Laura
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 4.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 21, 2015
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Juliet aged in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels.
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin
4.2/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Keg Laffler brought to WLV for Zwanze 2012. Juliet aged in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel.
A: Dark amber with a wispy whitish head.
S: Tannic vanilla, earthy tartness, blackberry acidity. Some hay funk.
T: Deep and sweet barrel flavors - vanilla, melted caramel, light bourbon and oak, followed by a puckering, dry blackberry sourness. Vanilla comes back in the finish.
M. Medium-bodied with very light carbonation.
O. In some ways, I like this better than Juliet. I've had a few sour beers aged in fresher bourbon barrels, and this one has the most bourbon/barrel character of any I've had, which I think works with the base. But I think the barrel covers up some of the nuances of the bugs. Still, a surprising and really good beer.
Dec 02, 2012A: Dark amber with a wispy whitish head.
S: Tannic vanilla, earthy tartness, blackberry acidity. Some hay funk.
T: Deep and sweet barrel flavors - vanilla, melted caramel, light bourbon and oak, followed by a puckering, dry blackberry sourness. Vanilla comes back in the finish.
M. Medium-bodied with very light carbonation.
O. In some ways, I like this better than Juliet. I've had a few sour beers aged in fresher bourbon barrels, and this one has the most bourbon/barrel character of any I've had, which I think works with the base. But I think the barrel covers up some of the nuances of the bugs. Still, a surprising and really good beer.
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