Xocolotl
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.2%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 11.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2014
- Added:
- Jan 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Mayan spiced chocolate barleywine aged in an Evan Williams bourbon barrel.
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Reviewed by joshuaseresse from Minnesota
4.47/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just for the record, this brew was aged for 15 months in Elijah Craig 18 year barrels, one month of which it was aged with chocolate and ancho chiles. I had a few glasses of this brew while in Clybourn brewpub over New Years. Served in a 10oz glass:
A - pours mahogany brown but a touch on the lighter side with slight amber hues coming through the sides. Light cloud patch of foam in the middle but only light foam ring on the outside. No real lacing.
S - Lighter hints of chocolate, leather and brown sugar, caramel and toffee but on the lighter side at first. As this brew warms the chocolate really becomes noticable. However, really no smell of them chiles. Touch of vanilla, oak and bourbon.
T - Pretty heavy on the brown sugar and a touch sweet. Bits of lactose and caramel. As it warms, the chocolate really comes through with a mixture of bourbon, vanilla and oak. Still not getting the chiles.
M - Pretty decent amount of carbonation with velvet and cream. Very smooth and really no hints of burn from the ABV. A really nice sipper.
O - Although the price for a glass was $10, it didn't stop me from having 4 of them. I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. At first I wasn't extremely impressed since I was really looking for the chocolate and chiles, but once it warmed, that chocolate really came through. Really nice treat to have, and one that I'm glad I drank a bunch of. Cheers!
Jan 04, 2012A - pours mahogany brown but a touch on the lighter side with slight amber hues coming through the sides. Light cloud patch of foam in the middle but only light foam ring on the outside. No real lacing.
S - Lighter hints of chocolate, leather and brown sugar, caramel and toffee but on the lighter side at first. As this brew warms the chocolate really becomes noticable. However, really no smell of them chiles. Touch of vanilla, oak and bourbon.
T - Pretty heavy on the brown sugar and a touch sweet. Bits of lactose and caramel. As it warms, the chocolate really comes through with a mixture of bourbon, vanilla and oak. Still not getting the chiles.
M - Pretty decent amount of carbonation with velvet and cream. Very smooth and really no hints of burn from the ABV. A really nice sipper.
O - Although the price for a glass was $10, it didn't stop me from having 4 of them. I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. At first I wasn't extremely impressed since I was really looking for the chocolate and chiles, but once it warmed, that chocolate really came through. Really nice treat to have, and one that I'm glad I drank a bunch of. Cheers!
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