Big Bourbon Series Discombobulation Celebration Ale
Shoreline Brewery And Restaurant

Big Bourbon Series Discombobulation Celebration AleBig Bourbon Series Discombobulation Celebration Ale
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From:
Shoreline Brewery And Restaurant
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
13%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 11.66%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
66
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 05, 2019
Added:
Aug 18, 2009
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by lightindarkness:
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Reviewed by lightindarkness from Florida

4.13/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
black waxed 750mL bottle, 2008.

Hard pour yields a strong ivory cascading head over deep coppery amber body. Nose of earthy bourbon notes, some dark soft fruits and green wood. Pear and brown sugar.

Taste is initially soft and delicate with pear and light grains, but quickly intensifies into hot bourbon notes over strong barleywine flavors of tightly packed warm grain. Nice mix of depth and up-front flavors. Moments of sweet mixed with bitterness and a deep richness under it all. Bitter bite and hot on alcohol, but quite tasty.

Full and round on the palate, not quite syrupy, but definitely sticks. Overall very very tasty and well worth the try.
Jan 28, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jan 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by heysuz from Indiana

Jan 05, 2019
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into a tulip snifter. Not sure from when, probably 2015 or 2016, had 6/3/17.

Pours a very dark amber, mostly opaque, with a one inch head and no cling or lacing. Aromas of bourbon, plums, dates, raisins, figs, malt, grapes. The taste is similar but more malt forward, then bourbon, figs, dates, plums, oak, grapes, light cherries, and a fair amount of alcohol. Fairly smooth, a good medium to full body, well carbonated.

Great aroma, an enjoyable, traditional, English Barleywine. Had a very high price point, though.
Feb 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.95 by TheStoutHound from Wisconsin

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

May 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Beerdudenumberone from Indiana

May 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by Farral from Wisconsin

Dec 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by BeerOps from Illinois

Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by zrab11 from Indiana

Sep 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Aug 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.14 by Stevedore from Oregon

Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by lefty418 from Illinois

4.34/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I was gifted this for my birthday in April but I waited for the perfect time to open it. Last night was the perfect time. When it was open it smelled delicious. It poured beautifully in my tulip. The taste was amazing and just what I had hoped for....barrel aged deliciousness. This was perhaps the best birthday gift I've ever recieved.
Jun 17, 2015
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Rated by Way2drunk from Illinois

4.49/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Yummy! Nuff said. Taste like bourbon barrel aged fruit.
Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by smartassboiler from Illinois

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by danoble1 from Indiana

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by fredmugs from Indiana

Apr 15, 2015
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.03/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2010 vintage, 750 ml yellow wax capped bottle. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown with about a half inch light tan head that fizzled away quickly. Not much lacing at all. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like vanilla, bourbon, caramel, brown sugar and wood. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also some raisin, nuts and molasses noticeable. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's coating with a moderate amount of carbonation. This brew just got better and better the longer I drank it, I think it's a good barleywine. Kinda pricey at $21.99 a bottle, but I was glad I got to try this one.
Jan 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.3 by Shanin from Illinois

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by RodneySeeley from Indiana

Oct 25, 2014
Big Bourbon Series Discombobulation Celebration Ale from Shoreline Brewery And Restaurant
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 66 ratings