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Barrique O Karma
Feral Brewing Co.
- From:
- Feral Brewing Co.
- Australia
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 13.25%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
4.48/5 rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours black with a large tan head.
Nose shows tropical fruit, soft roasted malt, bready noets and very soft oak.
The roast plays a more dominant role as a flavour, with cocoa and nutty notes. Again, the oak is very soft. some lychee, pine and papaya are present too. Pretty awesome stuff.
Carbonation is perhaps just a little high.
Jul 22, 2014Nose shows tropical fruit, soft roasted malt, bready noets and very soft oak.
The roast plays a more dominant role as a flavour, with cocoa and nutty notes. Again, the oak is very soft. some lychee, pine and papaya are present too. Pretty awesome stuff.
Carbonation is perhaps just a little high.
Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia
2.85/5 rDev -31.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -31.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
A - black body, one finger tan head dies to somewhat scummy film. Spotty and clumpy lace cling in an extension of the film up the sides of the glass. Not convinced.
S - sweaty socks in the main. Hmmm... not a good start to this review, is it?
T - yes is it a Black ale, and yes it has been BA-ed, but I lose the hops, and the vanilla does not quite balance it all out.
M - all good, medium weight, low carbonation, creamy.
O - a bit more miss than hit from this reviewer. It, however, is what it says it is, but I just do not think the ageing of this style works....
Apr 27, 2014S - sweaty socks in the main. Hmmm... not a good start to this review, is it?
T - yes is it a Black ale, and yes it has been BA-ed, but I lose the hops, and the vanilla does not quite balance it all out.
M - all good, medium weight, low carbonation, creamy.
O - a bit more miss than hit from this reviewer. It, however, is what it says it is, but I just do not think the ageing of this style works....
Reviewed by ADZA from Australia
4.04/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I've had this on tap before but never in bottle so here goes and it pours a dark black with a creamy two finger head and lacing everywhere and yeah she's a looker and a lot like when I tried on tap,the smell is a nice mix of strong piney,citrus hops and French oak and yes I like the aroma of this way more than the non barrel version as the French oak really does add another element that enhances it,the feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation and has tastes of strong piney citrus bitter hops which are subdued by a sweet tart French oak finish and overall yes it's a top drop that won't last long so grab it while you can.
Mar 28, 2014Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
4.27/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark brown colour, clear throughout. Head is beige, bubbly and sparsely distributed with decent foam lacing left behind. Looks alright for style.
Smells a bit roasty, with a touch of licorice to the malt. Big blend of US and NZ hops add some contrast with citrus and passionfruit characters. A touch of spice as well. The hops are hugely refreshing for an otherwise dark aroma.
Chocolate upfront on the palate. Touch of honey as it descends into roasty back, but then a weird sideways turn with dry cinnamon and American hop characters. Touch of oak as well. Wow, gets better with every sip. It's so unassuming in many ways but ends up right smack bang in the middle of my flavour bullseye.
Decent body, goes down pretty smoothly. Yeah, nice.
Wow. Comes from nowhere but smacks your face with enjoyable flavours. What a great beer.
Nov 29, 2013Smells a bit roasty, with a touch of licorice to the malt. Big blend of US and NZ hops add some contrast with citrus and passionfruit characters. A touch of spice as well. The hops are hugely refreshing for an otherwise dark aroma.
Chocolate upfront on the palate. Touch of honey as it descends into roasty back, but then a weird sideways turn with dry cinnamon and American hop characters. Touch of oak as well. Wow, gets better with every sip. It's so unassuming in many ways but ends up right smack bang in the middle of my flavour bullseye.
Decent body, goes down pretty smoothly. Yeah, nice.
Wow. Comes from nowhere but smacks your face with enjoyable flavours. What a great beer.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
4.14/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had on-tap at GABS 2013 (erm, possibly 3 or 4 times), and also at the Terminus Hotel afterwards (and, erm, possibly more than one). In any case, I think it's fair to say that this beer is the cause of anything untoward I did on my final night in Melbourne. This review is from my first sampling of it. From notes.
This is an "extension" of their 2012 GABS beer Karma Citra, being an India Black Ale this time aged in French oak.
Pours a deep brown colour, with a reddish sheen shining through the clear body. Head is quite light, not unpleasantly so. Head forms a decent, solid ring around the glass, a foamy crema coloured cap. Lace forms in streams. Looks good.
Nose is pleasant, but a little muted, in that way that hops and oak can somewhat smooth each other out. Some slight pine aromas, a little citrus and some woody (rather than smooth) oak characters. It's nice enough, and about what you expect.
Taste is where the mixture of the oak and hops comes into its element, pleasant orange citrus characters mingle with the chocolate roast and vanilla cream from the oak to provide a mellow, rich and enticing whole. Light chocolate on the entry, with oak (playing vanilla this time) providing some smoothness. Then comes the hops providing orange overtones melding into a cleanness towards the back to balance the lovely, smooth malt and oak characters. It's silky in its flavour contours, leaving a lovely aftertaste that makes you want more (and more).
Feel is actually quite light, but maintains that smoothness—helped, no doubt, by the flavours, which are intrinsically so creamy and silky.
Overall, this is an outstanding drop. I actually wasn't expecting quite such an excellent beer, given it's just an adaptation of something existing. But they've not only managed to tap into that beer's goodness, they've crafted an interesting and unique brew in its own right. That'll teach me for doubting Feral.
Jun 13, 2013This is an "extension" of their 2012 GABS beer Karma Citra, being an India Black Ale this time aged in French oak.
Pours a deep brown colour, with a reddish sheen shining through the clear body. Head is quite light, not unpleasantly so. Head forms a decent, solid ring around the glass, a foamy crema coloured cap. Lace forms in streams. Looks good.
Nose is pleasant, but a little muted, in that way that hops and oak can somewhat smooth each other out. Some slight pine aromas, a little citrus and some woody (rather than smooth) oak characters. It's nice enough, and about what you expect.
Taste is where the mixture of the oak and hops comes into its element, pleasant orange citrus characters mingle with the chocolate roast and vanilla cream from the oak to provide a mellow, rich and enticing whole. Light chocolate on the entry, with oak (playing vanilla this time) providing some smoothness. Then comes the hops providing orange overtones melding into a cleanness towards the back to balance the lovely, smooth malt and oak characters. It's silky in its flavour contours, leaving a lovely aftertaste that makes you want more (and more).
Feel is actually quite light, but maintains that smoothness—helped, no doubt, by the flavours, which are intrinsically so creamy and silky.
Overall, this is an outstanding drop. I actually wasn't expecting quite such an excellent beer, given it's just an adaptation of something existing. But they've not only managed to tap into that beer's goodness, they've crafted an interesting and unique brew in its own right. That'll teach me for doubting Feral.
Barrique O Karma from Feral Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
16 ratings
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