Wulver
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

 

 

I taste why this is the #1 wee heavy. It reminds me of a nice barleywine. The peat and smokiness are genteel, with enough presence on the very back of the sip. The barrel tannins come up front, with sturdy bourbon wetness following. Caramel malts dominate the middle. Mouthfeel is moderate, right for the style. Alcohol brings warmth quickly, appreciated on a chilly back porch.

 

Amber color with a nice, off-white head. Toasted caramel, figs, toffee, vanilla, and bourbon in the aroma. Malty, rich taste with a warming finish. Delicious.

 

Medium light carbonation with an above average body.
Aroma is an intense mix of malt, bourbon, wood, vanilla ,caramel
Taste is boozy, bourbon,vanilla and caramel
A great wee heavy

Clear, dirty amber color, dark mahogany in the glass and nearly opaque; thick head, light khaki colored, densely sudsy. Rich, malty nose; mild caramel; light brown sugar. The taste mirrors the aroma with the addition of a moderated bourbon presence; trace of white oak. Heavy body; generally smooth overall; boozy dryness.

This is a pretty tasty bourbon barrel-aged wee heavy. I like that the barrel aging isn't overpowering and allows the base beer style to stay in the fore.

ABV: 12%; pouring temperature: 54°F; bottling info: n/a
Source: @blogjackets

 

 

 

A: Pours a dark amber color. Head is white but it doesn't last long.

S: You can definitely pick up a boozy alcohol smell from this beer. There are also aromas of caramel and toast.

T: This beer has a very nice but complex taste. Those who drink it will taste the bourbon in each sip. They will also taste caramel and malt forward flavors.

MF: This is a full heavy bodied beer. It must be sipped.

O: This was one of the best scotch ales I've had. I highly recommend.

Mystery beer:
This review is written blind. I have no clue as to what it is when writing this. All I've been told is it's higher ABV. I will not edit this from when I was drinking said beer:

Looks - 4.25
Brown pouring with a 1 finger or so tan head. The retention is decent. There's no lacing on the glass. Looks like it could be a barleywine?

Aroma - 3.75
Well, whatever it is, it smells very barrel aged. I'm guessing whiskey barrel. That is the main aroma I get here. Not really getting a lot of depth in the aroma.

Taste - 4.5
The flavor is a lot more deep than the aroma let on. It's boozy up front for a second. The back is where the flavors kick in. Tons of caramel and toffee hit hard. A bit of plum comes in as well on the way back.

Body - 4.75
The body is full. From the aroma I was expecting a booze bomb, but it's not. There's a bit of heat that hits up front, but mellow. The body is quite full, and very smooth. Very little burn.

Overall - 4.5
I am not sure what it is. I'm guessing a BA barleywine, but probably totally wrong here. Whatever it is, I like it, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to try it.

Since they don't seem to date their bottles, I'd say it's at least two years old, purchased in mid 2020, drinking on 2022,06,18. Holy shitballs is this beauty sweet. It smells like extra malty coconut. Fairly light, and fine lace head. I'm not even sure if this beer has any hops, it's a glorious malt monster of glory. Screw the safe route, this beer went to the extreme end of the style and passed with flying colors.

Received during NBW BIF #15 from @Beersnake1 as a thanks.
Poured deep brown with mahogany tinted edges and a taupe very brief head.
The aroma was bourbon up front and dark fruit with caramel playing clean up.
The taste followed, right out of the bottle this was all bourbon, to the point of my wondering about it’s lofty ratings.
Then it settles down and the malts rise to the fore- dark fruit, caramel, leather - awesome complexity and layers.
The feel is soft and smooth, this is a sipper and at 12% ABV, I needed to sip it.
Awesome beer, thanks Beersnake1!

New brewery for me
#1 ranked scotch ale/ wee heavy courtesy of @beersnake1 in BIF15

Brewers Notes: We made this beer specifically for bourbon barrels. The result is our most acclaimed bourbon barrel beer. Bourbon barrel aging and specialty malts create flavors of vanilla and caramel that blend in perfect balance.

Foil wrapped bottle poured into a smog city snifter, also from @beersnake1

Dark brown layer, pencil thick taupe foam layer recedes to a thin island and ring

Brewers Notes: We made this beer specifically for bourbon barrels. The result is our most acclaimed bourbon barrel beer. Bourbon barrel aging and specialty malts create flavors of vanilla and caramel that blend in perfect balance.

Aroma is bourbon, caramel , toffee, dark fruits, raisins, vanilla

Taste is dark fruits, raisins, bourbon,

Low sudsing, mouthfeel is sweet but not syrupy, medium body ,12% abv is well hidden

Really good beer, I know why it is ranked #1 in its class, thanks @beersnake1

A: Pours a deep mahogany color with a fingers worth of head that quickly fades down to a thin cap

S: Huge notes of bourbon, vanilla, caramel, and oak up front along with some lighter dark fruit and some tannins

T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the bourbon, vanilla, and caramel. Slowly picks up the oak, dark fruit, tannins, and even some light spice-like cardamom or heather. Some very light dark chocolate and toffee notes present as well. Finishes with lingering caramel, vanilla, and bourbon

M: Medium-full bodied with light-moderate carbonation. Feels much lighter than it is

O: A very nice wee heavy that makes for a great sipper. The bourbon barrels compliment the base almost perfectly. Definitely worth checking out

The look of this beer is intimidating. Immediately upon poor, there is little to no head and a deep amber. The smell is immediate prune and or raisin with a sip that is sharply similar, adding a chocolate malty body. In fact, every sip feels like a bite into grape flesh battered by dark chocolate, with emphasis on bite. There is enough of a bite there to give a feeling of heavy alcohol, but so well integrated it is inseparable, not at all a detriment. There is a roundabout sweetness that makes it so you don't feel saccharinization in effect, and gives it the strength to be confidently held in the mouth. There is of course, the issue of tannins. As this is a beer, you need not worry so much about actually tannins, but the feeling enough is there that I do acknowledge that it wants you to drink it slowly, though not gritty, but velvety leather. The overall impression that this beer gives is that of strong desert wine paired with decadent dark chocolate nibbles of some kind, unburdened by bready taste. I wish it could be a bit heavier, but I do not consider it to be fledgling.