Barrel Aged Belgian Amber
The Livery

Beer Geek Stats
From:
The Livery
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
9.75%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 4.13%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 21, 2009
Added:
Mar 18, 2008
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by paco1029384756 from Illinois

4.29/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a deep ruby brown color with very little head and decent carbonation.

Scent of sugars, rich fruit, strong malts, oak, and a hint of bread.

Taste of yeast, caramel, sugars, rich fruit, with a hint of alcohol and some bread. Finishes with an oak flavor.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth and a bit biting.
Mar 21, 2009
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

3.95/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
"Aged 3 months in a 5th use barrel and hopped with East Kent Golding and Syrian hops. Belgian malt and yeast is used and some wild yeast from the barrel. Finally dry-hopped prior to release. (This is the base beer used for the upcoming Peche and Kriek beers to be released in the Summer of 2008)."

Sounds good to me!

Appearance: Pours a clear, garnet-hued body with no head, but this is a handbottle, so it's to be expected.

Smell: Fruity aroma of young apples, purple-colored cotton candy, and a stick or two or JuicyFruit with a dusting of menthol.

Taste: Sweet, syrupy caramel maltiness. Slight herbaceousness. Light oak component. Banana and grape-like fruit flavors. Slight yeastiness. Fruity, sweetish finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Quite still and quite warming.

Drinkability: Spot-on tastiness!
Mar 18, 2008