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Gentlemen's Club - Rye Whiskey Aged
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- From:
- Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 10.56%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 17
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.81/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2014, properly cellared bottle. Pours a medium orange amber with a half finger, dark khaki head with great retention and thick lacing. Aroma of mildly biscuit malt, cherry, light citrus and whiskey; lightly oxidized. Flavor is caramel malt, woody vanilla, whiskey, cherry and light rye tartness. A bit of woody astringency throughout. Medium bodied with light creaminess. The last of these variants that were lost in the cellar. I would not have aged this so long if not for completely losing track a dozen or so bottles in my basement. Like the other variants, it is not as robust as other barrel aged big ales, but again is better than I expected. It held up fine for an extended cellaring. The basic flavors are fine and have light, expected oxidation and mellowing notes. This version has a bit of astringency that tastes like aged hops, but is likely from the barrel. The rye component is light, but the whiskey is clearly present. Not an exceptional barreled ale, but enjoyable and quite satisfactory after all these years. Interestingly, more than the others, this has developed some light caramel notes like a barleywine.
Mar 04, 2019Reviewed by rand from California
2.39/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.39/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
What a waste of a barrel. Overly ripe fruit meets cheap booze and cough drops. Syrupy complexion with sticky, lingering risiduals between sips. I have to wonder if the BA's leaving positive reviews (or not so negative) have ever had a barrel-aged brew before. Avoid this one.
Nov 14, 2015Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania
2.5/5 rDev -30.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -30.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pour is a murky light copper color with a tan head that dissipates quickly. Nose is heavy caramel malt, a bit of metallic phenol, moderate wood, boozier whiskey, some banana esters and a little sweeter. Flavor is similar, extremely sweet and messy malts of caramel and a touch of metal. Notes of toffee, banana, green apple skin. Really sweet, the barrel is underlying and not really adding. Full bodied, fairly chewy, soft carb.
Jun 22, 2015Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.71/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is hazy caramel amber in color. It poured with a quarter finger high beige head that died down, leaving delicate wisps of lacing on the surface and a thin collar of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of caramel, oak, and toffee are present in the nose. Bits of whiskey also become apparent once the beer warms up.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, but isn't nearly as malty as I would expect as the notes of oak are stronger and there are additional notes of whiskey from the barrel aging towards the finish. Slight hints of cherries are perceptible. Except for the whiskey flavors, not much other alcohol flavors are noticeable.
M: It feels nearly full-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation along with some warming characteristics from the alcohol.
O: This makes for a nice beer to sip on a cold winter night as the whiskey lends some warming to the mouthfeel.
Serving type: bottle
Apr 03, 2015S: Moderate aromas of caramel, oak, and toffee are present in the nose. Bits of whiskey also become apparent once the beer warms up.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, but isn't nearly as malty as I would expect as the notes of oak are stronger and there are additional notes of whiskey from the barrel aging towards the finish. Slight hints of cherries are perceptible. Except for the whiskey flavors, not much other alcohol flavors are noticeable.
M: It feels nearly full-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation along with some warming characteristics from the alcohol.
O: This makes for a nice beer to sip on a cold winter night as the whiskey lends some warming to the mouthfeel.
Serving type: bottle
Gentlemen's Club - Rye Whiskey Aged from Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
88 ratings
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