Boscos Olde Fool
Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co.
- From:
- Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co.
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 13.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 20, 2014
- Added:
- Dec 03, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by BamaScholar from Tennessee
4.01/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Although I was not present for the tapping of the cask, I did not yet have 20 beer reviews under my belt in order to add a new offering, so here we go...
For reference, my serving was cask-conditioned but the brew is currently offered on tap.
Boscos serves each of their beers in logoed pint glasses. The pour was not perfect (we were sitting at a table rather than the bar), so it may have sat a moment or two before being brought to us. As such there was no head at all remaining (not true of my companion's porter, however). Color was nice though, a robust golden-copper blend with glowing maize when held to the light.
Smell is ok...there is a definite fruit and hop presence, probably a slight waft of estery alcohol, too. The O.G. is listed at 1073, leading me to suspect an ABV of at least 7%.
The beer tastes, simply, strong. Dextrin malts are the intital smooth hit and strong citrus and hops at the end. There is a juniper-like cleanliness to the hops which still provides excellent balance to a very full malt body that is nice to chew on.
Try this one if you have the opportunity. The server told me they sometimes cut folks off after 2 pints...but it didn't make a Fool out of me.
Dec 03, 2005For reference, my serving was cask-conditioned but the brew is currently offered on tap.
Boscos serves each of their beers in logoed pint glasses. The pour was not perfect (we were sitting at a table rather than the bar), so it may have sat a moment or two before being brought to us. As such there was no head at all remaining (not true of my companion's porter, however). Color was nice though, a robust golden-copper blend with glowing maize when held to the light.
Smell is ok...there is a definite fruit and hop presence, probably a slight waft of estery alcohol, too. The O.G. is listed at 1073, leading me to suspect an ABV of at least 7%.
The beer tastes, simply, strong. Dextrin malts are the intital smooth hit and strong citrus and hops at the end. There is a juniper-like cleanliness to the hops which still provides excellent balance to a very full malt body that is nice to chew on.
Try this one if you have the opportunity. The server told me they sometimes cut folks off after 2 pints...but it didn't make a Fool out of me.
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