and fizzy with huge drinkability and a nice bittersweet finish. Overall, this is a unique and really flavorful interpretation of the style. Yet another amazing beer in the Bishop's Barrel series. Highly recommended if you can still find one.
Aug 16, 2015
Bishop's Barrel 4 from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
191 ratings
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