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Old Bounder
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
- From:
- Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 13.78%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 30, 2017
- Added:
- Jan 17, 2006
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 2
A fisherman of yore, Old Bounder, sought strong ales with a vestige of the past. Upon discovering American barleywine, a goblet was required straightaway. Old Bounder barleywine is a rich, full-bodied beer with smooth caramel sweetness and bold hop character. The warming-alcohol content is exceptional for an after-dinner beverage or dessert pairing. Old Bounder is crafted for those who voyage for the finer things.
100+ IBU
100+ IBU
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Reviewed by Prager62 from Colorado
3.95/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A bomber with no date but label states World Beer Cup 2016 silver award. A generous BA sent this to me last year. Poured in a mug for the review.
Look- Pours a transparent amber color leaving a small finger of off white foam. It settles to a thin layer with some sparse lacing left behind. Suspended particles can be seen drifting about.
Smell- Caramel, toffee, some pine and citrus. A bit of alcohol in the back.
Taste- Sweet caramel and toffee followed by some citrus. There's a pleasant floral finish.
Feel- Resiny oil with a slightly bitter hop bite.
Overall- A flavorful hoppy barleywine that still packs a punch a year later. I imagine this would cellar really well given how it's tasting now. I'm glad I had the chance to try this. Thanks beertunes for sending it!
Jul 30, 2017Look- Pours a transparent amber color leaving a small finger of off white foam. It settles to a thin layer with some sparse lacing left behind. Suspended particles can be seen drifting about.
Smell- Caramel, toffee, some pine and citrus. A bit of alcohol in the back.
Taste- Sweet caramel and toffee followed by some citrus. There's a pleasant floral finish.
Feel- Resiny oil with a slightly bitter hop bite.
Overall- A flavorful hoppy barleywine that still packs a punch a year later. I imagine this would cellar really well given how it's tasting now. I'm glad I had the chance to try this. Thanks beertunes for sending it!
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
4.28/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2016-07-10
22oz bottle split between a pair of tulips. 345 D-1 1316 is printed on the bottom, but I don't know what it means. Had it on tap at Boundary Bay a month or two ago, and loved it at the time, and bought a bottle to take home. I'm not sure this is the same year as the one I had on tap, but I thought it was supposed to be.
Pours a dark amber with a slight ruby tinge, a medium to small head, and lots of fine slow carbonation. Smell is rich, boozy, sweet and woody, overripe plums or cherries.
Taste is a nice contrast between sweetness and bitterness. They're there in roughly balanced proportions, but they exist almost separately. This tastes much better than it sounds. There's some coffee bitterness and a strong caramel sweetness, there's woody bite and the alcohol itself (noticeable, but not dominant). There's a strong piney bitterness in the finish. There's more of a fruity sweetness, maybe dates or raisins.
Mouthfeel is thick and comfy. Overall, this is a very good barleywine.
Jul 10, 201622oz bottle split between a pair of tulips. 345 D-1 1316 is printed on the bottom, but I don't know what it means. Had it on tap at Boundary Bay a month or two ago, and loved it at the time, and bought a bottle to take home. I'm not sure this is the same year as the one I had on tap, but I thought it was supposed to be.
Pours a dark amber with a slight ruby tinge, a medium to small head, and lots of fine slow carbonation. Smell is rich, boozy, sweet and woody, overripe plums or cherries.
Taste is a nice contrast between sweetness and bitterness. They're there in roughly balanced proportions, but they exist almost separately. This tastes much better than it sounds. There's some coffee bitterness and a strong caramel sweetness, there's woody bite and the alcohol itself (noticeable, but not dominant). There's a strong piney bitterness in the finish. There's more of a fruity sweetness, maybe dates or raisins.
Mouthfeel is thick and comfy. Overall, this is a very good barleywine.
Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington
3.69/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2014 Vintage served on-tap in 2016, nearly two years old to the day.
A — Pours a leathery caramel hued amber into the glass. There is a creamy beige colored head that forms with some agitation. Manages to leave behind some sticky bits of lace along the inside of the small glass.
S — Smell is slightly sweet, but offers great dark malt and fruit notes, loads of caramel and maple syrup on the nose balanced with a plummy and jammy note as well.
T — Taste is smooth, mellow, balanced and harmonious, big notes of autumn maple, toasted caramel, toffee, pecan, peanut brittle, nougat, dark fruits, plums, dates, figs, jammy.
M — Full bodied, sticky, warming and boozy finish.
O — Fantastic overall, I can only imagine what this same beer would be like if it spent a year (or more), in Bourbon barrels. This beer is rather raw and syrupy when fresh, but man with a couple years on it, fantastic.
Jan 21, 2016A — Pours a leathery caramel hued amber into the glass. There is a creamy beige colored head that forms with some agitation. Manages to leave behind some sticky bits of lace along the inside of the small glass.
S — Smell is slightly sweet, but offers great dark malt and fruit notes, loads of caramel and maple syrup on the nose balanced with a plummy and jammy note as well.
T — Taste is smooth, mellow, balanced and harmonious, big notes of autumn maple, toasted caramel, toffee, pecan, peanut brittle, nougat, dark fruits, plums, dates, figs, jammy.
M — Full bodied, sticky, warming and boozy finish.
O — Fantastic overall, I can only imagine what this same beer would be like if it spent a year (or more), in Bourbon barrels. This beer is rather raw and syrupy when fresh, but man with a couple years on it, fantastic.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: A fast fading head sits atop the caramel colored liquid, turning quickly into a ringlet though the lacing is impressive, with many dots, strands and legs
Smell: Caramel, dark and stone fruits and earthy hops
Taste: Malt forward, with a combination of caramel, fig, pear and nuts; grows more fruity, in the middle, with the hops arriving as well, adding an earthy bitterness; quite brash, after the swallow, with the bitterness a bit too much for the malty flavors
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, with moderate carbonation and some warmth in the gullet
Overall: A nice flavor profile but I think it lacks some depth in the malt and is overrun, at this stage, by the hops (not sure of the bottling date but it is within 6 months old, I would guess); perhaps things will change over time
Thanks, kemoarps, for the opportunity
Jun 02, 2013Smell: Caramel, dark and stone fruits and earthy hops
Taste: Malt forward, with a combination of caramel, fig, pear and nuts; grows more fruity, in the middle, with the hops arriving as well, adding an earthy bitterness; quite brash, after the swallow, with the bitterness a bit too much for the malty flavors
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, with moderate carbonation and some warmth in the gullet
Overall: A nice flavor profile but I think it lacks some depth in the malt and is overrun, at this stage, by the hops (not sure of the bottling date but it is within 6 months old, I would guess); perhaps things will change over time
Thanks, kemoarps, for the opportunity
Reviewed by dirtylou from Oklahoma
3.68/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bomber, scooped at the brewery a few weeks back
A relatively standard barleywine - rich garnet body with some filmy lace. Big dark fruits - plum, cherry, apple. Wood, earth, booze. Perfectly fine, but nothing too innovative here. At $6.99 a bomber, kind of hard to complain here.
Apr 19, 2013A relatively standard barleywine - rich garnet body with some filmy lace. Big dark fruits - plum, cherry, apple. Wood, earth, booze. Perfectly fine, but nothing too innovative here. At $6.99 a bomber, kind of hard to complain here.
Old Bounder from Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
41 ratings
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