Old Abominable - Barrel-Aged
Stoudts Brewing Co.

Old Abominable - Barrel-AgedOld Abominable - Barrel-Aged
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From:
Stoudts Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 10.98%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
72
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 26, 2022
Added:
Dec 18, 2006
Wants:
  195
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by russpowell:
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Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas

5/5  rDev +22%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Massive kudos to Zrrbrt for this one!

Pours an efferevescent caramel/amber with 2 fingers+ of sand colored head. Super head retention & lacing

S: Doughy, oaky with vanilla raisins (sic), rum, bourbon& general goodness!

T: Bready, fruitty, oaky & yummy up front! Dates, rum, & charcoal follow. A slight piney hop bite follows with some toffee

MF: Chewy/bready with low carbonation & great balance

Drinks like original sin, love this to pieces! A great barley wine; I could drink this all night or till I go to sleep! This is my shining example of barleywine!
Mar 07, 2007
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.63/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Sampled bottle, RBNAG 2007 in Grimstad, as Stoudt’s Old Abominable Barley Wine Ale, aged in a whiskey barrel. Hazy brown colour. Sweetish, malty and oaky aroma. Sweet, oaky and malty flavour, maybe too sweet.
Oct 26, 2022
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.44/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Toby, barley wine tasting 2018. Musty and leathery, tannic and bitter. Dry and gritty. At it's core a solid barleywine, but it got a bit musty with age.
Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by NVR2FST from Pennsylvania

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MaseFace from Kentucky

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by HipHopsHooray from California

Jun 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by HRamz3 from Pitcairn

Dec 18, 2013
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Reviewed by DNICE555 from Connecticut

4.71/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Landed this through a trade about a year or two ago. Stoudt’s hasn’t brewed the barrel aged version in quite a while so this must be an old bottle.

Copper color with a huge white foamy head that came out of nowhere like the old abominable snowman sneaking up on an unsuspecting victim. Huge pop when I pulled the cork – didn’t expect that from such an old bottle.

Some nice barley, malt, and surprisingly some hops as well. Smells like I’m hiking in deep dense forest during a snowstorm. I can almost smell the old abominable lurking in this beer just like he does in depths of the woods.

Barley and malt up front with a nice hop finish. This beer has held up very well. A big thanks to Stoudt’s for having the courage to venture into the snowman’s territory and bottle this rare gem.

Chances are I will never have this beer again… especially with this kind of age on it. Very smooth and enjoyable. Def a sipper. Split with R Moe Nay and Greg. We went out onto the balcony and called for the old abominable to give him a sip… but our yells did not reach him.
Dec 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by SpdKilz from Illinois

Dec 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by srothblum from Oklahoma

Dec 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jenna from Pennsylvania

Oct 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by mikeincharleston from North Carolina

Aug 09, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Jul 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by oline73 from Maryland

Jul 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Jul 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Apr 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by yourefragile from District of Columbia

Jan 18, 2013
Old Abominable - Barrel-Aged from Stoudts Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 72 ratings