Bourbon Barrel Aged Orthus Belgian Dubbel
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

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From:
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Dubbel
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 18.63%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
26
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 10, 2023
Added:
Feb 19, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by JNForsyth:
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Rated by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Jan 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.96 by socon67 from New York

Mar 10, 2023
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.43/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The look is a dubbel masquerading as a quad - a murky mahogany brown color, underneath a tan head. Lovely. The nose is filled with toffee aromas, and there’s also a substantial vanilla component, and oaky barrel notes, too.

The taste features the toffee and vanilla flavors up front, but the headliner is the stone fruit flavors, with plums, raisins and (praise the beer godz) black cherries.

Wow. How does the brewery cram so much flavor into a 7.5% ABV beer? I’m flummoxed. This is a delight to drink.
Apr 01, 2019
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.79/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear dark copper with a creamy tan collar.

This one's quite whiskey forward, with dark fruit and plum in the middle and a faint dark bread undertone.

The softly frothy medium body has quite a woody, dry finish.
Nov 05, 2018
 
Rated: 2.9 by reitzbrewing from Pennsylvania

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.73 by chrismattlin from Ohio

Jan 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by Jkolls from Ohio

Feb 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Feb 05, 2016
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, 2015 vintage bottling. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, pear, apple, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, light nuttiness, and yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, pear, apple, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, light nuttiness, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, cherry, fig, pear, apple, pepper, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/barrel/yeast spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Some light-moderate dryness from carbonation and yeast/oak spice as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/prickly balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice barrel aged dubbel style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Jan 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Goldndomer from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.46 by DrFunkenstein from Pennsylvania

Jan 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Wodstirrer from Ohio

3.23/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.75
Small lacing head, dark brown in chalice, had pretty cold, will finish review warm. A lot of bourbon, sort of a wit taste, very little heat at finish.
Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by skaboom420 from Pennsylvania

Jan 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by SteveTheBrit from Illinois

Aug 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Docrock from Illinois

Feb 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by hollywood_15063 from Pennsylvania

Jan 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

Dec 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by SDG1070 from Ohio

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by pathman from Ohio

Jul 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by apasternak from District of Columbia

Jul 12, 2013
Bourbon Barrel Aged Orthus Belgian Dubbel from Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 26 ratings