Barrel Aged Turn Of Events
The Livery
- From:
- The Livery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 2.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 21, 2013
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan
3.8/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap, Michigan Summer Beerfest 2013. After two stellar beers from the Livery at the Beerfest so far, I had to go back for another. Bourbon barrel aged wild ale? Why not. It pours a hazy and cloudy looking amber medium with some lighter golden tints and a few waves of darker, orange-copper. Almost completely opaque, it's topped with a small, off-white head that is gone within moments.
A very nice, warming, and complex aroma jumps out of the glass to my nose; strong vinegar, heavy oak boards, cherry skins, mildly vinous grapes and tannins, and a boozy, bourbon-y presence. It's got a tart-ish smell and seems like it'll be lightly acidic, but nothing that's gonna give you a stomach ulcer. I normally am not a fan of a big bourbon presence in wild ales, and while it's prominent here, it's intertwined pretty well with everything else.
The first sip is very nearly all barrel related flavors; super heavy and exceedingly dry levels of oak and barrel with a light bourbon burn and boozy warmth that swarms the back of the throat quite quickly. There's a somewhat acidic and tart lemon juiciness that matches the bourbon barrel flavors up front and keeps this thing from being a bourbon monster, but I feel that it fades away into the background too quickly.
Some more lemon notes, cherry notes, and a general acidic and light vinegar profile work to combat the bourbon barrel, but the mid-palate and finish is still dominated with a dump truck full of oak and a staunch bourbon-ness that come along with it. The fruity tartness is still presence and fades to a faint sweetness and coherent, boozy finish. Thin-medium bodied, possibly thinner than expected at 10% ABV, with sharp, heavy carbonation and a soft mouth feel.
A pretty good wild ale from the Livery, although I think it would benefit from lower levels of bourbon. There's enough tartness and fruity/sour balance to keep the beer accessible and drinkable throughout, but it suffers just a bit by being a little too strong for a wild ale. It still manages to hold my interest, though, and I'd be happy to have it again someday, but it doesn't really hold a candle to the other two amazing Livery beers I had that day.
Aug 13, 2013A very nice, warming, and complex aroma jumps out of the glass to my nose; strong vinegar, heavy oak boards, cherry skins, mildly vinous grapes and tannins, and a boozy, bourbon-y presence. It's got a tart-ish smell and seems like it'll be lightly acidic, but nothing that's gonna give you a stomach ulcer. I normally am not a fan of a big bourbon presence in wild ales, and while it's prominent here, it's intertwined pretty well with everything else.
The first sip is very nearly all barrel related flavors; super heavy and exceedingly dry levels of oak and barrel with a light bourbon burn and boozy warmth that swarms the back of the throat quite quickly. There's a somewhat acidic and tart lemon juiciness that matches the bourbon barrel flavors up front and keeps this thing from being a bourbon monster, but I feel that it fades away into the background too quickly.
Some more lemon notes, cherry notes, and a general acidic and light vinegar profile work to combat the bourbon barrel, but the mid-palate and finish is still dominated with a dump truck full of oak and a staunch bourbon-ness that come along with it. The fruity tartness is still presence and fades to a faint sweetness and coherent, boozy finish. Thin-medium bodied, possibly thinner than expected at 10% ABV, with sharp, heavy carbonation and a soft mouth feel.
A pretty good wild ale from the Livery, although I think it would benefit from lower levels of bourbon. There's enough tartness and fruity/sour balance to keep the beer accessible and drinkable throughout, but it suffers just a bit by being a little too strong for a wild ale. It still manages to hold my interest, though, and I'd be happy to have it again someday, but it doesn't really hold a candle to the other two amazing Livery beers I had that day.
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