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Barrel Aged Brrrbon (Brothers' Reserve Series)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- From:
- Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 15.47%
- Reviews:
- 230
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 13, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 24, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 135
Bitterness: 40 IBU
Alcohol by Volume: 9.4% ABV
Original Gravity: 20° PLATO
Released: September 2010
Alcohol by Volume: 9.4% ABV
Original Gravity: 20° PLATO
Released: September 2010
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Ratings by ByTor2112:
Reviewed by ByTor2112 from North Carolina
4.12/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sincerest thanks to my friends in Portland: Dick and Rosario for this wonderful gift of beer!
Pours the color of iced tea, check that, it actually looks like bourbon whisky. A thin layer of beige foam forms and then fades leaving a few spots of tightly packed bubbles. Carbonation is still active with small bubbles still rising.
Aroma-Malty, dried fruit and a very nice sweet, booziness that obviously smells like bourbon. The overall maltiness is very reminiscent of an English barleywine.
Mouthfeel-Medium carbonation delivers a quick hoppy bitterness.This is immediately overcome by the sweet malt and it transitions to a wonderful bourbon flavor. There is a bitterness that lingers in the back on the finish, but I am left with a sweet lower-proof bourbon flavor. A froth on the palate gets the alcohol warmed up and some mild oaky barrel flavors emerge. If you can envision a pefect combo of a beer mixed with bourbon this ale hits the spot. I like the subtle oak flavors and the sweet bourbon flavors are pleasing to me. I am big bourbon fan so this was a great brew to try. Cheers to Widmer Brothers on this special release.
Feb 23, 2011Pours the color of iced tea, check that, it actually looks like bourbon whisky. A thin layer of beige foam forms and then fades leaving a few spots of tightly packed bubbles. Carbonation is still active with small bubbles still rising.
Aroma-Malty, dried fruit and a very nice sweet, booziness that obviously smells like bourbon. The overall maltiness is very reminiscent of an English barleywine.
Mouthfeel-Medium carbonation delivers a quick hoppy bitterness.This is immediately overcome by the sweet malt and it transitions to a wonderful bourbon flavor. There is a bitterness that lingers in the back on the finish, but I am left with a sweet lower-proof bourbon flavor. A froth on the palate gets the alcohol warmed up and some mild oaky barrel flavors emerge. If you can envision a pefect combo of a beer mixed with bourbon this ale hits the spot. I like the subtle oak flavors and the sweet bourbon flavors are pleasing to me. I am big bourbon fan so this was a great brew to try. Cheers to Widmer Brothers on this special release.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by bminor7 from New York
3.82/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottled August 30, 2010
$13.99
Muddy brown garnet color. Better head retention than most of the beers of this age. Spicy aroma, a bit sour too. Crisp, smooth feel. Since most of the primary flavors are probably faded, the bourbon shines through, gently. ABV well hidden. Quite drinkable.
Jan 13, 2021$13.99
Muddy brown garnet color. Better head retention than most of the beers of this age. Spicy aroma, a bit sour too. Crisp, smooth feel. Since most of the primary flavors are probably faded, the bourbon shines through, gently. ABV well hidden. Quite drinkable.
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
4.03/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark amber beer with sediment and 2-finger beige head, nice retention.
Smell - caramel, oak, bourbon, dried fruits.
Taste - caramel, bourbon, wood, vanilla, prunes.
Medium body, medium to soft carbonation.
Complex and relatively good.
Aug 17, 2016Smell - caramel, oak, bourbon, dried fruits.
Taste - caramel, bourbon, wood, vanilla, prunes.
Medium body, medium to soft carbonation.
Complex and relatively good.
Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
2.86/5 rDev -21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.86/5 rDev -21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
The beer is from 2010.Poured into a pint glass at 47 degrees. A vigourous pour produced a light tan head that is foamy and billowy. The head has poor retention and just melt to a little foam island on the beer. The color of the beer is rich dark redwood color. The beer is opaque with some carbonation bubble.
N: A rich malty beer with spices, vanilla, fruit cake, yeast, biscuits, brown sugar, and caramel.
T: A mellow malt profiles, spices, vanilla, wood, coffee, biscuits, yeast, molasses, and caramel.
M: A thin and watery beer with some carbonation.
This is just okay, the beer is too thin for a winter water, I would expect a little bit of chewy and richer malt profile like the nose had. Disappointing.
Jul 02, 2016N: A rich malty beer with spices, vanilla, fruit cake, yeast, biscuits, brown sugar, and caramel.
T: A mellow malt profiles, spices, vanilla, wood, coffee, biscuits, yeast, molasses, and caramel.
M: A thin and watery beer with some carbonation.
This is just okay, the beer is too thin for a winter water, I would expect a little bit of chewy and richer malt profile like the nose had. Disappointing.
Barrel Aged Brrrbon (Brothers' Reserve Series) from Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
592 ratings
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